SugarBear drops in to talk about some changes to the TCR lineup and where we go from here. Thanks for listening!
A bonus clip from the Keep Flying episode (022) on the origin story of one of TCR's favorite Indie pro wrestlers! It's a small world, y'all!
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This week AJ goes solo to chat with Johnny Ryan of Keep Flying! A great interview in which they discuss Keep Flying's most memorable shows, the new album, the songwriting process despite living in different cities, and discovering the joy and greatness of central NC!
Keep Flying's new album "Daylight" will be released Aug 15!
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The TCR crew speaks with journalist/podcaster/writer/ska defender Aaron Carnes about his upcoming second edition of the amazing music book IN DEFENSE OF SKA! we also chat about the definition of ska, Carnes's beginnings into music journalism, going from book to podcast, and MORE!
And of course we put some stuff over and take on the OPEN CHALLENGE!
Buy Aaron's book. Buy the second edition (out in early October) : https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-defense-of-ska-aaron-carnes/1142242989
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AJ and Zach review the Catbite show (June 2023) at the Pinhook in Durham! They do a run down of the set plus the opening acts (Plastic Flamingos & Dollar Signs).
Then they get into a discussion of the recent AEW Pay-per-view event Forbidden Door!
Let us know what you think!
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The TCR crew chats with Zack Herbst (Keystone Ska Exchange)! It's a great conversation including:
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This week the TCR crew get a chance to chat with professional wrestler Dan the Dad! We chat about:
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The TCR crew has the pleasure of speaking with Sal Polichetti (bass, Sonseed), writer of the legendary song "Jesus is a Friend of Mine".
We discuss the recording of the album, the tv taping, the resurgence of the song decades later, and the vinyl re-issue in April 2023 for Record Store Day!
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We recently saw Hans Gruber and the Die Hards live at Local 506 in Chapel Hill and it was great! We review the show because we couldn't not gush about it after such a great time! Check it out!
We also have a very special record in our Open Challenge segment, we discuss records we'd love to get a repress and we put over some current TV shows and a VERY old movie! Dig it!
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Super Stoked to have Lizzie of TEENS IN TROUBLE (Asian Man Records).
A great interview in which we discuss:
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It's lucky episode 13 and we are thrilled to have Nick Faber from the Durham NC punk band WORTHINGTON'S LAW!!
Nick was an amazing guest and we cover so much in the episode including:
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The TCR crew chooses albums for each other to listen to and review! We chose albums that we knew the others were unfamiliar with. What was selected? How were these albums received? Only one way to find out! Listen!
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We speak with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Professor Michael Palm (Dept. of Communication) about his research on the revival of the vinyl record economy!
We could have talked about this topic all day but limited ourselves to:
More on Michael Palm's research can be found here!
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In this episode we discuss the music of the video game series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. To do this we get our friend Mike Brannon and we hold a fantasy football-style snake draft to create the best 5-song EP. Which one of us (Zach, AJ, Philip, or Mike) drafted the best track list?
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This week we have an interview with the amazing Austin TX "Psych-Rage Punk" band BÖNDBREAKR! Hurricane G (vocals), Red Death (guitar), Thad (bass), and Patrick (drums) join us to discuss their music, experience at SXSW, and the challenges of a DIY punk band on the rise. Great people, great music. check it out!
BÖNDBREAKR : the website. Check out all their music, videos and tour dates!
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The TCR crew chats with Chris Ruckus (singer/guitar) of Dissidente! We talk about forming the band, recording their debut album, politics, and so much more! A great conversation so check it out!
BONDBREAKR : the website. Check out all their music, videos and tour dates!
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It's a love letter to our favorite comps! They introduce us to new and exciting bands, new sounds, and more! We are joined by internet friend (and soon to be in-person friend Elmo! We talk label compilations, soundtracks, tributes, and MORE!
We also discuss a retro OPEN CHALLENGE (a great album from our inventory) and Elmo has a special announcement about a new music podcast! Get into it!
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AJ and Zach have the pleasure of speaking with Carley and Jonny Wolf of the Austin, TX rock band The Ghost Wolves! They chat about the Austin music scene, the joys and challenges of being a DIY band, building their own home studio, the recording of their latest release WOLFKEEPER, favorite venues/cities, their approach to live performance, and MORE!
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Welcome Tattoo on March 16, 12-9pm! DJ-ing and selling records!
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It's a jam-packed TCR pod with an amazing conversation with Chris Reeves, owner/founder of Ska Punk International! We chat about starting a label, organizing a two-day music festival, great Texas bands, and of course Philip wants to chat about his favorite international ska/punk band Ska-P!
We also hear about Zach attending the Hollywood premiere of Ant-Man: Quantumania and getting popcorn with a rock legend!
After the interview stick around for this week's OPEN CHALLENGE (a record from our inventory that we wanna crow about)!
If you are in the Austin or Denton, TX area you can see if there's any available tix for SPI FEST (3/10-3/11)!
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