This is just a good ol’ fashion chat about whatever you want to talk about! Expecting 20 or 30+ people, and lots of private discussion… There will be no censorship here…
MAD is the Administrator of the clinically insane UPSIDEBACKWARDS, and creator of CONSPIRAPORN! In 2008 he penned and designed 20 ‘episodes’ of EZEKIEL’S CAVE. Currently he books shows and creates flyers for a variety of Indianapolis bands.
Over the year’s he’s interviewed a plethora of notable personalities including best-selling authors David Wellington, Greg Cox, Jonathan Maberry, Philip Gardiner, as well as rocker Henry Rollins, comedian Roseanne Barr, Emmy Winner Michael Moriarty, comic book creator Erik Larsen, and innovators such as artist Larry Carlson, and Fortean researcher Mac Tonnies to name a few.
MAD has produced 100’s of hours worth of podcasts in the past decade, as well as 8 CD’s worth of original music. The latest offering can be found at PIECE DE RESISTANCE and CROSSROAD RESONANCES . He’s also the keyboard player for DJ KOOLAID and you can find other web destinations at: BLACK HOLE’S LEDGE, UPSIDEBLOG, and DREAM RUMBLINGS.
He has a variety of original articles, short stories and interviews which can be found at: -UPSIDEBACKWARDS.INFO- . MAD is 31 years old, has an IQ of 119 and keeps a gaggle of rabbits and mice as pets. His favorite food is usually pizza and salad, though he can be bribed by a 6 pack of COORS, and ZERO candy bars.
Here are a couple interviews I’ve conducted in recent years that CONSPIRAPORN readers might dig. The first is with underground cult favorite comic creator Daniel Schaffer (of DOGWITCH). The second is with underground cult favorite graphic designer Larry Carlson. Together, we’re forming a cult which cannot be stopped!
-INTERVIEW W/ DANIEL SCHAFFER-
-UPSIDEBACKWARD’S INTERVIEW ARCHIVE- (50 original interviews!)
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-MAD: MR. Wellington, it’s really awesome to speak with you, thanks for taking some time with us. I just finished reading your MONSTER TRILOGY and could tell from the start that this is definitely an instant classic of the “zombie apocalypse” sub-genre of horror literature, and just an all together great series of books even if you aren’t necessarily a fan of horror! When did you first realize that you wanted to be an author, and how did the genesis of the MONSTER TRILOGY first come into fruition?
-D.W.: I’ve always wanted to be a writer. I started when I was six years old. Thirty years later, I was getting a little frustrated that I’d never been published. So I put my new book online, thinking that at least people would get a chance to read it. Enough of them did that I got a book deal out of it. I was pretty excited.
CONSPIRAPORN! 