RSR PC 091 Gun to God's Head - Del, Kane & Brandon
The Redscroll Podcast
Gun to God's Head is a fairly new local metalcore band. Members who joined us on the podcast this month are Del (frontwoman/vocalist), Kane (also notably a member of current very active band Vomit Forth), and Brandon (who plays in so many bands he can't name them off the top of his head, ha! We might've put him on the spot in this episode). Kane, Del & Brandon This episode could very much serve as a primer to metalcore (and shoegaze and some other off-shoot inspirations) through the filter of 3 members of Gun to God's Head. I felt that so much that I announced during the show that I would...
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RSR PC 090 Eric and Shari of The Cellar on Treadwell
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Shari & Eric joined us on the podcast this month. They are 2/3 of the owners (Pete had to run the bar at the time of recording) of The Cellar on Treadwell - a venue in Hamden, CT that has a bit of history (with a few different names in the past). We open, as usual, with what we're listening to and move on to how The Cellar on Treadwell became a thing and the struggles of opening just before a pandemic hit and now striving with a fairly full schedule full of local and touring acts. Links: Music on this episode: Intro: Switchstance "Seize the Day" (Demo) (Demo Tape, 1996) Josh: Viagra...
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RSR PC 089 PulsR - Drew and Jake
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Jake & Drew from PulsR stopped by! We talk about music! We talk about PulsR. We talk about other bands they're in. We talk about various venues in CT including their adopted home base, the Shop in Hamden. We stay pretty on topic with music and the band (and their other projects/bands). What a treat! Links: Music on this episode: Open: Pulsr "Rhode" A View Of Everything (Self-Released) Josh: Sandwell District "Hidden" End Beginnings (Point of Departure) Rick: Muslimgauze "Red Crescent (Pt.1)" United States of Islam (Extreme, Kontakt Audio) Paul Schutze "The Mutant...
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RSR PC 088 Ritual Pizza Co Jay and Kyle
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Jay Holmes and Kyle Holmes are brothers and 2 out of 3 of the owner/operators of Ritual Pizza Co. in Cheshire, CT (operating out of the Counter Weight Brewing space). Ken (the other owner/operator) couldn't make it for fatherly reasons. We talk about what we're listening to. We talk about how deeply ingrained the music they listen to is to their business and how it informs what they do from the visual design aspects to just how they vibe while cooking and how they want to incorporate what they do into events at the brewery and beyond that. We talk about the beginnings of the operation...
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RSR PC 087 Neu Body - Jentlemen and Townwide Tyler
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Tyler and Jen of the Neu Body collective who put on the frequent Heatsync parties and have now released a 12" EP including 4 tracks from as many members of the crew. Tyler has been shopping at the store since he was a pre-teen! We talk about his brief brush with hype beast fame and general musical trajectory. Jen's musical trajectory is discussed and her painful dismissal from a college indie/punk band and how that possibly directed her towards DJing and electronic music and its production. Conversation moves on from there. We get into all things Neu Body and about talk...
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RSR PC 086 Videodome
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This month we talk to Videodome (Rebecca, Tobey, Keenan, & Killian)! We talk about what we're listening to. We talk about the formation of the band and the direction that band has taken and where it may go. Some reminiscing on less recent CT bands occurs. Conversation veers off here and there. It's a good time. Check it out! Music on this episode: Intro Music: Videodome "Peter Lorre" The Incidental Homosexual... Or, A Hate Crime in My Bedroom (Self-Released) Rick Picks: Legowelt "In a Blaze of Fame" A Field Guide to the Void (Clone Jack For Daze) V/Z "Tobu" It’s Cold In Baltimore...
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RSR PC 085 Favorites of 2024
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Redscroll & Friends Favorites of 2024 We have our (Rick & Josh’s) favorites of the year as usual. We have the Redscroll employee favorites also as usual. We’ve expanded beyond that even! Favorites from some folks in bands on our record label and folks we closely associate and collaborate on the regular! Friends! Most of those folks have recorded their own list and introduced themselves plus there’s a few that have submitted a list that we’ve creatively included. You can go on the web post to peruse their lists (redscroll records dot com) as well. They’ve all but a couple...
