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This week we talked with Astoria-based multimedia artists JR Robinson and Esther Shaw of the music collective Wrekmeister Harmonies! We talked about getting into some major art museums with a film, performing in a graveyard, and traveling to the teahouses of Taipei.
Wrekmeister Harmonies is still on tour! Go see them live.
This week we talked with (and sort of got interviewed by?) writer, podcaster, and editor Sarah Mirk! We talked about living in a preschool, creating your own rules for relationships, subculture, and spent a not so small amount of time shitting on the goth scene (Sorry goth scene, we love you! Sort of!).
Also Michael says some crazy bullshit about Settlers of Catan that turned out to be wrong.
This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Claus Larsen of Leæther Strip. We talked about self-releasing and the downsides of having a label, touring the world, meeting fans, and just how much better Denmark is then the United States!
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This week we had the opportunity to talk with Chicago post-punk group Ganser! We talked about the Out of the Shadows Festival they had recently played here in Portland, as well as the business of making art, driving chemistry, how cinema affects towns, and the Canadian scourge of Rev!
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This week we talk with animator and illustrator Noel Clark of Fullbright! We talked about researching the ways people die, making stop motion, everybody's weird walks, and making interactive children's books! Find recommendations from this episode here!
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We sat down with Gabe Shaw and talked with him about managing the recent 3 Teeth tour with Tool, touring with Haujobb, and how he got started in the tour support business!
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This week we go all the way back to the podcast guest Michael Arthur Holloway for the episode that marks our two-year anniversary! We talk about making music for indie games, blogging about music at work, and the creative process behind Guilt Noir and the new album All The Way Down.
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This week Michael talks with urban fantasy author Randy Henderson! They talked about the process of writing Henderson's books Finn Fancy Necromancy and Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free, the solitary experience of writing, trying to remember your old work, and reading reviews, good and bad.
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This week we talked with game designer Nina Freeman! It was a great conversation in which we talked about moving from the East to West coast, story and writing in games, planning around Fallout 4, and how to get into anime!
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This week we have our conversation with the wonderful duo Muscle and Marrow! We talked with Kira and Keith about going on tour with Author and Punisher, terrible Florida billboards, misogyny in music, and hot Fred Durst!
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This week we talked to the wonderful Mr.Kitty! We had a short conversation about touring with IAMX, pissing off Echo and the Bunnymen, shooting gin with Germans, and working with Negative Gain!
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This week we talked with writer/journalist Natalie Zed! We talked about pizza violence, separating art from its shitty creators, the invincibility of Ronda Rousey (oops!) and online harassment!
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We had the opportunity to talk with Jairus Khan of Ad·ver·sary this week! We talked about the health of the goth industrial scene, We Demand Better, unironic aggrotech, and Second Life dance clubs!
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We had the chance to talk with Steve Gaynor of The Fullbright Company! We talked about living with coworkers, seeing an entry into game design, finding inspiration, then Wes goes hard on Stonewall Jerky. Oh, and we talk about Pokemon Dick Pics.
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This week Michael talks with renowned author John Scalzi! They talked about how book and music tours can be similar, how to narrate non-gendered characters, familial franchises, and some reading recommendations!
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This week we talk to Danish doom blues trio Baby in Vain! This was a super fun interview, where we talk American TV in Denmark, Harry Potter sins, the weirdness of opening in Denmark, and racist immigration policies!
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Back to Wes missing from the interviews this week as Michael chats with VOWWS in their van! They talked about behind the scenes business, why failing in front of small crowds is harder, and...Wife Swap? VOWWS also just put out their new album!
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This week we talked with Taneka Stotts! That's right, "we". WES IS BACK ON THE SET. We chatted with Taneka about free seances, Portland's own Spiderman, slam poetry, and getting into web comics! You can find Taneka's work on her website, and her anthology at Beyond-Press.com!
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