Episode 6 Blaine Thurier :: "Illustrations For Interstellar Intelligents – The Artist Behind The Brothers Unconnected Comic"

Episode 6 Blaine Thurier :: "Illustrations For Interstellar Intelligents – The Artist Behind The Brothers Unconnected Comic"

Author: The Self Portrait Gospel September 17, 2025 Duration: 52:19

Have you ever wondered about the deranged details and mind-numbing narrative behind the Sun City Girls' infamous comic "The Brothers Uncconected" that was featured alongside the 1992 7-inch "Napolene & Josephine"? If there was some graphic novel, and I do mean graphic, to come out of the collective's consciousness that ultimately demonstrated the poetic possession of demonic dynamics between thought and expression, then maybe we could finally wrap our heads around the freak flag pole that has stood its ground for nealry half a century. 

Released on the Black Creek, BC, Canadian-based imprint Scratch Records, just a year in operation at the time, the band played in the label's underground location, where they connected with owner Keith Perry, and musician/illustrator Blaine Thurier (The New Pornographers), while on a rare run of shows with The Thinking Fellers Union Local Club 282 in the fall of '92. Hired to work on the group's only release for the label, Thurier spent endless amounts of time working out the contemplative concepts and pathological philosophy to go alongside the group's ancient text. Haunted by the project and its gravitational pull on his spiritual senses, Thurier finally completed his masterpiece, and the rest is history. 


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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