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TRAPPO!

111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

It's the show that talks about stuff on purpose! Join your hosts Dustin & Ky as they travel the multiverse of sight and sound, exploring music, movies and all manner of pop culture ephemera, all scrutinized under a deranged microscope. You like it weird? Then you'll love TRAPPO.

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The Horror Trivia Quiz Episode!

March 22, 2024 21:35 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Hello, Horror Heads! This week on TRAPPO, we're trying something a little different. Ky decided out of the blue that he wanted to test Dustin's horror movie knowledge with a physical quiz he acquired somehow, so now it's an official episode of the show that talks about stuff on purpose, and that's all there is to it. So how well does Dustin do? And how much tangential rambling in between questions will there be?You'll have to listen to find out! Here's a cool idea, dear listener! Why don't...

New Music Showcase: "I Am The Dog" from Sir Chloe

March 15, 2024 21:15 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

TRAPPO is back with another New Music Showcase! This time, we're discussing I Am The Dog, the debut album of Vermont indie rockers Sir Chloe! If you'd like to check out the music, which we strongly suggest you do, just CLICK HERE to check out Sir Chloe's Bandcamp! Since this is a New Music Showcase, that means it's time for you to vote! Just CLICK HERE to visit our blog and decide the fate of I Am The Dog right now! Do you think SIr Chloe's debut album belongs in the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #28!

March 08, 2024 20:43 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

We're back with a brand-new episode of the show that talks about you on purpose! On this very special edition of TRAPPO's Mail Bag, we're discussing the fallout from our fabulous BLACK SUMMER month back in August of last year. We got a fair amount of opinions on our Black Metal coverage, and we manage to discuss most of them on this episode. We also throw down a little trivia regarding the song "Unbelievable" from EMF. It has nothing to do with Black Metal, so that's just pretty par for the ...

New Music Showcase: "Afternoon X" by Vanishing Twin

March 01, 2024 23:11 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

We're back with another one of those super popular New Music Showcase things that you all seem to love so much! This time around, we're discussing Afternoon X, the latest offering from UK psychedelic pop outfit Vanishing Twin! You can check out the music RIGHT HERE if you're interested, and you should be very interested. And don't forget to vote in our latest poll! If it's a New Music Showcase, that means it's up to you, dear listener, to decide the final fate of Afternoon X. Does Vanishin...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #27!

February 23, 2024 22:42 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

The show that talks about you on purpose is back, dear listener! This particular episode (which was culled from a once-lost recording made in June of 2023) is a bit of a strange one, if we're being honest. Things start off well enough. We discuss feedback regarding the music of Art d'Ecco and Kim Gordon, which is fine. Then a whole bunch of other stuff happens. Bad jokes are shared. Ramblings occur. Museums are visited. Machines rise. Paranoia rears its ugly head. And a whole bunch of people...

In Review: DRAGONSLAYER (1981)

February 16, 2024 21:48 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

This week on the show that talks about stuff on purpose, we're shining a spotlight on 1981's fantasy cult classic DRAGONSLAYER, the delightful story of a beleaguered sorcerer's apprentice who bites off more than he can chew when he decides he's ready to do battle with a very old and very angry dragon that's made an uneasy peace with a nearby kingdom. It's a tale as old as time, a fairy tale for the ages, but this particular tale puts a fascinating spin on the old fantasy tropes with which we...

New Music Showcase: "Anatomy Of Sight" by Malka

February 09, 2024 22:32 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

It's time for another New Music Showcase! This week, we're taking a closer look at Anatomy Of Sight, the latest release from MALKA, also known as multi-talented Scottish musician Tamara Schlesinger. You can check it out for yourself RIGHT HERE. What did you think of Anatomy Of Sight? Do you think it's worthy of inclusion in the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? It's time for you to make the final decision! We've got a poll posted over at our official blog, and we want you to vote, vote VOTE! Jus...

