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Welcome back to the show that talks about stuff on purpose! Since we got such a great response from last week's New Music Showcase [UM}, we've decided to do it all over again with a new New Music Showcase! This week, we're talking about a... heavy folk metal... band from Tyrol, Austria called Perchta, and their latest release, "D'Muata"! It's something special, kids, and we hope you enjoy listening to this music at least twice as much as we enjoyed talking about it!
If you'd like to listen to "D'Muata", by the way, you can CLICK HERE to check out their Bandcamp page, which you should. It's always important to support the artists you love.
Since this is a New Music Showcase, that means there's an obligatory poll over on our official blog. CLICK HERE to visit the blog and vote in that poll, if you're feeling frisky. The fate of "D'Muata" is in your hands! Do you think this album belongs in the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? You get to decide! While you're there on the blog, you might as well scroll down just a bit and leave a comment. Tell us what you think of Perchta's music. Do you think it's neat? We want to know! You could also share those thoughts in an email, if that's more your speed. CLICK HERE to send us an email, which we would certainly appreciate. We're also on Threads. Are you on Threads? Then CLICK HERE to follow us on Threads, and we'll probably follow you back on Threads. That would be cool. Threads.
There's an official TRAPPO newsletter out there for your enjoyment. Were you aware of this? It's called The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and new editions drop each Wednesday. You can CLICK HERE to subscribe for free, and it will enrich your life. Probably. Maybe.
Thanks for listening!
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TRAPPO is back with another one of those keen New Music Showcase things you used to enjoy! This time around, the BOIZ are talking about [UM], the debut album from talented young alternative artist Martha Skye Murphy! If you'd like to check out the music for yourself (and you should), then CLICK HERE to visit Martha Skye Murphy's lovely Bandcamp page! And if you've listened to this fine album and would like to see it inducted into the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on, then CLICK HERE to visit our official blog and vote in our latest poll, because the fate of [UM] is in your hands, dear listener!
While you're visiting the official TRAPPO blog, you might as well leave a comment telling us what you thought of [UM], which we would really appreciate, or if you have more elaborate thoughts to share, you can share those in an extremely long email by CLICKING HERE and we'll probably respond to you in relatively short order. We're also on Threads. Are you on Threads? Then follow TRAPPO by CLICKING HERE and we can be on Threads together. That would be pretty cool.
You know what else is cool? Newsletters. And TRAPPO has a newsletter. It's true. We call it The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and new editions drop every Wednesday. If you never want to miss an obscure movie review or incomprehensible rant, CLICK HERE to subscribe (for free) and you'll get the weekly Gazette in your inbox each week. That's a bargain, folks.
Thanks for listening!
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Gore & Carey, the Gruesome Twosome, are back with their spookiest Halloween special yet! This year, the Gruesome Twosome enlist a very special guest to hold a live séance on the air in a terrifying All Hallows extravaganza you can't afford to miss!
Join the conversation! Visit our official blog (CLICK HERE) and leave a comment! Tell us what you thought of the show! You could also CLICK HERE to send us an email, which we would certainly appreciate! And make sure to follow us on Threads to keep up with all your favorite KTRP on-air personalities!
Thanks for listening, and Happy Halloween!
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Dr. Butcher is in the middle of a fascinating conversation regarding malevolent extraterrestrials and their ongoing attempts to conquer the human race with his frequent guest The Commodore in this Halloween episode of Transmissions From Elsewhere on 66.6 KTRP.
Visit our official blog and leave a comment! Tell us what you'd like to hear Dr. Butcher cover on a future Transmission! Or sound off in an email! Click Here to send your thoughts to the good Dr. Butcher! Or follow us on Threads by clicking HERE!
Thanks for listening!
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We're hip-deep into spooky season, so let's keep the spooky ball rolling with more spooky music here on the show that talks about spooky stuff on purpose! Last week, we delivered the Spooky Old Music Showcase, and this week, it's the... the Spooky Music Showcase! We were going to call it the Spooky New Music Showcase, but one of the albums we chose was released in the 1980s, so we had to drop the "New". So it's just TRAPPO's Spooky Music Showcase.
