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

Seattle musician and filmmaker Danny Denial talk about his new solo album, and we discuss new queer cinema, music as character in film, and much more!
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On Auteurs, Anger and Araki (feat. Danny Denial)

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!
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On Freelance Music Journalism (feat. Eli Enis)

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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On Listening To Cheekface (feat. Greg Katz)

COUNTERZINE head Travis Shosa and I talk about the pitfalls of being a music blog in 2020, the downside of Submithub, college radio, and the struggle to win an audience.
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On Covering Underground Music (feat. Travis Shosa of COUNTERZINE)

On this episode of the podcast, local band Antonioni joins me on a wide-ranging discussion about music videos: our favorites, and what they’ll mean in the future.
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On Music Videos (feat. Antonioni)

Today we've got Jordan Brawner, former bandleader of mathcore band Meanderthals and current chiptune artist under Hurry Up, Snufkin. We talk about Moomins, Haruomi Hosono, freeware, Link's Awakening, and much more!
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On Bleeps and Bloops (feat. Jordan Brawner)

This week on the podcast we’ve got Proofs, a Seattle band that’s proudly fudge-core. We shout out some local producers, some local music, and some things that were going on in January.
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On Local Producers (feat. Proofs)

It's the Season 2 Premiere of the most listenable podcast on the planet! Today's episode features members of Seattle ethereal folk band Luness.
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SEASON 2 PREMIERE – Ecstatic To Be Here (feat. Luness)

Welcome to the Tape Deck Podcast’s Season 1 Finale!! today’s podcast features Miiko Valkonen of Seattle’s Don Forgetti, as we talk about the making of The ‘Zoid, a new U-District DIY festival.

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TDP SEASON 1 FINALE: Trapped In The ‘Zoid! (feat. Miiko Valkonen)

Join tape label head Jason Lambeth and I as we ramble through a retrospective of most of Elliott Smith's solo discography, with some closing words about David Berman (who passed away shortly before recording).

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#17: Elliott Smith Would Have Turned 50 (feat. Jason Lambeth)

We’re recapping the most notable releases of 2019 so far (in our opinion)!

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#16: TDP’s BEST OF 2019!! (So Far)

Today we’ve got Kurt Roy, frontman of the excellent Seattle indie-pop band Sea Salt, as we jump into the history of the portable music player, from the Sony Walkman to the popularization of streaming.

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#15: The Evolution of the Portable Music Player (feat. Kurt Roy)

Today on the podcast we’ve got Alex Benson (from the excellent local zine Loop and Replay) talking about one of the most devastating blows to artistic expression in the 20th century: the rise (and fall) of the Cambodian rock n’ roll movement.

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#14: The Scars Remain: The Legacy of Cambodian Rock N’ Roll (feat. Alex Benson)

Today on the Tape Deck: a fitting finale for a series of tales about death, the heartbreaking story of world-domineering 2000s soul/R&B/jazz singer Amy Winehouse.

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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club FINALE – Amy Winehouse

This episode is the one we’ve all been dreading: frontman of Nirvana and unseeming progenitor of mainstream alternative rock in America, Kurt Cobain.

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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #6 – Kurt Cobain

I hope you’ve got the popcorn popping because it’s time to tackle a force of nature: frontman of The Doors and the poster child for rock n’ roll counterculture rebellion, Jim Morrison. 

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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #5 – Jim Morrison

It’s time for another episode of the TDP EP about The 27 Club! Not two weeks after Jimi, another tragedy: the end of the fiery, charismatic blues-rock singer Janis Joplin.

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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #4 – Janis Joplin

It’s Episode #3 of the TDP’s exploration of the members of the 27 Club! Today we delve into the life of one of the most groundbreaking guitar artists of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix.

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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #3 – Jimi Hendrix

We’re continuing the TDP’s exploration on the 27 Club with the notorious founder (and one-time leader) of the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones. 

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