66.6 KTRP Presents The 2023 TRAPPO Music Awards!

January 26, 2024 22:59 - 1 hour - 76 MB

Our friends Gore & Carey, "The Gruesome Twosome", over at 66.6 KTRP, are hosting the 2023 TRAPPO Music Awards! The music world's premiere awards show is back, celebrating the greatest artistic achievements of the year that was. Dear listeners like you picked the winners in 21 exciting categories, and now you get to find out who won alongside a live studio audience! Congratulations to all our winners for earning their place in the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on! We want to know what...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #26!

January 20, 2024 16:30 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB

The show that talks about YOU on purpose is back for the first time in 2024! We're opening up TRAPPO's Mail Bag once again to address your feedback, dear listener! This time around, we're discussing the state of American comic books, what it feels like to be Jack "The King" Kirby", Dustin finds his self-confidence, TV presenter Jeremy Wade makes an appearance, the Impossible Cutlass Supreme rears its ugly head, demons are summoned, there's a little slime, reader playlists are shared, Gotham ...

New Music Showcase: "Holy Waters" by Puma Blue

January 06, 2024 02:21 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

Happy 2024, dear listener! In this first new episode of the new year, we're taking a closer look at Holy Waters, the latest full-length album from the UK's Jacob Allen, A.K.A. dream-soul maven Puma Blue. Check it out at your leisure, CLICK HERE to listen to Holy Waters, then follow THIS LINK to our blog and vote in the NMS poll! You get to decide whether or not Holy Waters is inducted into the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on! So make an informed decision! The poll will remain open until our next ...

KTRP CHRISTMAS 2023!

December 25, 2023 21:49 - 1 hour - 73 MB

It's Christmas time, and your friends at 66.6 KTRP (your home for the holidays) are back to celebrate the joys of the season with each and every one of you! The Gruesome Twosome are raising money for the Jay Bailey Memorial Foundation all day and night, going on location to chat with local businesses in the metro area, and discussing the immortal Christmas classic It's A Wonderful Life! Tune in and join the frivolity this holiday season, and happy holidays from 66.6 KTRP! You can join our l...

The Frank Zappa Can(n)on!

December 23, 2023 04:18 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

It's the last episode of TRAPPO for the year, so we figured we might as well go big! After over two years of listeners asking us to cover Frank Zappa, we're finally building our very own Frank Zappa Can(n)on! Now you can listen along and vehemently disagree with each and every one of our choices! Join the conversation! I'm sure we're big stupid idiots who didn't highlight any of Zappa's best music, so go ahead and let us know! Visit the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and let us know how...

In Review: All Eyes (2022)

December 16, 2023 01:59 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

This week on the show that talks about stuff on purpose, we're discussing the 2022 indie Cryptid thriller All Eyes, a film by The Brothers Greenlee. It's the story of a disgraced podcaster who seeks redemption by traveling to Oklahoma to help a beleaguered farmer trap and kill a local legendary monster... and this monster is positively covered in eyeballs. Hence the film's name. Now you understand, eh? Do you have anything to tell us regarding All Eyes, the Brothers Greenlee, or even the st...

New Music Showcase: "Hollow World" by Orbiter

December 09, 2023 02:43 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

This week on TRAPPO, we're doing another one of those New Music Showcase thingies that people seem to tolerate so well. Have you heard Hollow World, the debut album from Finnish psych/doom outfit Orbiter? No? Then you need to get on that! Check out our latest New Music Showcase and we'll tell you all about it, dear listener! We've got a poll! I know it's very exciting! You get to choose whether or not Hollow World from Orbiter is inducted into the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on! Jus...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #25!

December 02, 2023 02:45 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

The show that talks about you on purpose is back! This time around, we're discussing listener responses from our month-long Good, Great or Garbage experiment back in February. Why has it taken us so long to respond to your comments from February? Put simply, the raw audio from this recording was lost for quite a while, and it's just taken us a bit of time to get back around to this. Sorry about the delay, dear listeners. It will happen again. We're also talking about the Chuck Norris action...