The four albums we're showcasing on this spooky episode are 2024's BODY HORROR from Turkish/Swedish hauntwave artist Aux Animaux, 2018's IN THE FRIGHTFUL GAZE OF THE PUMPKIN WITCH from Halloween synth trinity Pumpkin Witch, 2024's giallo-inspired A ROSE IN THE GARDEN OF WINTER from Dream Division, and 1982's HOMOTOPY TO MARIE from experimental legend Nurse With Wound. It's a whole bunch of spooky music that you need to check out this Halloween season. It will enrich your lives. In a spooky way.
There's a spooky poll down at the official TRAPPO blog, so CLICK HERE to check that out and vote on these albums. Are they spooky enough to be inducted into the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? Make your choice, dear listener! While you're there, leave some comments. Tell us what's on your mind. What's your go-to spooky music for the season? Let us know! You can also send us those comments in a spooky email if you're into that. CLICK HERE to do just that, and we'll be your friends for your life.
We're also on Threads, so CLICK HERE to follow us there and we'll probably follow you back. And we've got our own newsletter on Substack, and we'd love it if you checked that out. It's called The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and you can CLICK HERE to subscribe (for free) and you'll get spooky new editions in your inbox every Wednesday, which is a pretty good deal.
More spooky stuff to come, so thanks for listening!
SPOOKY!
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Everybody's heard of I Put A Spell On You, the immortal Halloween classic tune, but how much do you know about the performer behind the music? On this very spooky episode of TRAPPO's Old Music Showcase, we're taking a closer look at the man behind the music, the one and only Screamin' Jay Hawkins. So if you're ready for an unhinged history lesson, you've come to the right place!
What do you think about Screamin' Jay Hawkins and his music? Tell us what's on your mind by CLICKING HERE to leave a comment on our official blog, or CLICK HERE to send those thoughts in a haunted email, which we would definitely appreciate. We're also all over Threads, so CLICK HERE to follow us on that particular social media platform and we'll probably follow you back. And if you can't get enough TRAPPO in your life, CLICK HERE to subscribe (for free) to The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and receive new editions in your inbox every Wednesday. That's a pretty good deal, kids.
Thanks for listening!
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Our Essential Albums season premiere went into overtime! We just didn't have enough time to share all of our essential album picks with you, dear listener, necessitating the creation of this extended addendum for your listening pleasure. So what are our final essential picks? 1998's self-titled debut album from desert rockers Queens of the Stone Age and 1987's Never Let Me Down From David Bowie. Hear us talk about these two beloved albums for a long time by listening to this exciting new episode at your leisure.
What are your essential albums? Tell us all about it! CLICK HERE to visit the official TRAPPO blog and tell us in a comment, or CLICK HERE to send us those thoughts in an email, which we would certainly appreciate. We're also on Threads, so CLICK HERE to follow us there, and we'll probably follow you back. We also have a Substack, so CLICK HERE to subscribe (for free) to The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and you'll have new editions in your inbox every Wednesday.
Next week we'll kick off our spooky season celebration with a very special episode of TRAPPO's Old Music Showcase! Thanks for listening!
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The show that talks about stuff on purpose is back with our premiere episode of season four! Can you believe TRAPPO's fourth season is here? We can't! Anyhow, if it's our season premiere, then that must mean it's time for our latest Essential Albums episode. What is that, you may be asking? It's a simple enough premise. The two hosts of TRAPPO each choose a handful of albums (new, old, whatever) that they consider "essential", and those albums are inducted into the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on. What it the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on, you may be asking? That's the giant cannon we're constructing at an undisclosed location in the high desert, which we will one day load with all the coolest pop culture ephemera this rotten world has to offer, then we'll blast it into outer space for enlightened extraterrestrials to enjoy. So pretty standard stuff, really.
