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You are listening to the Tape Deck! We're a Seattle-based podcast about music history and music appreciation, featuring a whole ton of local talent from all walks of life. There’s so much good music available to everyone everywhere, and we strive to educate listeners about music that may fly under your radar.

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You are listening to the Tape Deck! We're a Seattle-based podcast about music history and music appreciation, featuring a whole ton of local talent from all walks of life. There’s so much good music available to everyone everywhere, and we strive to educate listeners about music that may fly under your radar.

    On Staying Evil (feat. Nicolle Swims of Black Ends)

    On Staying Evil (feat. Nicolle Swims of Black Ends)

    Hallo peeps!!







    Today on the podcast I’ve got Nicolle Swims, lead singer/guitarist of Seattle “gunk-pop” band Black Ends. We go deep into their new EP, Stay Evil, with some welcome tangents into Frank Zappa, cool album art, and Swims’ recent performance at the now-dismantled CHOP.







    Go listen to Stay Evil here!







    Here’s footage of Swims’ show at the CHOP:









    One of the highlights of my weekend was catching a solo performance by Nicolle Swims of @EndsBlack in the CHOP zone. ✨ pic.twitter.com/tKRSonyayW— Emily Pothast (@emilypothast) June 16, 2020









    For reference, here are some of the album artworks we discussed on the podcast:









    Laurel Halo – Quarantine











    Danny Brown – The Hybrid











    Miles Davis – Live Evil











    Frank Zappa – Uncle Meat











    Locust Abortion Technician – Butthole Surfers

    • 41 Min.
    On Auteurs, Anger and Araki (feat. Danny Denial)

    On Auteurs, Anger and Araki (feat. Danny Denial)

    Hallo!! Today on the podcast we’ve got the incomparable Danny Denial, here to talk about his new album, ‘fuck danny denial’. We also dive into classic Seattle music, new queer cinema, music as character in film, Gus Van Sant, and more!!







    Check out Danny’s work here!







    Check out DoNormaal’s work here!







    Edit: Edit: I released and realized I said “Mother Moor” instead of “Moor Mother.” My bad!! Here’s her work though, go check it out!

    • 43 Min.
    On Freelance Music Journalism (feat. Eli Enis)

    On Freelance Music Journalism (feat. Eli Enis)

    Hallo peeps! Today on the podcast we’ve got Eli Enis, one of the hardest-working freelance music journalists in the present moment. We cover the new Car Seat Headrest record, the pitfalls of working freelance, 100 Gecs, how to avoid burnout, and much more!







    Check out Eli’s stuff here!https://elienis.contently.com







    Intro/outro music: “saffron” by sunkingBuy their music here: sunkingexperiment.bandcamp.com

    • 47 Min.
    On Listening to Cheekface (feat. Greg Katz)

    On Listening to Cheekface (feat. Greg Katz)

    On today’s podcast, I talk to Cheekface frontman Greg Katz about his band. We also cover self-promotion, what to learn from the greats, and modern protest music.







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    Today we’ve got Greg Katz, frontman and lyricist for LA-based band Cheekface. We talk about Cheekface. BUT, we also talk other stuff, like the right lessons to learn from old music, what works about today’s protest music, and how to successfully promote yourself on social media.







    Check out Cheekface’s music here!http://cheekface.bandcamp.com







    Intro/outro music: “saffron” by sunkingMidtro music: “revali” by sunkingBuy their album here! sunkingexperiment.bandcamp.com

    • 48 Min.
    On Covering Underground Music (feat. Travis Shosa of COUNTERZINE)

    On Covering Underground Music (feat. Travis Shosa of COUNTERZINE)

    Hallo peeps!! On today’s podcast, we talk with Travis Shosa of the hit independent blog COUNTERZINE, as well as the Texas-based tape label Under The Counter Tapes. We talk about the pitfalls of being a music blog in 2020, the downside of Submithub, college radio, and the struggle to win an audience.







    Check out UTCT’s two most recent releases here:







    Banders







    The Ryne Experience – Funky Town







    Intro/outro: “saffron” by sunkingMidterm: “revali” by sunkingBuy their music here!

    • 1 Std.
    On Music Videos (feat. Antonioni)

    On Music Videos (feat. Antonioni)

    Hallo people! Welcome to the next episode of the Tape Deck Podcast! Today we’ve got an interview with up-and-coming Seattle legends Antonioni! We talk mostly about music videos, and we make you guys feel like ghosts.







    Because of copyright laws, we’re unable to play the music we’re talking about during the podcast, but for your convenience I’ll link all of the videos we talk about here, so you can watch while listening (if you’re interested). Hope you enjoy!







    Check out Antonioni’s music here!







    Here’s their Tiny Desk submission:



















    Sampa the Great: “Final Form”



















    Little Simz: “101 FM”



















    Solange: Losing You



















    Queen: “Bohemian Rhapsody”



















    Pearl Jam : “Jeremy”



















    Nirvana: “Heart Shaped Box”



















    Antonioni: “Stutter Step”



















    They Might Be Giants: “Homestar Runner”



















    They Might Be Giants: “Don’t Let’s Start”



















    They Might Be Giants: “Ana Ng”



















    They Might Be Giants: “Birdhouse In Your Soul”



















    Björk: “Bachelorette”



















    FKA twigs: “Video Girl”



















    Caroline Polachek: “Door”



















    Intro/outro music: “saffron” by sunkingMidtro: “revali” by sunkingBuy their music here!

    • 46 Min.

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