What Is Shoegaze? (TRAPPO Investigates) [Re-Upload]

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because Spotify doesn't understand what Fair Use is, so I guess we're all stuck with this butchered corpse of an episode. This is the best we can do, so try to enjoy what's left of this episode before the vultures come to pick its digital bones clean. What a joke.)It's the most wonderful time of the year, and your hosts Dustin & Ky are celebrating by curating the ultimate Christmas mixtape! Find out which songs make the cut, and which songs get the axe, in part one of this Holiday Mixtape Thunder Dome! And don't forget to stay tuned for the conclusion to this festive frivolity next week!Join the conversation by dropping by our official blog and leaving a comment, or you can send us an email if you'd like, and we may address your comments in a future episode! If you still can't get enough TRAPPO in your life, you're always welcome to find us on Instagram and Twitter if you'd like to harass us all across social media! Thanks for listening, and we'll see you for part two next week!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because Spotify is absolute garbage and nobody there apparently understands what Fair Use is, since all the content included in this episode falls under Fair Use, this being an in-depth criticism of the 2021 album Florist, bit I guess none of that fucking matters in this awful fucking world, so try to enjoy this butchered fucking episode, because it's all we've fucking got left.)Good, Great or Garbage month continues here on the show that talks about stuff on purpose as we discuss 2021's self-titled fourth album from American indie folk band Florist. Is it good? Is it great? Is it... garbage? Here's the kicker, dear listener... you get to decide! That's right! We're leaving the final decision up to you, so visit the official TRAPPO blog and cast your vote today! The poll closes next Friday and the results will be shared at the beginning of our next episode, so get voting!Join the conversation! Tell us what you think about Florist from Florist on the aforementioned official TRAPPO blog, and while you're there, go ahead and tell us what you'd like to hear us discuss on future episodes of the show. We're always open to suggestions. And if you're feeling a bit more verbose (highly unlikely), you can always send us a lengthy email, which we always appreciate. And I suppose you could follow us on Instagram if that's what you're into.Thanks for listening, and be sure to join us next week as Good, Great or Garbage month marches on!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because Spotify is an asshole that doesn't understand what Fair Use is, so now everything has to suck forever. The content featured in this episode all falls under Fair Use, but don't bother explaining that to these fucking clowns. Just accept that the world is a cesspool of human filth and try to enjoy the truncated episode.)At long last, after a series of unfortunate delays, it has arrived! The ultimate B-52's Mix Tape is here, with all songs nominated by you, dear listeners! That's right, you chose the songs, not us, so whatever happens next is all your fault! We, of course, are still the ones who decide whether or not the songs you've nominated actually make it onto the mix tape, so don't get too excited. We would be fools to give the listeners absolute power, and TRAPPO's momma didn't raise no fools. Either way, sit back, relax, and let the good vibes of some of the most catchy and up-beat music ever recorded lift your spirits, because we could all use some of that right about now.Join the conversation! Visit the official TRAPPO blog and leave us a comment! Tell us what you think of this latest episodes and suggest topics for future episodes. Or if you're feeling more verbose, feel free to send us an email, which we always appreciate. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram for the complete TRAPPO experience. Thanks for listening!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because Spotify is a massive bellend that doesn't understand Fair Use and is trying to destroy this podcast that nobody even listens to anyway, so it's ultimately a pointless endeavor that serves only to make me, the idiot who makes this podcast, miserable. So mission accomplished, Spotify! I'm fucking miserable! Thanks for kicking me in my fucking teeth!)This week on the show that talks about stuff on purpose, we try to get to the bottom of this whole "shoegaze" thing. What is it exactly? What was it? What does it mean to be "shoegaze"? If you know, then this episode might not be for you. If you don't know, then join us on this fascinating journey as we try to figure out what the hell "shoegaze" is. That's pretty much all we're doing this time around. We've heard the term "shoegaze" ten thousand times, but we've never really put a whole lot of thought into what that term really means until recently. So we decided to have a little conversation about that. Tune in, dear listener, and be amazed!Join the conversation! Tell us we're just big stupid idiots because we've been almost completely oblivious to the whole "shoegaze" scene before now. Tell us what "shoegaze" means to you. Or just tell us whatever's on your mind, even if it has nothing to do with "shoegaze". We're always looking for new topics to discuss on this ridiculous experiment of a podcast, so lay it on us. Just leave a comment on our official TRAPPO blog and tell us what's going on in your world. If you're feeling more verbose, you can always send us a lengthy email, which we greatly appreciate. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram for the complete TRAPPO experience.Thanks for listening!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because Spotify is a petty little bitch that doesn't understand what Fair Use is and is inexplicably trying to destroy this podcast that statistically speaking nobody listens to, anyway. It doesn't make any rational sense, but the actions of a soulless mega-corporation don't have to make any sense to the little people they enjoy crushing underfoot. Life is funny like that.)Welcome to season two of the show that talks about stuff on purpose! TRAPPO is back with our next round of essential albums, but we're not just doing the same old boring thing we did to kick off our first season. That would be a waste of time. Instead of doing five albums each, we're each bringing TEN albums to the table in this ridiculously overstuffed LIGHTNING ROUND conversation! We may have gone a little overboard, but we managed to keep things in check this time around, we promise. It's only one episode, and it's under an hour to boot! You can't argue with results like that! So sit back and enjoy yourself. After all, you're back in TRAPPO's warm embrace...Join the conversation! Visit the official TRAPPO blog and leave a comment on the post of your choosing! Tell us what you think of this latest episode, and while you're there don't forget to share topics for potential future installments of the show. If you're feeling more verbose, a delightful email is always appreciated, and you can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram for the complete TRAPPO experience. Season two is just beginning, and it's going to be amazing, we can tell. There's just something in the air, like electricity. TRAPPO is back!Thanks for listening!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because apparently Spotify just thinks Fair Use is complete bullshit and doesn't care that the content in this episode falls under Fair Use, so now the episode has been butchered and is almost nonsensical at times because nothing matters anymore.)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!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because Spotify wants to pretend that Fair Use isn't a real thing.)Welcome to the first edition of our brand-new... I don't know what we're supposed to call this thing. A "sub-series"? Is that correct? We'll just go along with that. So welcome, dear listener, to the first edition of what will hopefully become a long-running sub-series here at TRAPPO: The New Music Showcase! Now what, you may well be asking, is The New Music Showcase? Why, it's an earnest attempt from us here at the show that talks about stuff on purpose to inform you, dear listener, of some recently released music. That's pretty much it. We listen to new music, we chat about it for a few minutes to provide you with a little context, then we ask you to listen to it and get back to us with your informed opinions. It's that easy! This first episode of The New Music Showcase is all about Swedish artist Fever Ray's latest release, Radical Romantics, so give it a listen!And if you want to listen to Radical Romantics, just click here!By the way, we're also asking you to vote in a poll. Here's the way this process would unfurl in an ideal world: you listen to this latest episode, then you listen to Radical Romantics, then you make an informed decision in the poll you'll find at this link! The question, of course, remains: Does Radical Romantics by Fever Ray belong in the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? The fate of this record is entirely in your hands, dear listener! So vote with your heart. Voting will remain open until our next episode goes live, whenever that happens to be. Once again, visit this link to vote in our latest poll! Which link? This link! Click this text! Not this text. This text!While we've got your attention, why don't you leave a comment on the official TRAPPO blog telling us what you think of Fever Ray's Radical Romantics in excruciating detail? Don't hold back. We want your honest opinions. Do you enjoy this record? Do you think it's a reeking pile of garbage? Tell us what's on your mind! And you can also tell us what you think of this fledgling "sub-series" while you're typing your lives away if you're in the proper mood. We love your feedback. Speaking of feedback: please, for the love of all things sacred, if you are reading this text, send us an email! We've grown truly desperate as of late, and we need somebody, anybody, to validate our online existence with an email. It's [email protected], by the way. Send us an email, even if you just want to spend a few minutes calling us sad losers who wouldn't know how to make an entertaining podcast if our pathetic lives depended on it. Engagement is engagement, after all, and beggars can't be choosers.Thanks for listening, thanks for voting, and we'll see you next time!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded under protest because Spotify refuses to acknowledge that Fair Use is a real thing, and that this episode's content falls under Fair Use, but they're a careless tech bully that doesn't give a damn about anything but their own bottom line and kicking statistically unknown podcasts like this one right in the fucking teeth. Enjoy, I guess.)On this very special episode of the show that talks about stuff on purpose, we're taking a closer look at four classic albums suggested by a dear listener (and current blog contributor) Mack! These four albums (Transformer by Lou Reed, The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance, Big Science by Laurie Anderson, and Nina Hagen In Ekstasy by Nina Hagen) are all worthy of discussion, so we've devoted this entire double-sized episode to that very purpose! It's a four-in-one jamboree, so get comfortable and join us on this musical odyssey!While you're here, why not join the conversation? Leave a comment on our official blog HERE, send us an email HERE, or find us on Instagram and tell us what you thought about this latest episode! What did you think of Mack's picks? What would you like to see join the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? Your feedback could be featured on a future episode!Thanks for listening!