What essential albums have we chosen for induction this year? You'll have to listen to find out. That's the deal, kids. Would you like to share some of your essential albums with us? It's easy to do! Just follow THIS LINK to the official TRAPPO blog and leave a comment. Tell us what's on your mind. You can also share your essential album picks with us in an email by CLICKING HERE if you're feeling a bit more verbose. We're also on Threads, so CLICK HERE to follow us there, and we'll probably follow you back. We also have a Substack, if that's the sort of thing that floats your boat. CLICK HERE to subscribe to The TRAPPO Town Gazette for free and you'll get new editions in your inbox every Wednesday. That's a pretty good deal. Thanks for listening!
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Welcome to the season three finale of the show that talks about stuff on purpose! And this is a very special episode, dear listener.
Very, very, very special.
The episode you're about to hear began as an attempt to record a pair of New Music Showcase episodes... but that's not what it became. We started out trying to have a discussion about Darvid Thor's In The Space You Carry and Nox Novacula's Feed The Fire, but the recording was an unmitigated failure. Not due to the music we chose, but due to our own very human failings.
In an attempt to salvage the recording, something new emerged. Some new and horrifying thing that defies easy classification. It's almost an hour long, and it will test your patience as well as your sanity. Hey, it's the end of the season. What else did you expect?
You can decide the fate of these two albums, dear listener. Just CLICK THIS LINK to visit the official TRAPPO blog and vote in the poll! What poll? The New Music Showcase poll! Do you think these albums belong in the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? That's up to you, kids. So vote. While you're there, leave a comment if you'd like. Tell us how terrible this episode truly is. Or you could send us an email. CLICK HERE to do that.
If you'd like to listen to Darvid Thor's In The Space You Carry, then CLICK HERE to visit his Bandcamp. If you'd like to listen to Nox Novacula's Feed The Fire, then CLICK HERE to visit their Bandcamp. They would surely appreciate your patronage.
We've started a Substack, which is apparently a popular thing, so we're happy to jump on this bandwagon. It's called The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and new editions drop each Wednesday. CLICK HERE to visit and subscribe. It's free, and worth it!
We're also on Threads, so if you'd like to follow us there, just CLICK HERE and we'll have a good time. We'll have a time, at least. I suppose promising anything approaching "good" would be irresponsible.
Thanks for whatever. Season four starts next week.
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Due to popular demand, TRAPPO Arthouse has returned! This time, we're taking a closer look at 1986's surreal Sleepwalk, directed by Sara Driver. If you're interested in checking the movie out for yourself, you can currently stream Sleepwalk on the Criterion Channel.
Join the conversation! Leave a comment on the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE), send us an email if that's more your thing (CLICK HERE), or follow us on Threads (CLICK HERE) if you're a big social media person. We've also just launched our very own weekly newsletter, The TRAPPO Town Gazette (CLICK HERE), and it's free to subscribe! New issues drop in your inbox every Wednesday!
Thanks for listening!
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This week, we're checking out Solace & Burden, the recent double album from Chicago prog-metal outfit REZN! If you haven't had the pleasure of listening to this fantastic band before, then do yourself a favor and visit their Bandcamp page right here!
Join the conversation! Leave a comment on the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE), send us an email if you've got a bit more on your mind (CLICK HERE), or follow us on Threads (CLICK HERE) if you just can't get enough TRAPPO in your life! We've also recently launched our own weekly newsletter, The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and you can subscribe (CLICK HERE) for free! New issues drop in your inbox every Wednesday!
Thanks for listening!
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The show that talks about you on purpose is back! We're opening up TRAPPO's Mail Bag and addressing more delightful listener feedback! This time around, the TRAPS go on a day trip to Transylvania, a new Bedřich Smetana podcast is pitched, Late Night With The Devil review fallout is discussed, closet monsters are battled, and also a lot of other stuff happens, and it's pretty exciting.
Join the conversation! Leave a comment on the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE), send us an email if that's what you're into (CLICK HERE), or follow us Threads (CLICK HERE) and we can be best friends! We've also just launched our own newsletter, The TRAPPO Town Gazette, on Substack, with new editions dropping every Wednesday! CLICK HERE to subscribe for free and never miss an issue!
Thanks for listening!
