Dual Tape Deck: Archive

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#15: Steven Seagal'd His Face

There are certain bands that, when asked to describe them, only a single word comes to mind: infectious. There are bands that craft such catchy songs, lush with multiple harmonies and a killer melody, that you start humming along after the first few bars. When you’re at work, it sticks with you. When you’re in bed, it plays on a loop in your head. Yet, you don’t mind in the...

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#14: Tones Are Falling

Full disclosure: The Channel is one of my all time favorite bands. I was introduced to them through a friend and downloaded the two songs they had available on mp3.com (the precursor to MySpace for bands). During the 15 or so years of their existence, The Channel has released 4 albums (with a 5th one due out this year) and their members have been involved in numerous musical projects: Golden...

Feb 5th

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Let me tell you about Lenka

Let me tell you something. I’m obsessed with Grey’s Anatomy. I started watching Season One during the first week of January and have flown through the series. I’m currently on Episode 18 of Season Seven. It’s addicting and yes, it’s one of those prime-time dramas that showcases scene-appropriate music & loads of audio cues (you know, dramatic strings when...

Feb 3rd

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#13: Full Of Sour Notes

There are some bands that I get a little depressed after listening to them. I don’t mean that in the pejorative, quite the opposite actually. There are some songs that I listen to and know that it is perfect. I know that I could never write a song that sounds as great or means as much as this one, so I shouldn’t even try. The Sour Notes have a handful of songs that do that to me (for...

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#12: The Weakerthans Debate

Last week, Randall tried to drag me to his side of the fence about The Anniversary - and as it turned out, I actually liked a couple of their songs & came out of the episode relatively neutral & willing to give them a second chance. This week, it’s my turn. I’ll try to convince Randall to change his opinion about one of my favorite bands, The Weakerthans. The Weakerthans...

Jan 23rd

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The Mountain Goats Live At Antone's

The Mountain Goats own my heart. The most remarkable thing* about them is that you can tell they love their lives. On stage, lead-man John Darnielle seems so pumped to be performing that you can’t help but be pumped right along with him. Thursday night (January 19th) in Austin, Darnielle and his bandmates Peter Hughes and Jon Wurster played the first gig of their current tour – a sold out show...

Jan 20th

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The Snake The Cross The Crown

“And though I speak, these words do not mean that I have ever really had an understanding. I can try to do what I like and hope that there is nothing gained from this pretending. So, I am born, from now until I’m gone and when I leave I won’t be waiting on forever. All my life I’ve done what I liked, though there are times that I wanted to be better.” Kevin Jones sings this beautiful...

Jan 19th

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#11: The Anniversary Debate

For all of the common musical interests that Stephanie and I share, there are a couple artists on which we don’t see eye to eye. One of which is The Anniversary, a short-lived but fantastic band from Lawrence, KS. Their 2002 album, Your Majesty, easily ranks in my top five albums of all time. Stephanie doesn’t share in my enthusiasm, in fact, I think she actively dislikes them. For...

Jan 16th

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Cass McCombs and Frank Fairfield - Live at Stubbs

Last night in Austin, I stood in the packed basement of Stubb’s BBQ to watch Cass McCombs and his band play. The opening act was a fella by the name of Frank Fairfield, who transported the crowd back to the 20’s & 30’s. He sported a moustache and suit (and in my imagination, he was wearing a bow tie, but I can’t say for sure if he actually was.) Armed with a fiddle...

Jan 15th

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#10: Ladies Night

We’re back this week with an all new episode! To make up for the fact that it’s going online a couple days late, we made it an EXTRA LONG episode. In reality, we went off on a million different tangents. BUT, we also played a lot of great music. What are some of your favorite songs by female vocalists? We’d love to know who we missed and discover some new music. Laura Marling...

Jan 11th

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#9: Put A Cat On 'Em

Happy first DTD podcast of the year, everybody! We hope you’ve had a happy and safe New Year’s Eve & wish you and yours all the best in 2012. This week, we’re joined by the multi-talented Grant Cross. He writes haiku, draws comics, writes & performs music and does it all with a unique sense of humor & charming weirdness. We ventured from our usual recording spot and joined Grant at...