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RSR PC 084 Ben Levesque of Manic Presents
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Ben Levesque joins us at the shop to talk shop about shows, concerts, gigs and such! Ben has been with Manic Presents for about as long as we've had the store now (over 17 years!), but recently made a huge jump from working essentially 2 full time jobs to dedicating all his time to Manic Presents in a yet to be named position. When it comes to running and booking shows he's a jack of all trades. We talk about some inside baseball - the inner workings of things without blowing up any spots. Ben of Manic Presents We talk about music in general and we push out in all directions pertaining...
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RSR PC 083 Disfigure - Nick And Tim
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Nick & Tim helm a relatively new project called Disfigure. So far, they have just one tape release though they are working on more. Nick worked on many of the songs in relative isolation while living in New Hampshire and then recorded them with Tim once back in CT. We start as usual talking about what we're listening to. We recorded in October which lent itself to some opening talk about horror movies and bake off. We quickly veer into how the band started and what inspired it to happen; how they were inspired by Godflesh, d-beat and black metal to create their sound....
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RSR PC 082 Byron Coley
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We are joined by a man, Byron Coley, who has more stories than we could fit into every past episode of our podcast and we surely packed as much as we could into a single sit down. We start off with some talk about what we're listening to as usual and we move on to record fair talk (don't forget about our featuring Byron selling upstairs!). Byron tells tales of driving John Fahey around looking for classical records, his process for listening to 10 new records everyday, writing for weekly publications and magazines like the Wire, Forced Exposure, Spin and on and on. We talk about the...
info_outlineOn this episode we talk to the purveyors of Little Lost Records in Stafford Springs, CT. Musical folks looking to spread their love of music in the North East corner of CT opened their store just about a year ago. Conor and Abbie discuss meeting through their connection to Paul Winter! Through that connection they opened this new store. Randy (previously on our podcast in 2017 as a member of the band Cable) visited their shop opening day and quickly became a regular and soon partner! Listen to all the details on this episode!
We talk about the music we're listening to. We talk about the music they make outside of the shop. We talk about the music that happens in their shop! We talk about the music made by another shopkeep, Ian of Records the Good Kind (check out his episode on the podcast here and his musical project, The Aspersions here and his previous group Musical Chairs here). We talk about the town of Stafford Springs and what they'd like to see move in to their town. We go off in a few directions. Take a listen!
Music on this episode:
Opening:
Woozles "call me ouroboros (because i’m ramming my own tail down my throat!!)" Sitting on the Floor, Fooling Around (Self-Released)
Rick:
Beth Gibbons "Lost Challenges" Lives Outgrown (Domino)
Kite "Losing (feat. Anna von Hausswolff & Henric de la Cour)" Losing / Glassy Eyes (Dais)
Gordan "Šara" Gordan (Glitterbeat)
Nomeansno "The Tower" Wrong (Alternative Tentacles)
Josh:
Rotting Christ "La Lettera del Diavolo (feat. Androniki Skoula)" Pro Xristou (Season Of Mist)
Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol "Whip It Around" Big Dumb Riffs (Permanent Teeth)
Shannon & The Clams "Bean Fields" The Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Easy Eye Sound)
Randy:
Kyuss "Thumb" Blues For The Red Sun (Rhino / Elektra)
Abbie:
Fuubutsushi "Tenel Ka (First Crush)" [Single](Cached.Media)
Conor:
Tidiane Thiam "Néené Africa" Africa Yontii (Sahel Sounds)
Additional Tracks:
Paul Winter "Ancient Voices" Common Ground (Universal Music Group)
Cable "The Sunday Driver" Gutter Queen (Hydra Head)
Closing:
Calendula "Sunlight" (Self-Released)
The Redscroll Podcast is a monthly show (first of the month going forward) that works as a companion to what we do at Redscroll Records in Wallingford, CT USA. We are a record store that has a heavy emphasis on the left of center / underground music of the world. Whether it be underappreciated or just has a niche audience, marginalized or just off the radar it’s all of interest to us. With the show we’ll generally have a localized focus. We’ll discuss upcoming releases and what is in our personal rotation at the moment. We’ll talk about upcoming area musical activities. We’ll talk to guests who have to do with all of the above. And we’ll talk about specific dealings with the store. If you have input you’re welcome to contact us through email ([email protected]).