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What exactly is this? Is it an episode of TRAPPO? Is it some kind of madcap experiment? Perhaps a commentary on the inherent banality of evil? Grace Jones is cool. Hulk Hogan is a terrible human being. Are we capable of caring for more than one person? What does Arnold Schwarzenegger's beard smell like? Have we summoned the ghost of Pauline Kael? I think we need to call everybody's favorite bio-exorcist. Frag grenades for days.
The madness & the mania just blew our 24-inch guns out!
Please visit the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and leave us a comment. Tell us what you think of this... thing. Do you like this thing? Do you hate this thing? Would you like more things like this thing? Send us an email (CLICK HERE) and we'll tell you a secret that will shatter your reality. Follow us on Threads (CLICK HERE) and we'll have a great time sharing GIFs and misery until the sun explodes.
Is this the end of TRAPPO? Stay tuned.
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We're trying something different this week on TRAPPO, dear listener. The idea was for each of your intrepid hosts to choose a random album that featured the word "devil", either in the album's name or in the name of the band itself, and then we'd discuss the two albums at length. The final result... well, it's not great. And that's being charitable. Basically don't listen to this episode. It's not worth your time. We would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the artists whose work we discuss in this episode, both Italy's The Devils and Hungary's The Devil's Trade, for such a low-energy effort. You deserve better.
Join the conversation, I guess? You can visit our official blog (CLICK HERE) and leave us a comment telling us how much this episode sucks and how much we suck and how we should just quit because we're the worst podcast ever made. Or you can send us those vitriolic thoughts in an email (CLICK HERE) and that would also be cool. Or follow us on Threads (CLICK HERE) and you can tell us how much we suck on social media, too. That's it. That's all we've got for now. This episode was an absolute failure, and we will try very hard to do better next time.
Thanks for listening?
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TRAPPO's Old Music Showcase has returned at long last with a brand-new deep dive on some vintage music goodness! This time around, we're taking a closer look at the psychedelic rock movement from the 1960s by discussing a pair of also-rans that never quite found mainstream success in their time: 1967's self-titled debut album from Nirvana (the original UK Nirvana) and 1968's "Peak Impressions" from Boston, MA's The Freeborne. It's a wild ride, dear listener!
Join the conversation! Tell us what you think of old school psychedelic rock, share some of your favorite examples of the genre, or just tell us whatever else is on your mind. Direct those thoughts to our official blog (CLICK HERE) in the form of a lovely comment. Or you can send those thoughts to us via a sexy email (CLICK HERE), and we'll probably be your friend for life. TRAPPO is also on social media, so follow us on Threads (CLICK HERE) and we'll have a blast shit-posting until the cows come home, whenever that may be.
Thanks for listening!
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We're back with another dose of fresh new music for your big, dumb ears! This time around, we're presenting you with Great Haunting, the sophomore album from Kiwi Goth rockers Earth Tongue! Is it worth your precious and valuable time? Tune in to find out, dear listener!
But the answer is "yes".
Join the conversation! Tell us what you think of Earth Tongue's cool music! Maybe recommend some cool new music to us! That would be cool. Just visit the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and leave us some comments! You could also share your thoughts in a badass email (CLICK HERE) if you're feeling a bit more verbose, which is always appreciated. TRAPPO's also killing it on Threads (CLICK HERE), so follow us there and we can have some fun together while our society circles the drain!
Thanks for listening!
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Thus the long-prophesied Danzig Chronicles begin.
That's right, kids. We're talking about DANZIG, 1988's debut album from Glenn Danzig's band Danzig. Is it any good? Has it stood the test of time? You'll need to listen to our scintillating analysis of the album to find out! So do that!
Join the conversation! Tell us what you think about Glenn Danzig and his music. Or anything else, really. Just talk to us. We're ever so lonely. Visit the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and leave some comments. Recommend some cool new music or movies or a neat book. Tell us how much we suck. Share some delicious family recipes. Whatever's on your mind. You could also send us an email (CLICK HERE) if you're feeling particularly frisky, so that would be cool.
