New Music Showcase: 'Structurally Sound' by Smoke Bellow

The show that talks about stuff on purpose is discussing Structurally Sound, the fourth and final album from Australian/American indie rock band Smoke Bellow! If you'd like to check out the album for yourself, CLICK HERE to visit their Bandcamp page! CLICK HERE to visit the official TRAPPO blog and tell us what you think about Smoke Bellow's music. If you'd like to send us an email, CLICK HERE to make that happen. We're also on Threads, so CLICK HERE to follow us on Threads, and then we'll be pals on Threads. There's a weekly TRAPPO newsletter that you can't afford to miss! It's called The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and new editions drop every Wednesday! CLICK HERE to subscribe for free! It's that time of year, dear listener. Time once again for the annual TRAPPO Music Awards poll! CLICK HERE to vote in twenty multiple choice categories! You get to decide what amazing artists TRAPPO celebrates during the 2024 TRAPPO Music Awards! The poll will remain open until December 27, so get voting! Thanks for listening!

On this week's smashing episode of TRAPPO, your hosts discuss two relatively new albums that they both enjoy very much. The albums in question are Woodland from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and crux deluxe from Glasser, and you can listen to each of these albums on Bandcamp by clicking HERE (Woodland) and HERE (crux deluxe)! Since this is a New-ish Music Showcase, that means there's an obligatory poll up on the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE), so go ahead and visit the blog and vote for these two albums whenever you have the time. Their fate rests in your trembling hands, dear listener! Do you think they belong in the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? Then you have to vote! While you're on the blog (CLICK HERE), why don't you leave a couple of lovely comments? Tell us what you think of the music we showcased on this latest episode, and suggest some cool new tunes you might think we'd enjoy. If you'd like, you could also send us a lengthy email (CLICK HERE) and we'll probably respond in a timely manner. We're also on Threads if you dig social media. So CLICK HERE to follow us on Threads. There's a cool newsletter that drops every Wednesday called The TRAPPO Town Gazette, and you can subscribe (for free) by CLICKING HERE to ensure you never miss an edition! Thanks for listening!

This week on the show that talks about stuff on purpose, your hosts Dustin & Ky are discussing gonzo symbolist director Bertrand Mandico's latest cinematic phantasmagoria, 2023's She Is Conann, a truly novel spin on the well-worn story of everybody's favorite barbarian. Is the movie any good? Does that matter? Let's have a conversation! She Is Conann is currently streaming on AMC+. Visit the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and tell us what you think of Bertrand Mandico's startlingly imaginative film. While you're there, feel free to share some recommendations of your own, which we always appreciate. If you'd prefer to share your thoughts in an email, CLICK HERE to do just that. We're also on Threads, and if you're on Threads, then CLICK HERE to follow us on Threads and we'll probably follow you back on Threads. And CLICK HERE to subscribe (for free) to The TRAPPO Town Gazette, a weekly newsletter that drops every Wednesday. You'll love it! Thanks for listening! (Programming note: there will be no new episode next week, as TRAPPO is taking the Thanksgiving holiday off for a change. We'll be back with a brand-new episode on Friday, December 6th.)

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!