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Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts is the podcast that dives headfirst into the swirling, kaleidoscopic universe of the Elephant 6 Recording Company, the loose collective of musicians whose experimental pop and psychedelic sounds reshaped indie music in the 1990s and beyond.
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DBWS - 2-33 - PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY (opens the original)
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DBWS - 2-33 - PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY We’re reaching back into the vault for another classic episode of Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts — and this one is an absolute blast. We’re joined by the entire Pylon Reenactment Society for a conversation about carrying forward the legacy of Pylon, one of the most incredible, influential, and downright singular bands to ever emerge from the legendary Athens, Georgia music scene. We talk about what it means to honor that music while creating something that
DBWS 2-32 J. Kirk Pleasant - Calvin, Don’t Jump/Crystal Clear Mississippi (opens the original)
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DBWS 2-32 J. Kirk Pleasant - Calvin, Don’t Jump/Crystal Clear Mississippi This week we’re joined by the fantastic J. Kirk Pleasant for a conversation about his beautiful Calvin, Don’t Jump! record, Crystal Clear Mississippi. But really we don't talk much about it.. But we do talk about his undefeated college marching band, behind the scenes stories of Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Gerbils. His mention in Rolling Stone magazine, The Mountain Goats getting towed in the snow, being a fire fighter, an
DBWS 2-31 Organically Programmed / Great Lakes (opens the original)
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DBWS 2-31 Organically Programmed / Great Lakes IT’S A Late Night DOUBLE FEATURE Podcast show! Welcome back to Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts, where this week we’re unlocking TWO classic episodes from behind the paywall and setting them loose into the universe! First up, we talk with Oliver Domingo of Organically Programmed about the band’s wonderfully strange, inventive self-titled record. Then we’re back with Ben Crum of Great Lakes, diving into the album Contenders and the history of one of th
DBWS - 2-30 Fear Of Fear with Ben Crum of Great Lakes (opens the original)
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DBWS - 2-30 Fear Of Fear with Ben Crum of Great Lakes On this episode, we sit down with Ben Crum of Great Lakes to talk about the band’s beautiful and deeply personal new record, Fear of the Fear. A semi-concept album inspired by the loss of a close friend, Fear of the Fear explores grief, memory, friendship, and all the complicated emotions that come with losing someone important. Interestingly, the album was actually recorded before Great Lakes’ last record Don't Swim To Close, making its long
DBWS 2-29 Happy Happy Birthday To Me Ep. 2 with Mike Turner (opens the original)
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DBWS 2-29 Happy Happy Birthday To Me Ep. 2 with Mike Turner This time, we’re going even deeper into the story of HHBTM Vol. 1, the legendary compilation that captured a wildly creative moment at the brink of a legendary record label. Mike takes us inside the making of the comp—the bands, the friendships, the discoveries, the stories behind the songs, and what it was like building a label around a community of musicians who were creating some of the most exciting music happening anywhere. And, of
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