Alex, Stormy and Max
A BIG THANK YOU to Ilker Yücel (Ilker81x) at ReGen Magazine for the sweet words in his recent write up on the podcast. It kicked off a very busy week of pre production and research for the forthcoming Stormy Daniels interview. The ReGen piece was unexpected and a very nice surprise
Alex Zander has already had a busy 2026 helming the MKUltraSound Podcast, with the past month featuring the likes of Peter Guellard of DEAT? B¥ LØVE, publicist William Zimmerman of Moon Coil Media, and Lowsunday members Shane Sahene and Bobby Spell. Now, Zander has announced his next run of guests, not the least of which will be Los Angeles-based artist and producer Michael Ciravolo, best known as the curator of dark rock collective Beauty in Chaos, as well as his past membership in Gene Loves Jezebel, and as the President and CEO of Schecter Guitar Research; scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 22, his appearance on MKUltraSound will showcase new music and videos from Beauty in Chaos, with Zander joined by regular guest co-host Dave McAnally (Derision Cult, .SYS Machine, Cyanotic).
In addition, the previous day of Saturday, February 21 will see Zander and graphic designer/magician Max Bravo speaking with adult movie star Stormy Daniels to discuss her upcoming motion picture Wrecked and her Unicorns in the Kitchen Comedy Tour; the episode will also feature musical selections from The Electric Hellfire Club, Faster Pussycat, Deadsled Funeral Co., and 616. Daniels famously became involved in a legal dispute with Donald Trump in which she was paid hush money concerning his affair with her; despite his counter-lawsuits against her, Trump was convicted of falsifying business records in May of 2024. In addition to her work in adult movies, Daniels has also appeared in mainstream motion pictures like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Finding Bliss.
Finally, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and recording engineer Sid Riggs will appear on MKUltraSound on Sunday, March 8. Riggs was a member of the live incarnation o fTwo (2wo) – the industrial/metal band formed by Rob Halford and John 5, whose Voyeurs album in 1998 was famously released under Trent Reznor’s Nothing Records imprint. Riggs went on to work with John 5 on the latter’s Songs For Sanity, The Devil Knows My Name, and Remixploitation albums, as well as appearing on Alice Cooper’s Dragontown, and has worked with the likes of Juliette and the Licks, Saliva, Sinisstar, Kidneythieves, and Lowsunday; he is also the co-founder of Pittsburgh-based label 50q Records with Lee Caruso Jr., current home of Guns N’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy F’n Reed, who released his Rock ‘N’ Roll Chose Me solo album via the label on September 5, 2025.
IMAGE BY Jason Meudt Sunday 2/22/2026
It’s been an insanely busy week for all of the MK ULTRA related projects and the weather has also taken an insane turn from fake spring to winter again overnight. That’s Chicago.
On Wednesday I thought it was Tuesday becasue Monday and the day after just sort of blended into hump day.
There is a joke related to this image but you’ll have to tune in to Sundays PodCast to understand it.
Alex Zander, Dave McAnally and Michael Ciravolo of Beauty in Chaos
Brad Huston, AZ and Dave McAnally 2/22/2026
Dave Parsons will get this. I hung the 1978 Tanya Tucker TNT LP gatefold cover above the video camera to keep all eyes focused on the camera during our most recent recording of the The MK Ultrasound Podcast we did with Michael Ciravolo.
An image I had AI do of a typical night of Max out at the bars
KISS TRIVIA with 3 members of the ultimate KISS tribute band
On Monday 2/16/2026 it was nice enough outdoors for me to ride my bike to Lincoln Park for an eye appointment at my new optometrist Dr. Rogers where I had a new Rx exam for the first time since 2018. I brought along a pair of frames that Valerie Kenwell gave me some years ago out of the kindness of her heart. I do really miss her. The exam was more in depth than any I had ever had and she even took the time give me a dilated pupil exam which I had not ever had done since I was 5 years old by Dr, Stein in Steubenville OH. Yes I still remember his name because I as a kid i associated it with Dr. Frankenstein. When I was done I had to bike home and it was very bright outside making it difficult with my pupils widened.
