EP28- Much Ado About Filmmaking: Our Additional Interview with DIY Filmmaker Mark Covino

EP28- Much Ado About Filmmaking: Our Additional Interview with DIY Filmmaker Mark Covino

Author: Neckbone & Jerbear March 1, 2025 Duration: 51:26

Neckbone and Jerbear interview A Band Called Death and The Crest film director Mark Covino and talk about the ins and outs of independent, DIY film production, The cruelty of the industry won't surprise you! Also it is the one year anniversary of A Prairie Punk House Companion! We'll keep going as long as we can, but we hope it is for many more years.

The Crest is available on Tubi here: https://tubitv.com/movies/498306/the-crest

A Band Called Death is only available on DVD or Blu-Ray here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ABCDmerch

Or can be watched on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbY9TeyC3JE&t=4s


Step into the chaotic, vibrant world of Midwest DIY culture with A Prairie Punk House Companion, hosted by longtime friends Neckbone & Jerbear. This isn't a polished history lesson; it's a raw, funny, and often surprising audio scrapbook pieced together from lived experience. Each episode digs into the specific ecosystem of punk houses that dotted Kansas and Missouri from the 1990s through the 2000s, exploring how these crumbling rentals became accidental community centers, venues, and anarchic art projects. You’ll hear stories that capture the era's essence-the thrill of a band tearing through a set in a crowded living room, the strange camaraderie of navigating a kitchen covered in flyers and spilled beer, and the quiet mornings after with a dozen friends crashed on any available floor. Blending music talk, comedic reflection, and interviews with others who were there, the podcast serves as an oral history of a scene built on cassette tapes, Xeroxed zines, and sheer stubborn energy. It’s about the sounds that fueled it and the spaces that contained it, all remembered with the fondness and clarity that only comes from having swept up the broken glass yourself. Tune in for a uniquely grounded perspective on punk life far from the coastal hubs, where the prairie wind whistled through the holes in the drywall and the show always went on.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 62

A Prairie Punk House Companion
Podcast Episodes
EP51- Album Reviews: Crass and Propagandhi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:24:47
Neck and Jer review the Crass album, Feeding of the 5000, and the Propagandhi album, Less Talk, More Rock. An episode of a punk rock podcast that actually talks about punk rock!Crass-Feeding of the 5000: https://www.yout…
EP50- Shades of Clip Show: Thankfully not a Clip Show [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:20
Neck and Jer talk about fears and hopes for 2026, presidential health, sofa enthusiast J.D. Vance and holding Dem Soc feet to the fire. Let's make 2026 a great year and primary those Blue Dogs!Star Wars S*x Line (Satire)…
EP49- Ahhh! The French Champagne... [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:01
Neck and Jer talk Rob Reiner, Orson Welles, the first overtly political punk albums they owned and guns. Catch the Orson Welles Paul Masson commercial here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKe_0KhJsBs
EP48- Little Johnny Strikes Back [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:59
Neckbone and Little Johnny talk Minnesota punk bands and venues while frequently drifting off-topic and Jer misses out while on hiatus.RWBB Story:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZtMVQo10NU
EP47- Sabot Cat Shows & Politics Apparently Mix [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:43
Neck and Jer talk about the most recent and upcoming Sabot Cat shows as well as universal healthcare and education. It went political again, shocking.
EP45- Sit Down, We Need to Talk [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:48
Neck and Jer talk about national divorce. Is it going to happen? The answer won't shock you (it's no). Also, should comedians perform in Saudi Arabia? That answer also won't shock you (still no).
EP43- Take Two! Talking Recent Events [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:03
Neckbone and Jerbear talk about recent events in the U.S. We promise we'll have a guest next time!