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UTC 122 Rusty Cutlass

December 19, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Rusty Cutlass

With their genesis at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL, Rusty Cutlass has turned into one of the premiere pirate bands on the Southeast pirate fest scene.

First we talk with Mark Miller aka Nasty Nate about his career with Disney, how Rusty Cutlass got started, pirate jokes, and concertinas.

Then we’ll pop over to one of the resorts and catch Ken Thiboult (Pepe Duval) and Dean Rasik (Dirty John Dirk) between sets. They tell us how they got involved with Disney, how the group chooses material, and about Ken’s practical jokes.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

30 Day Guitar Challenge – Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day! Free to participate. http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar

TeePublic – This is a great company that works with independent tshirt artists to get their work out to the world and pay them fairly for it. I’ve personally curated a selection of 100 really cool pirate tshirts that you’ll love. You get a super cool shirt AND support both the artist and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’! http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Here’s a clip of Pepe Duval and Dirty John Dirk live at one of the Disney Resorts just before our talk.

Important Websites:

Rusty Cutlass – http://www.RustyCutlass.com

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

UTC 106 Artist Michael Noles

August 29, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Pirate Artist Michael Noles

Michael Noles spent decades as a Senior Creative Director for the Walt Disney Company. And now he creates fantastic pieces of pirate art that capture the unseen moments of shipboard life.

We dig into plenty of good Disney stuff here for fans of that stuff (like me..) And we talk about where Michael’s very dense style comes from and how he’s made art his life since attending Ringling.

Wanna hear something from the new Ye Banished Privateers album First Night Back In Port? I got ya covered with the song “Cooper’s Rum”.

UPDATE: Michael and Roxanne were hit pretty hard in Hurricane Irma. A huge oak tree slammed into their house and did a great deal of destruction to their house and Michael’s studio. They’re currently camped out in a hotel and could use some help. If you’ve got a few bucks to send their way, they’ve got a Go Fund Me page here.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’! http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

If you would like to help out the folks getting beat up by Hurricane Harvey down in Texas, here’s a list of places to donate money, food, and other help.

If you’d like to read about the 106 year old fruitcake found in Antarctica, here’s that link.

Pick up the new album from Ye Banished Privateers through the Amazon link below and help support the show!

Important Websites:

Michael Noles – http://www.MichaelNoles.com or on Facebook

Ye Banished Privateers – http://www.YeBanishedPrivateers.com

You can get my latest comedy special, “Pretty From The Back”at

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

UTC 092 Geoff Zanelli Composer of Pirates of the Caribbean 5

May 26, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Geoff Zanelli, Composer of Pirates of the Caribbean 5
I’m super excited to bring you Geoff Zanelli today! Geoff wrote the musical score for Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales. He’s also credited with “additional music” on the first four POTC films. We talk about what that means (and it means way more than it sounds like).

Plus we’ll dig into how he went about capturing some of the POTC1 feel while still bringing his own voice to this new score. And how he got in with Hans Zimmer after his years growing up in Orange County and going to the Berklee School of Music.

This is such a fun talk and Geoff’s enthusiasm for the Pirates of the Caribbean films is infectious!

If you’re new to the show, here are a few other episodes you might like to check out as a starting point.

For More Pirates of the Caribbean

Ep 25 – Jim Byrkit – Storyboard artist and location scout for early POTC films

Ep 31 – Jason Surrell – Former Disney Imagineer and expert on all things POTC from the rides to the films

Ep 74 – Lee Arenberg – Pintel from first 3 POTC films

Other Cool Episodes

Ep 7 – Don Maitz – Painter and creator of Captain Morgan Rum character

Ep 27/28 – John Chatterton – wreck diver and one of the few people to ever find a sunken pirate ship

Ep 55 – Ye Banished Privateers – One of Europe’s best pirate bands!

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’! http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Stuff We Talked About In The Show:

You can hear Hans Zimmer’s original demo recordings for Pirates of the Caribbean at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6wsGESeNjk

Here’s a bit more in depth discussion with Hans Zimmer about POTC’s music: http://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=205

And if you really want to go down the rabbit hole, check out the comments section of this page on Zimmer and POTC too: http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1128

Rodrigo y Gabriela collaborated with Geoff and Hans on POTC 4. Check out some of their work:

Music from Pirates of the Caribbean 4