6 AM early morning daily cat play
So I went to Max’s on Wednesday 2/18/2026 to screen and discuss the movie Stormy sent us. We had a discussion afterwards on how we’d have a conversation on Saturday during the podcast with her as that was something that she really wanted to discuss. I went on home to do more research which also led me to watch 3 really great YouTube Pocasts of Holly Randall interview friend and drummer for thr Cocks Mike Quasar and they were all a helluva lot of fun and I had a blast watching them. The best one is titled Francois Clousot and Mike Quasar: Whiskey and Wisecracks if you’re interested.
In this hilarious interview, Holly has on two of the most prolific producers in the adult industry: Francois Clousot and Mike Quasar. Together the three directors discuss cinematic film styles, appropriate behavior towards models on set, and the age-old question as to whether or not Mike dyes his hair. A hilarious and rambunctious episode, this one will have you laughing all the way through!
Wrecked directed by S.D. Barrett AKA Stormy Daniels
A love triangle between a trio of promiscuous teens is reaching its boiling point. In hopes of working things out in his favor, Corey (the school’s star quarterback) suggests they meet at a known party spot in the woods for drinks and a bonfire. Under the guise of squashing their differences, Lexi (the hot but mean cheerleader) and Sarah (the bookish but devious outcast) agree to Corey’s plan. But the girls have their ulterior and sinister motives and Corey starts to wonder if her has made a terrible mistake. As the night goes on, things shift from high school drama to something much darker and they all begin to feel uneasy. Sarah recalls hearing some scary rumors about their location but Corey scoffs, saying it is just urban legends meant to scare kids away from partying…and yet, they can’t shake the feeling that something is lurking in the shadows. Even when they start to hear strange sounds, the three of them try to remain calm and chalk up their growing paranoia to having too much to drink. Finally, fear gets the best of Lexi and Sarah, and they make Corey go investigate. Out in the darkness, he stumbles upon something none of them could have expected. As things continue to escalate, they decide it is time to go…but Corey’s car won’t start and all their cell phones are suddenly dead. Terrified, they make their way to the nearest house for help. Instead of refuge, however, they find themselves at the home of a family who has a much different plan for dealing with reckless teenagers.
It’s been a very good week for our old friend Matt Zane out in Hollywood. Earlier in the week he was hired to do some film work with Gene and Paul of KISS which was on his bucket list of achievements. I do suspect maybe John 5 had a hand in this development
Friday Matt picked up his 2026 AVN Lifetime Achievement Award from their offices in Porn Valley. Congratulations Mr. Zane.
From FM Radio 1981-PodCast Production 2026 My life behind the microphone
In the beginning of the MKULTRASOUND PodCast 2019 Vas O Agnostos, Alex Zander, Emily Sifrit and the late great Nick Huffman
So there we were waiting for Stormy Daniels to call. I had emailed her earlier in the morning to recap the format and playlist and didn’t get a reply. Byron came down into the city from Evanston and Max took time for the podcast and I would be missing the Lunar New Year Parade for the first time in over a decade to conduct this rescheduled podcast from the week before.
We waited and I sent Stormy an email 7 minutes after 1 PM and no reply. We waited an hour and 20 minutes and finally just caved. Looks like we were ghosted by a ghost hunter. We all lost a lot of time and all 3 of us had some in depth research in order to do an hour of podcast without mentioning anything about Donald J Trump which is what everyone else talks about. Not us. That’s not how MK ULTRA rolls, we do the opposite of popular trends. Always have.
We did a good bit of promotion ahead of time. I’m just glad I didn’t do an email blast to my list of Adult Industry News/Gossip/Trade sites and publications.
DARREN BAILEY WRITES:
BREAKING: After consulting with the Prince of Porcelain, JB Pritzker, the Chicago Bears have found a way to stay in Chicago: by removing every toilet from Soldier Field to lower the property tax bill.
Dee Snider called and even though he’s not touring wants his outfit back
The podcast with Michael Ciravolo was of course excellent, very professional and a lot of fun. Spooky sat on Brads lap during most of the show. The co hosts talked a lot about guitar tech and gear which was nice. The KISS stories were hilarious and once again Beauty in Chaos proves again why they are my very favorite musical project to listen to. We also filmed the podcast and it’ll be on YouTube later this week.
In a way it sort of made of for being stood up the day before but a lot of people were really anticipating on listening to the Stormy Daniels podcast. Sorry everyone.
The show is off next weekend but on Sunday March 8th returns with Sid Riggs and I’ve already begun pre production.