We're also on social media... kind of. We're on Threads. Sometimes. We're on Threads some of the time. So join us on Threads (CLICK HERE) and follow us and bask in our shit-posting glory until we inevitably get tired of pretending to be nice people and decide to shun social media entirely, deleting our Threads account and moving on with our miserable lives.
Thanks for listening, and God bless Glenn Danzig.
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TRAPPO's Mail Bag is back! It's the show that talks about you on purpose, and this is the fabulous thirty-second instalment!
This time, we're assaulted with a series of bizarre anonymous comments that may or may not have been written by a brain-damaged wizard, there's a little "Deadly Dan" fallout, some eclectic music recommendations are made, TRAPPO sucks, we don't discuss the music of Taylor Swift, extreme examples of abstinence are debated, the ghost of Babe Ruth haunts us all once again, we ramble about assorted chocolates, and a whole bunch of other stuff is also mentioned. You should listen to it.
Join the conversation! Tell us what you think about all the latest new music releases or whatever! Have you seen any good movies? Maybe you should tell us all about those, as well! We like recipes! Share some with us! Please?! Go to the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and leave a thousand comments! There's really no limit, so you could actually leave a thousand comments if you were so inclined. You could also send us an email if that's more your style. Bimmy, you could send us an email. Perhaps you should send us an email sometime. We've been waiting all this time, after all. CLICK HERE to do that. You don't have to be Bimmy to send us an email, but it helps.
We're also on social media. Barely. So if you'd like to jump on this sinking ship, feel free to follow us on Threads (CLICK) and Instagram (CLICK) and we'll all sing song and tell spooky stories around the campfire while the world around us slowly dies! It'll be fun!
Thanks for listening!
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In an effort to raise the level of discourse among our dwindling listener base, TRAPPO recently subscribed to The Criterion Channel and are now periodically reviewing some of the amazing films showcased on said channel. We've begun this harrowing journey by discussing 1962's gonzo political drama(?) The World's Greatest Sinner, the brainchild of legendary unhinged character actor Timothy Carey.
You can currently stream The World's Greatest Sinner on The Criterion Channel, and you should definitely do that at your earliest convenience.
Join the conversation! Just head on over to the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and tell us what you think of The World's Greatest Sinner, the life and work of Timothy Carey, or whatever else is on your mind. Is there something amazing on The Criterion Channel that you'd like to see us discuss? Tell us about it on the blog (CLICK), or just send it in an email (CLICK HERE) and we'll be your friends for life! We're also on Threads (CLICK) and Instagram (CLICK), so join us on the social media train before TRAPPO blows up and becomes the biggest podcast on the internet! You'll be able to tell your friends that you followed TRAPPO before it was cool.
Thanks for listening!
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66.6 KTRP & The Gruesome Twosome are broadcasting live from Night 2 of the 22nd Annual Phantom Valley Music Festival, the metro area's largest outdoor event of the year! You're not going to want to miss the headlining performance from indie rockers Sharks and Minnows, so tune in, dear listeners, and enjoy the show!
If you'd like to share your feedback, feel free to visit our official blog (CLICK HERE) and leave us a comment! What did you think of the broadcast? Who would you like to see take the stage at next year's show? Sound off on our blog (CLICK) or with a much appreciated email (CLICK)! We're waiting to hear from you! The Gruesome Twosome are also haunting social media, so follow them on Threads (CLICK) and Instagram (CLICK) for more madcap fun!
Thanks for listening!
featured music:
"Johnny B" - Beat Mekanik
(Free Music Archive CC BY 4.0)
"Girl with the Cat Eyes" - Lemon Knife
(Free Music Archive CC BY 4.0)
"You Are My Sunshine" - Holizna
(Free Music Archive CCO-Public Domain)
"1945" - Punk Rock Opera
(Free Music Archive CC BY 4.0)
"Acetate" - Punk Rock Orchestra
(Free Music Archive CC By 4.0)
"Overnight Trips (Live)"
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"It's Christmas, and you hate Christmas"
by Sharks and Minnows
(used with permission)
Check out Sharks and Minnows on Bandcamp!
- Se mer