New Music Showcase: "Death Folk Country" by Dorthia Cottrell

November 24, 2023 23:35 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

What better way to celebrate Black Friday than by taking a little road trip to Death Folk Country? It's not just a recent solo album from Windhand frontwoman Dorthia Cottrell... it's also a state of mind. It's also the newest edition of TRAPPO's New Music Showcase! So listen to your 63rd favorite podcast discuss these cool tunes for a little while this weekend, when you're not bludgeoning other consumers in a mad dash to buy a cheap TV at Walmart or whatever it is you people do when you're n...

Double Feature: Victory Over The Sun's "Dance You Monster To My Soft Song!" and Das Koolies' "DK.01"

November 17, 2023 22:04 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

This week on the show that talks about stuff on purpose, we're taking a closer look at a pair of recent-ish releases: Dance You Monster To My Soft Song! from avant-garde metal artist Victory Over The Sun and DK.01 from electro-pop veterans Das Koolies. It's a full throttle musical thrill ride here on TRAPPO, so strap in and get ready to have your minds blown! We, being the hosts of TRAPPO, would very much like you to join the conversation. What conversation? Why, the conversation occurring ...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #24!

November 10, 2023 21:08 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

It's time, at long last, for another episode of the show that talks about you on purpose! That's right, dear listener... the Mail Bag is filled to the brim with your feedback, and now we're going to dump all that feedback into the floor and pick through all the dross to find a few comments that might actually be worth our time. Only kidding, dear listener. We don't pick favorites with your feedback. We even read the lame comments. Not that there are any. Never from such fine listeners as you...

New Music Showcase: "Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love?" by Kara Jackson

November 03, 2023 20:46 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Spooky season is over, dear listener. For now, the show that talks about stuff on purpose is moving on from one format (KTRP) that nobody listens to, in order to focus on another format that nobody listens to. That's right! It's time for another New Music Showcase! Please try to contain your excitement, friends. This week, we're looking at Kara Jackson's debut album, Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? Kara Jackson, the immensely talented National Youth Poet Laureate from Oak Park Il...

KTRP PRESENTS: "Transmissions From Elsewhere: Cryptids"

October 31, 2023 22:39 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

KTRP is back on the air this haunted Halloween night with a special broadcast of Transmissions From Elsewhere! The good Doctor Butcher is on assignment this week, so your favorite utility players Gore & Carey, A.K.A. "The Gruesome Twosome", are filling in for a spooky night of Cryptid-centric calls from true believers near and far! It's going to be a bumpy ride, dear listener, so strap in and hang on tight! If you'd like to join the conversation and participate in future episodes of the sho...

KTRP PRESENTS: The "Haunted" Hit Parade!

October 27, 2023 20:36 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Happy Halloween! Your friends as 66.6 KTRP are back with a brand-new, holiday-themed episode of Rex Banter's "Haunted" Hit Parade! Now poor Rex Banter, your intrepid host, has unfortunately fallen ill and is spending this Halloween in the hospital with an appendicitis, but don't fret, for Rex's pals Gore & Carey, A.K.A. THE GRUESOME TWOSOME (with a little help from their long-time producer Billy Bones), have volunteered to sit in and host this very special broadcast for your listening pleasu...

In Review: The Last Broadcast (1998)

October 20, 2023 20:38 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

The spooky season is upon us! Naturally, that means it's time for TRAPPO to talk about scary movies! This time around, we wanted to bring some much-needed attention to what is, sadly, a largely forgotten pioneer of the "found footage" genre, 1998's The Last Broadcast, directed by DIY cinematic trailblazers Lance Weiler and Stefan Avalos. We think it's a movie that deserves a reappraisal, and we sincerely hope that you'll give it a chance this Halloween when you're looking for something to wa...

Essential Albums, Volume Three (Part 2)

October 13, 2023 22:11 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

We're back with the second part of our incredibly long season three premiere! Eleven albums down, and eleven more to go! Which amazing new musical masterworks will be inducted into the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on in this scintillating episode? Tune in to find out, dear listener! There's also a conversation going on right now, and we'd love you to be a part of it. What conversation? Where conversation? Why conversation? Look, just go to official TRAPPO blog right now (CLICK HERE to do just th...

