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A podcast of idiosyncratic connections between musicians and listener.
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Episode 9: Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
Five interviews with New England noise musicians, Winter-Spring 2013.
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Episode 8: Ouroboros (Prince Rama)
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Ouroboros
Season one concludes with a story about Taraka Larson, her band Prince Rama, and her first manifesto, The Now Age.
Thank you to Kyna Doles for her help as an editor for this season. -
Episode 7: To Dream of Another Continent (A Winged Victory for the Sullen)
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To Dream of Another Continent
A story about love, music, Europe, and memories sparked by A Winged Victory for the Sullen concert. -
Episode 6: My Friend Tyler (Cloud)
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My Friend Tyler
I met my friend Tyler in the autumn of 2010 after we moved into the same dorm room. He was already a musician by then, making pop music that mixed in a variety of other genres: indie rock, world beat, classical, jazz, shoegaze, ambient-anything was up for grabs, really.
But those things have never been the central focus of the music Tyler makes under the name Cloud. At its core, Cloud is a project about friendship, ego death, and one persons' attempts to hold onto the memories that shape him.
Episode 6 begins with a call I made to Tyler in the weeks before his first vinyl release (on a real record label!) only to find out he wasn't as excited as I'd thought he would be.
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Episode 5: A Story About the Trouble Books, Part II
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A Story About the Trouble Books
Episode 5 picks up after the concert that night. Keith and Linda let us stay in their basement after a chance thunderstorm popped up and rained in the tent we’d pitched in their backyard. As my friend Ricco slept on the couch, I lay on my back on the floor and wondered if I wasn’t just a little in over my head.
I wanted to be like them, but maybe more than that, I wanted to be them––to settle in some forgotten corner of the U.S. and never worry about having to “make it.” But I also didn’t want to be unknown like them. At some point in the night, one of Keith and Linda’s cats wandered past and I wondered, were they happy here? And more importantly: was this what I really needed?
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Episode 4: A Story About the Trouble Books, Part I
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A Story About the Trouble Books
In the summer of 2013, I was on the edge of moving back to Pennsylvania. In a last ditch effort to be a real journalist, I drove out to Akron to find the couple whose album kept me company on a lonely night in July.
Customer Reviews
great 'cast
thought provoking, meditative, informative. would recommend for anyone who loves music.
Great podcast
Really enjoy this guy's voice, taste and outlook. It's music journalism and interview with unabashed diaristic analysis. Remember that part in "high fidelity" where John Cusak's character says he's organizing his record collection autobiographically? It's kind of like that only way better than you imagine. Looking forward to hearing a second season.
Unique and incredible storytelling
This is sincerly my favorite podcast. It's a beautiful mix of vulnerable personal history, music journalism, valuable insights and enlightening interviews. I really can't recommend it enough. Through this podcast I've discovered the work of Dirty Beaches, Trouble Books, and A Winged Victory for the Sullen.