Episode 3 J Moss :: "UFOs, Melodic Mysteries, Lucid Lore & Other Tales"

Episode 3 J Moss :: "UFOs, Melodic Mysteries, Lucid Lore & Other Tales"

Author: The Self Portrait Gospel August 27, 2025 Duration: 1:11:00

There are several topics, cosmic concerns and esoteric elements that spiritually surround the wild and wonderful world of the Sun City Girls. One in particular that comes to mind is the universally dense phenomenon of the UFO subject. Smitten by the legndary lore, the band has effortlessly explored and eagerly expressed their critical connection to one of the greatest mysteries known to man, which ultimately added to the band's visceral vision throughout their captivating career.

On this episode of the "Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast," we're joined by Josh Moss, the man behind all things The Mordern Folk, to break down perhaps one of the most complicated conspiracies surrounding the Dulce Base that began to raise eyebrows in the late 1970s and into the 1980s. Giving Roswell a run for its money, the base supposedly rests under New Mexico's desert, where extraterrestrial excitement is the talk of the town, and a lucrative way to capitalize on the cryptic content. Moss takes the controls of the mother ship and sets out on a metaphysical mission that begins on Earth and ends up on the cold outskirts of the event horizon. Or the middle of nowhere, USA.


It’s a strange and wonderful thing when a band becomes more than just music-a kind of shared language for those who find it. The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast :: A Sun City Girls Story is an attempt to speak that language, to trace the contours of a group that defied easy categorization. Created by The Self Portrait Gospel, this series isn't a standard biography. Instead, it unfolds as a series of conversations and deep dives into the atmospheric alchemy of the Sun City Girls, treating their work as the spiritual institution of sound it truly is. You'll hear from those who knew them, played with them, or were forever changed by their records. Each episode leans into the poetic and the specific, celebrating the band's relentless creativity and the boundaries they pushed, not just in music, but in thought and performance. This podcast provides that consistent platform, a space where the band's peculiar magic isn't just explained, but felt. It’s for anyone who believes that certain art requires going all the way, and that the story of such a phenomenon is best told through many voices, all trying to capture something that, at its heart, remains beautifully indescribable.
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The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast :: A Sun City Girls Story
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