Essential Albums, Volume Three (Part 1)

October 06, 2023 21:22 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

TRAPPO is back for season three with a two-episode premiere! It's time for more essential albums to be inducted into the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on, and this season we're turning it up to eleven! That's eleven albums, dear listener! Eleven albums per host, meaning twenty-two albums in total. That's a lot of essential music, and that's why we needed two episodes to share it all with you! So here's the first half of this super-sized discussion for your listening pleasure! It's tim...

The Un-Skippable Mix-Tape!

September 23, 2023 22:05 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

It's the second-season finale of the show that talks about stuff on purpose, and we've got a doozy for you this week, dear listener! It's been a while since we've done a mix-tape here on TRAPPO, so we thought we'd wrap up our second season with another one of those beauties. But not just any mix-tape, friends! This is a very special mix-tape, one that's near and dear to our hearts. We call it "The Un-Skippable Mix-Tape"! What exactly does that mean, you may very well be asking. Well, what do...

TRAPPO's Comic Book Cavalcade!

September 09, 2023 00:45 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB

In this informal episode, your hosts Dustin & Ky discuss their shared past with the versatile medium of comics! Nostalgic memories of browsing quarter bins in dingy old shops, discovering amazing new stories by talented artists and writers! And Dustin also shares the origin of his limited kinship with Jack "The King" Kirby. Join the conversation! Visit the official TRAPPO blog and tell us all about your cherished comic book memories. We want to hear from you! CLICK HERE to visit the blog a...

The Black Summer Album Exchange!

August 25, 2023 22:39 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

BLACK SUMMER concludes with this special album exchange! We begin by choosing two Black Metal-related albums recommended by listeners from TRAPPO's Black Metal Mail Bag: "Orphans Of The Black Sun" by Mütterlein & "Fear Not The Dark nor The Sun's Return" by Vulgarite. Then we conclude with a pair of personal picks: "Dopethrone" from Electric Wizard & "Blight Witch Regalia" from Cicada the Burrower. BLACK SUMMER might be wrapping up, but the conversation never has to end. Just head to the off...

SPOTLIGHT: "Origin of the Alimonies" by Liturgy

August 18, 2023 21:55 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

BLACK SUMMER rages on with this exhaustive SPOTLIGHT episode focusing on musician Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix's Transcendental Black Metal band Liturgy, more specifically their fifth full-length album, 2020's epic Origin of the Alimonies. This is a deep dive, everybody. A lot of seemingly disparate topics are covered here, but it all makes some semblance of sense in the end. I think. Maybe this whole episode just sounds like the ramblings of crazy people grasping at straws while trying to co...

TRAPPO Investigates... "The Black Gaze Connection"

August 11, 2023 21:28 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

The horrible glory of TRAPPO's BLACK SUMMER continues unabated with a deep dive on the "Black Gaze" phenomenon with a brand-new episode of TRAPPO Investigates. Once upon a time, we began a new series here called TRAPPO Investigates with an episode called "What Is Shoegaze", and just about everybody who listened to that particular episode had something negative to say about it. Apparently we just didn't do a very good job of investigating "Shoegaze", and listeners were pretty eager to let us ...

TRAPPO's Black Metal Mail Bag!

August 04, 2023 22:24 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

Two Mail Bags in a row?! It's an embarrassment of riches as we begin our impromptu month-long exploration of the world of Black Metal with this very special installment of TRAPPO's Mail Bag! This episode addresses a whole bunch (like a lot) of listener comments relating to Black Metal and... other things that will not be mentioned here. It's a real journey, folks. Let's just leave it at that. This is just the beginning, as TRAPPO is dedicating the entire month of August to Black Metal in a...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #23!