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because I dared to use five seconds of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" as a musical punchline. That's absolutely fair use, but Spotify is a fucking bully prick who enjoys kicking sand in my dumb nerd face, so now everything has to suck. You're welcome.)The episode you're listening to is not a review of 2022's Forgiveness by synthpop duo Girlpool. You may think it is at first glance, but we assure you that's not what this is. Sure, we may discuss Forgiveness for a few minutes, but that hardly qualifies as a review. We also discuss Allegoria, the feature film debut from hard rock musician-turned-filmmaker Spider One, who is also the younger brother of Rob Zombie. Allegoria is currently streaming on SHUDDER. But we don't review Allegoria, either. Maybe you'd like to join the conversation, even though there is no conversation to be joined here since we don't review Forgiveness by Girlpool in this episode. But you can tell us what you don't think about Forgiveness if that gets you off. We don't kink shame. Just visit the official TRAPPO blog and leave us a comment. Or don't. It doesn't matter. You can also send us an email if you feel like wasting a little more of your time, which we always appreciate. We're also on Twitter and Instagram, even though we know you don't care about any of that. But we have to do the call to action at the end of the description, because we have to keep up this charade that we're a "real" podcast with an audience who actually wants to follow us on social media and keep up with our comings and goings, even though we know that you're not really reading any of this because you don't really exist.Thanks for listening?

(This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded because Spotify is a bully that doesn't understand Fair Use. Enjoy this butchered spotlight on the work of Angel Olsen, if you can.)We're back with a brand-new episode of the show that talks about stuff on purpose! This week, we're concluding our two-part listener poll results discussion with a closer look at 2019's All Mirrors by Angel Olsen, as well as 2020's companion release Whole New Mess. We had a lot of fun talking about these two records, and we think you'll have a good time learning a little more about them. Join the conversation! Leave a comment on the official TRAPPO blog telling us what you think of All Mirrors, and don't forget to suggest topics for future episodes while you're at it! And if you're feeling more verbose, sending a friendly email is always appreciated. And of course, you can follow our official Instagram feed if you're looking for the complete TRAPPO experience. We're also on Twitter, but nobody follows us there, so don't worry about it. Sincere thanks to everybody for voting in our poll! Be on the lookout for additional polls in the near future! And thanks for listening!