In breaking news of Boston, MA’s “Experimentally ILL” film festival in
2008, Harry Vaughn of The Dig wrote “In a time when film festivals,
however indie-friendly they may appear to be, sell their souls to
audience pandering, Juno-toting, Fox Searchlight producers (read:
Patagonia-wearing Sundance hipsters), it’s a relief to stumble into
“Experimentally Ill,” a festival that actually dedicates itself to
promoting out-there artistic video & film endeavors.”

Metro Boston’s Sarah Shanfield wrote that “If you know Mike Phelan
O’Toole and Lawrence Hollie from TV, you know that they make
programming for community access that isn’t always accessible. And
hilariously so.”

The co-founders of Experimentally ILL have blazed quite a path for
themselves in the past few years, “screening movies that will leave
some disturbed, and others refreshed and invigorated,” as Harry Vaughn
last wrote in The Dig. A November, 2012 stop on the press tour in support of
their fifth film festival brought them to UNregular Radio’s “Citywide Blackout,” showing
them the way down the “UNregular” rabbit hole, turning the page on a new chapter in
the “Experimentally ILL” legacy.

Pull the curtain back on this crew of irreverent artists and eccentrics who
brought you the locally lauded “Experimentally ILL” DIY film festival,
and a string of equally insightful and absurdist TV shows, as these
multimedia journeymen get personal, bringing their reputation for
avant-garde antics to live internet radio and podcasting.

Sharp-tongued, intelligent dialogue on pop culture, film, comics,
video games, and more, along with Clerks-like, “Seinfeldian”
conversations of minutia set the tone for your newest countercultural
aural fixation, as the quick-witted Hollie and O’Toole, armed only
with their radio voices and fringe vision, cross the (audio) streams,
broadcasting from Boston’s best online radio station! Hear a show so
“ILL,” it must be “UNregular!”
UNregular Radio has been diagnosed ILL – “Experimentally ILL,” that
is! And “The Talking Cure” is just what the doctor ordered!
Tune in LIVE every Sunday from 4:30PM – 6:30PM EST on
UNregularRadio.com ‘s UNcensored Channel, as your hosts, veteran
award-winning indie film producers and media personalities Mike
O’Toole (AKA Michael Phelan O’Toole) and Lawrence Hollie, flex
their wit and wisdom, as they share “show biz” war stories, and
continue in their tradition of utilizing media as a tent pole for
artistic expression and candid talk, while facilitating a
forum for the misfits, and a bastion for the esoteric, presenting a
truly “Experimental” alternative Arts and Entertainment audio experience.

Be part of the “Experiment!”
Interact with the show by calling the UNcensored studio at
1-617-606-3700. You will be live on the air when you call!
Like ILL on http://facebook.com/ExperimentallyILL Tweet ILL at
http://Twitter.com/ExpILL, http://Twitter.com/MikeOToole, and

http://Twitter.com/LawrenceHollie.

E-mail ILL at [email protected], or send instant feedback on

http://UNregularRadio.com

Visit the official website http://ExperimentallyILL.com to catch up on
podcasts of all the previous episodes, and for updates on other “ILL”
projects! To arrange an interview, or to become a sponsor, E-mail
Mike at [email protected]

“Pump Up The Volume” as you listen to what it’s like to really live in
“Wayne’s World.” Mike O’Toole and Lawrence Hollie co-host and produce
“Experimentally ILL Radio,” after creating innovative and provocative
content for community television and indie video for over a decade
now. The odd-couple friends are known as heralds of “The underground
cable access TV scene… Bursting with edgy creativity!,” as David
Wildman relayed in Time Out Boston last year, winning multiple
regional and national “Most Innovative” awards
from The Alliance For Community Media, and amassing a rogue’s gallery
of spotlight-hungry bohemians and a rolodex of creative visionaries, both
famous, and infamous – including the radio show’s third-chair:
resident cynic, Dave Young brings it “old school:” the only things bigger than his opinions are his
smokin’ cigar and blue-tipped mohawk! Occasional members of the show’s stable include
former Alt Rock-era “Toucher and Rich Show” radio personality, “Golden Sounds Series” rock show emcee,
and pro wrestling hype-man Quincy Brisco, and “weird” artist/writer/filmmaker and one-time film teacher
to gore-auteur Eli Roth, “Allston’s Favorite Son,” D.L. Polonsky.
Also, listen for cameo appearances by the crew from Mike’s storied old TV show,”Insubordinate.”

A progressive five-year run as far-out film festival producers and
emcees landed these “Experimentals” in the pages of The Boston Globe,
The Phoenix, The Dig, Time Out Boston
and more, and earned them endorsement from the likes of Jonathan Katz
and Tom Snyder; the team who brought you Comedy Central’s “Dr. Katz,
Professional Therapist,” and Seinfeld/Cheers writer Tom Leopold.