July 21, 2023 21:47 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

This time around on the show that talks about you on purpose, we're picking up the holiday slack by reading a bunch of listener feedback from our Christmas-themed episodes. Think of it as a Christmas in July kind of thing. That's festive and timely, after all. We discuss the classic film It's A Wonderful Life, our favorite adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, stuff that didn't make the final cut of our KTRP Christmas special, the music of an obscure nu-metal outfit called Septe...

The TRAPPO Double Feature!

July 14, 2023 20:26 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

Welcome back to the show that talks about stuff on purpose! This time around, we're seeing double! Not content to tackle either an EP Exchange or a movie review, we've decided to mix things up and do both, because we're completely out of control! In this episode, we're discussing the 2018 self-titled debut from electro-punk outfit The C.I.A. and the soulful 2021 EP Bloodline from Gabriels. But that's not all! We're also talking about writer/director/actor Shinichi Fukazawa's underground 1995...

New Music Showcase: "Onyx" by Jackie Extreme

June 30, 2023 22:09 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

It's time for a brand-new episode of TRAPPO's New Music Showcase! We're taking a closer look at Onyx, the latest full-length release from the enigmatic Jackie Extreme. Who is Jackie Extreme? What is Jackie Extreme? If you want to find out, just tune in! And if you want to listen to Onyx for yourself, just CLICK HERE! We've also got a poll set up over on the official TRAPPO blog that we'd love you to check out. Just CLICK HERE and make a momentous choice. As is customary with the New Music...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #22!

June 23, 2023 22:14 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

We're back with a brand-new edition of TRAPPO's Mail Bag, the show that talks about you on purpose! This time around, we're discussing feedback regarding the 2022 TRAPPO Music Awards, responses to responses about a Batman-related episode, the dubious merits of Vincent Gallo and his side hustle as a gigolo, candy (because somebody wanted to share their thoughts on candy), Bruce Springsteen and the insane ticket prices for his most recent tour, a bunch of people complain about TRAPPO's "worthl...

New Music Showcase: "Oh Me Oh My" by Lonnie Holley

June 09, 2023 21:06 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

Welcome back to the latest New Music Showcase here on TRAPPO! Now we may not be able to call our nascent ongoing series "a success" as of yet, but we're gonna keep plugging along, because we're just a pair of stubborn fools who want to share some neat new-ish music with our rapidly dwindling audience! Our latest offering to the new music gods is Oh Me Oh My from legendary outsider artist Lonnie Holley! Who is Lonnie Holley, you may well ask? You can learn a little more about this fascinating...

TELLY TALK!

June 02, 2023 20:49 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

Hey! Have you heard of TELLY? Not the English slang term for television, dummy! The brand-new "free" ad-supported television called TELLY that's supposedly coming later this summer! If you haven't heard of TELLY, then let your good friends here at TRAPPO tell you all about it! Or you can just read this reasonable article from WIRED that discusses TELLY in some detail. That would be quicker. But not as entertaining! Is the dystopian future we've all long-feared finally arrived?! Is TELLY the ...

Album Exchange: "WAR" by I Speak Machine & "ECHT" by La Colonie de Vacances (French Summer Camp!)

May 19, 2023 22:07 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

It's time for a good old-fashioned album exchange! This time around, we're talking about WAR from I Speak Machine and something called ECHT from La Colonie de Vacances, which roughly translates to "summer camp". What does that mean? Listen to the episode to find out, I guess. Have you ever heard any of this music? If not, you can listen to WAR RIGHT HERE and you can listen to ECHT RIGHT HERE. Click them links and listen to some groovy tunes. And after you've listened to the episode and the g...

NEW MUSIC SHOWCASE: "Cociage" by PÖ

May 12, 2023 20:56 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

Hello again, dear listener. TRAPPO, the show that talks about stuff on purpose, has returned with a brand-new episode of our beloved New Music Showcase! We know you're very excited for this. You've been looking forward to it. And we here at TRAPPO are more than happy to oblige. So what new music are we showcasing this week? Thank you for asking. It's a recent release from an artist named Pauline Bedarida, A.K.A. PÖ, called Cociage, and we are here to tell you all about it, because that's wha...

