Podcasts about bent shapes

In this episode, we're joined by musician and organizer Ben Potrykus to talk about building community and how music and politics interplay. Ben's a veteran in the greater Boston music scene, and spent years touring the country with a number of different bands, including the Receiving end of Sirens, Christians & Lions, Get Loose!, Sharp Teeth, Baixa, Girlfriends, Bent Shapes, Fake ID, and more.    Imposed Magazine describes Ben's place in the music scene succinctly, stating that "Over the years, he's torpedoed two major label deals, temporarily fractured his relationship with his brother, and sabotaged a rock doc, all results of his idealism, impulsiveness, and neurosis about selling out. His devotion has made him one of the most revered songwriters in Boston, though it was never his intention to become anything, really." (read the article here, if you are curious) We chat about where he stands on these issues today, and further, how these relationships in and around music have informed the way in which he engages with his other work around tenant organizing. If you're not familiar with tenant organizing, we discuss the benefits of this type of organizing over unionizing workplaces, and the increased presence it will likely have in a world which increasingly isolates due to work from home and more. We also discuss various resources for tenant organizing, which are included below: https://atun-rsia.org/ https://powrpvd.org/ https://bostontenantsunion.org/   And of course follow @Christiansandlions on Instagram & check out their music at www.christiansandlions.com   Intro music: Christians & Lions- "The Changeling" Transition music: Christians & Lions- "Firebelly Salamander" Outro music: Christians & LIons- "Bird's Milk" To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at https://www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac  For PPA Writing Content, visit: www.agroecologies.org For PPA Restoration Content, visit: www.restorationagroecology.com For PPA Merch, visit: www.poorproles.com For PPA Native Plants, visit: www.nativenurseries.org To hear Tomorrow, Today, our sister podcast, visit: www.tomorrowtodaypodcast.org/  

TW: brief mention of rape as a definition of porn (24-ish min), slight references to suicide (59 min) *** In this episode, we welcome Elias as he talks with us about anarchism, communism, and why communist memes are not totally worth your eye rolls. Elias hosts The New England Unsettler (Boston Free Radio) and is in the band Bent Shapes. He is also an anarchist that votes. I know, right?! “Everyone is born an anarchist, the rest is politics” -Elias Plus, Raechel and Mel attempt to explain the difference between Radical Feminism and being a feminist radical. Previous FKJ eps that supplement EP 51 :: EP 10 (Lifestyle Politics), EP 24 (Sex Wars) EP 42 (Black Bloc, etc.) Rest in Power Edward Crawford Read these: The Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed, Invasion *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "New Starts in Old Dominion" Bent Shapes *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy (Spotify). Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. Patreons will now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter. So become a Patreon today! And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF POWER!

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite indie rock of 2016. Show notes: - We are not Moviefone - Rough year for musician deaths - Trump's top 3 albums - A return to protest music? - Clicky Clicky HQ is fully Alexa-ized - The kids love the vinyl (well, the hipsters do, anyway) - Albums are back, sort of - Crowdfunding albums is becoming more prevalent - Breitling's bubbling under albums: A Giant Dog, Thin Lips, Bent Shapes, Yr Poetry, Pinegrove, Horse Jumper of Love, Guillermo Sexo, California Snow Story - Kumar's: Used Cassettes, Savages, Dino Jr., Radiohead, Split Single, Preoccupations, Descendents, Johnny Foreigner, Terry Malts, Hallelujah the Hills, Kristin Hersh, I Don't Cares, Nick Cave, Gord Downie, PJ Harvey - Downie teamed with comics artist Jeff Lemire on combo album/graphic novel - Breitling's #10 - Cold Pumas back with a hot new release - Kumar's #10 - Possibly the last Tragically Hip album - Different sound courtesy of producers Kevin Drew and Dave Hamelin - Breitling's #9 - Boston's Strange Passage reminds of early Ride - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

I celebrate a decade of podcasting with part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling about our favorite music of the first half of 2016. Show notes: - Kumar: Thin Lips, Woods (formerly Meneguar) on list of bubbling-under albums - Breitling's #10 (list is in no particular order) - Pinegrove blends emo and alt-country - Kumar's #10 - Savages brings the heat - Breitling's #9 - Nothing comes into its own with the loud rock - Kumar's #9 and Breitling's #8 - A Giant Dog plays hard rock with an indie twist - Kumar's #8 - Welcome return of Paul Westerberg, teamed with Juliana Hatfield - Breitling's #7 - Thin Lips is Superchunk-descended - Kumar's #7 - Possibly the last Tragically Hip album; was produced by Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew - Breitling's #6 - Bent Shapes are Boston's premier indie pop act - Kumar's #6 - Parquet Courts continues to make interesting records - Breitling's #5 - DIIV's double album is full of beautiful dream pop - Kumar's #5 - Black Mountain adds more synths to stoner rock sound - Breitling's #4 - Johnny Foreigner's sound evolves - To be continued   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!   The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Live Performance by Bent Shapes

Live Performance by Bent Shapes

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2013. I've also got music from Guillermo Sexo, Calories and Savages. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - Breitling's working on a new catchphrase - Zeppelin's on Spotify - Brought to you (not really) by Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale - When did year-end lists begin? - Breitling: Listen to Bandcamp and Soundcloud all day - Olive the dog nearly causes technical difficulties - JB's albums that just missed his top 10: It Hugs Back, Bent Shapes, Kal Marks, Slowdim - JK's bubbling under albums: Iceage, Diarrhea Planet, Deer Tick, Swearin', Mudhoney, YLT - JB's #10 - Joey Sweeney's second solo album - JK's #10 - Great return to form for Barrence Whitfield - JB's 9 - Guillermo Sexo album was picked up by Midriff Records - JK's #9 and JB's #8 are the same - Ovlov plays the hot rock - Exploding in Sound label had a monster year - Music scene in the Boston area is terrific right now - JK's #8 - Future of the Left's latest album was crowdfunded - JB's #7 - Beyonce's new album release isn't that groundbreaking - Calories did it last month - The upside of releasing "pay what you want" music - JK's #7 - Savages' debut album is excellent - JB's #6 - Radiator Hospital is another Philly act with a fine 2013 release - To be continued Music: Guillermo Sexo - Fall Lens Calories - Neighbours Savages - She Will Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Guillermo Sexo song is on the album Dark Spring on Midriff Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The Calories song is on the album Calories III. Download the song for free at Bandcamp. The Savages song is on the album Silence Yourself on Matador. Download the song for free as part of the Matador Intended Play 2013 sampler on Amazon. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

On this episode, dedicated to Miley Cyrus, we celebrate the bride who twerked down the aisle to her own cover of a lewd Buckcherry anthem. We honor the Reddit movement to create cool audio tracks with isolated vocals of classic songs. And we're joined by GHOST GHIRLS headliners Maria Blasucci and Amanda Lund, along with writer and Hall of Fame Liker Ryan Corrigan. With music from Bent Shapes and lots of great contribs from our Likers!

COUSINS join us from their touring station wagon to talk about burritos across the world! Hear songs from Cousins, Yussuf Jerusalem, Young Lions, Young Wasteners, The Backhomes, Bent Shapes, The Icarus Line, and Burro!