The “Experimentally ILL” team have been advocates of collaborative
media, and purveyors of unique video art, since 2001, being
producers/performers in the community television shows “Random Acts,”
an experimental variety program, and “Solipsist’s Dispatch,” O’Toole’s
award-winning solo spoken word program. They are also known for their
music video work with Boston/Ireland rock band All Echoes Return
(formerly Midatlantic), who opened for Letters To Cleo’s hometown
reunion show at The Paradise Rock Club in ‘08.

Of the duo’s work, former drummer/producer for Midatlantic, and the guy
who wrote the first book on Pro Tools home recording, David Franz,
wrote: “Mike & Lawrence – You guys are an unstoppable force. You’re a
video-making hurricane. Mother Nature pays its respects to you. Father
Time is like “These dudes defy me, but that’s cool.” Thank you.”

When not cracking the microphone as raconteurs at UNregular, recounting
heroic days of yore, O’Toole, Hollie and company continue to spread themselves
thin as videographers, video editors, comedians, actors, and
spoken-word artists. Their creative resume has consistently broadened!
The men of “ILL” have shared venues in local television,
film and stage. Now their homemade brand of whimsy extends to radio!

Their previous exploits as producers and performers
have brought them from humble beginnings at The Out Of The Blue Art
Gallery, to the historic Coolidge Corner Theatre, Somerville Theatre,
ImprovBoston, Art House Theatre, and more – this time it’s “theatre of
the mind,” as Mike and Lawrence’s talent for collaborative-storytelling
and clever commentary is stripped down to just that; a live, unrestricted
audio soapbox for free-associative storytelling, humorous non-sequiters,
poignant reviews, and other personal and topical discussion.

Experimentally ILL Radio also provides a home for groundbreaking indie
artists and established celebrities to promote their own projects and
be professionally interviewed. Experience a fresh perspective on your
old favorites, and a refreshing enthusiasm for newcomers!
In recent years, through other work, Mike and Lawrence have crossed
paths with the likes of such greats as filmmaker-turned-podcast king Kevin Smith
(“Silent Bob” of “Jay and Silent Bob”), punk-rock icon Henry Rollins,
Letters To Cleo singer Kay Hanley, Wes Anderson, Henry Winkler, Simon Pegg,
Christopher Walken, Dane Cook, Val Kilmer, Crispin Glover and more -
so you never know who’ll show up next!

Additionally, these communication kings bring with them a collection
of pop culture sound bytes, and over a decade of surreal and hysterical
original recorded audio ripped straight from their TV shows’ video
vault.

In keeping with their DIY ethic, inspired by the “punk” ethos,
“Experimentally ILL Radio” also boasts an ever-growing collection of
both well-known and local recordings of the hosts’ favorite punk,
rock, metal, comedy acts and soundtracks, played during breaks!

Oh, and they have a dancing “Goth Robot ” …on loan.

Get “ILL,” as this artist collective builds a Boston-based DIY,
experimental radio show from the UNDERground, UP.

To catch the ILLness LIVE, visit http://UNregularRadio.com, or
download the smart phone app to listen on the go, every Sunday at
4:30PM – 6:30PM EST on the UNcensored Channel. UNregular Radio is now
also available on Roku! Remember to visit
http://ExperimentallyILL.com for podcasts of all the latest episodes,
on demand, and news on other “ILL” projects!

Finally, the kind of ILLness you’ll actually WANT to catch!

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Sponsorship information:

The Experimentally ILL live radio and podcast venture is accepting sponsors!
The ILL crew have been able to successfully obtain sponsorship,
crowd-sourced funding and
consistent media coverage for the film festival they produce – “Experimentally
ILL DIY Film Festival” – and now have their very own
UNregularRadio.com show on Sunday
afternoons that is talk, arts/film and comedy centric. UNregular Radio
reaches thousands in the Boston area and beyond (thanks to the web,
and can now be listened to on the go thanks to their smart phone app)
in the 18-35 year old demographic! They are in search of weekly
sponsors to cover the cost of studio/airtime. If your business chooses
to become a sponsor, the show is glad to have you or your associates
on air as guests, and can also run prerecorded ads during the program,
as well as mention the company (and special events) during showtime,
in addition to including logos and links on any of their released
podcasts and videos. If you’re interested, you can receive a break
down of the different levels of sponsorship – what you would get for
what level of donation/support of the radio show is within your budget.
E-mail Mike, at [email protected] and visit
http://ExperimentallyILL.com for more information.