Jan 2nd

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Twenty-twelve

Thank you all so much for listening to the podcast and visiting the blog! The amount of traffic to our site, both new and returning, has increased significantly over the past few weeks. When we started the podcast, I had a goal in mind that would make doing a show worth it if we could meet that number each week. With our last episode, we doubled that number. We’ve made some resolutions for...

Dec 30th

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#8: Super Xmas Show!

Tis the season boys and girls: cheesy music, bad sweaters, and consumerism at its worst. And I love it, every bit of it. For a solid month, I walk around my house singing the holiday standards (much to the annoyance of my family) and watching every Christmas classic on TV. For the show this week, we compiled a list of our favorite Christmas songs and present them to you here for your aural...

Dec 20th

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#7: Bagel Earth, part 2

This week, we continue our interview with Leatherbag. What more can I say about it? Being a fan of music in general, there’s something quite surreal about sitting in a cozy living room with a band that I love and listening to them perform new songs. As I was listening back to the show and editing a few parts, I realized I used the word “impetus” on two separate occasions within...

Dec 13th

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#6: Bagel Earth, part 1

We here at Dual Tape Deck are big fans of Leatherbag and were immensely excited to get to do a show with them. As were were setting up our recording equipment on Sunday, Randy and Danny arrived to the studio and began pitching us ideas about what to talk about during the show. Rather than doing a straightforward interview with me doing my best Terry Gross impression, Randy wanted to play the...

Dec 6th

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#5: The Early Years of DTD

In August, we celebrated the 1 year anniversary of Dual Tape Deck. By celebrate, I mean we did not acknowledge it in the least. Dual Tape Deck started as a blog where I would post mine and my friends’ music. Then it expanded in scope to include bands and artists with which I had no personal connection, with contributing writers bringing their own personal tastes and flavors to the table....

Nov 28th

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#4: Simon Smith and the Amazing Golden Bear

Here’s a little behind the scenes look at our show. We usually spend somewhere in the neighborhood of an hour every Sunday recording the podcast and then that evening I do post-production (adding theme song, music selections, etc). This past Sunday was particularly muggy and warm, and boy does it show. We were practically falling asleep on mic at certain parts of the conversation. In spite...

Nov 22nd

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#3: Waxing Nostalgic

We’ve broken the cycle and actually recorded 2 episodes in as many weeks. This week, instead of having a guest, we sat down and talked about the music that our younger selves listened to. Music that, just maybe, we’re a little embarrassed about. I’ve been fighting a cold, so I apologize for the timbre of my voice and the occasional sniffles you’ll hear. Also, I think we...

Nov 15th

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#2: RSVP to the War Party

Time has gotten away from us. Summer has quickly turned into fall here in the great city of Austin, TX. We’ve stored our beach volleyballs and sunscreen out in the garage, and pulled our dirty sweaters out from the closet as we return to the halls of academia in pursuit of higher education. School zones are back in effect, yellow busses flood the streets every morning and afternoon, and...

Nov 9th

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Some more Leatherbag for your aural pleasure

Jul 28th

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Here’s a new song from Leatherbag from their in-store at Waterloo Records

Jul 27th

Leatherbag - Yellow Television

It’s easy for a band to replicate themselves once they find a sound that works for them. Just put the songwriting on autopilot and the next 10 songs produced sound exactly like the previous 10 songs. It’s understandable. Trying something new is uncomfortable and the fear of venturing into unfamiliar or uncertain territory can be enough to stifle the creative output of many talented...

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Tiny Ruins - "Little Notes"

I must admit that I’m becoming really hard to please as far as new music goes. Aside from a couple exceptions, I continue to listen to my old standby favorites and tend to shy away from seeking out new bands. When I do uncover something new that I could actually stand to listen to more than once, I want to shout out loud. One such singer that fits that description is the gentle-voiced...

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Episode #1

Since its inception, I’ve always wanted to do a podcast as part of Dual Tape Deck. It only makes sense that a blog devoted to aural pleasure should have a downloadable playlist, live performance, et al. as a companion piece. After a few months of figuring everything out and beta testing, we’re officially launching the Dual Tape Deck podcast! Every week (hopefully), we’ll put out...

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