In Review: Skinamarink (2022)

May 05, 2023 22:07 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB

Welcome back to the show that talks about stuff on purpose! In this delightful episode, we're gonna be blabbing about a "movie" that has taken the hipster horror world by storm! It's 2022's Skinamarink, which is a very awkward title to say out loud! Just go ahead and say it out loud a few times right now. Marvel at how the word utterly fails to roll off the tongue! And no, we're not talking about Skinnamarink, the song from Sharon, Lois & Bram. Actually, that's not true. We do, in fact, disc...

NEW MUSIC SHOWCASE: 2023's "Radical Romantics" by Fever Ray

April 21, 2023 21:26 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

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...

Album Exchange (Art d'Ecco's "After The Head Rush" & Kim Gordon's "No Home Record")

April 14, 2023 21:12 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

The show that talks about stuff on purpose is back! And we've returned with a brand-new album exchange for your listening pleasure! This time around, we're discussing Art d'Ecco's 2022 release After The Head Rush and Sonic Youth alum Kim Gordon's 2019 solo debut, No Home Record. Have you heard of either of these albums? If not, then we're gonna tell you all about them, dear listener, because they're great! There's a conversation going on right now, and we want you to be a part of it! All yo...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #21!

April 01, 2023 03:28 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

We're back, dear listener, with a brand-new installment of the show that talks about you on purpose! And what an exciting episode we have in store for you! It's not quite as monumental as the last Mail Bag with two whole emails, but we think it's still pretty cool. This particular episode is all about Halloween! We know it's a little early for some, but we have a good excuse, because this episode deals with a bunch of feedback from our series of Halloween-related shows. Do you remember those...

The (MAX) Power Station! (Listener Requested Music)

March 17, 2023 20:31 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

On today's massive episode of TRAPPO, we're tackling a whole mess of interesting music that has been recently requested by our dear, dear listeners. In case the name of the episode didn't give it away, many of these music picks come from one Max Power, one of our most beloved listeners. But we're not playing favorites! Okay, maybe we are playing favorites, but only just a little. Albums discussed include Colorblind by Silvi Luv, Honeybee Table At The Butterfly Feast by teen suicide, GHOSTS O...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #20!

March 03, 2023 17:38 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

It's a massive, gargantuan episode of TRAPPO's Mail Bag, the show that talks about you on purpose! And in this truly stupendous installment, we go DEEP into some bizarre subjects that you're sure to enjoy, dear listener! Topics discussed in today's amazing episode include, but are not limited to: youthful perversion in comic book stores, the career of the late, great queen of the B movie, Julie Strain, the awesomeness of 1980s New Wave pioneers Eurythmics, the small, terrifyingly self-aware ...

Good, Great or Garbage: "Giant Palm" by Naima Bock & "Pripyat" by Marina Herlop (2022)

February 24, 2023 21:16 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Welcome to the final installment of our grand experiment, Good, Great or Garbage month! We're ending things on a high note with a double-feature of new and exciting music for your listening pleasure: Giant Palm from Naima Bock, and Pripyat from Marina Herlop! Do these interesting new-ish releases make our toes curl? Do they belong in the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? Spoiler alert: the fate of Giant Palm is in your hands! Just follow this link to our blog and vote on our poll, whic...

Good, Great or Garbage: 1981's "Anthem" by Toyah

February 17, 2023 17:12 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

Good, Great or Garbage month marches on with a closer look at 1981's new wave juggernaut Anthem from Toyah! Is this album any good? Is it, in fact, great? You'll have to tune in to find out! So does Anthem deserve a place in the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? This album's fate is in your hands, dear listener! There's a poll currently posted on our official blog and we need you to vote! Did you enjoy Anthem and would you like to see its loveliness preserved forever in the Can(n)on, o...

Good, Great or Garbage: "Florist" by Florist

February 10, 2023 17:05 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

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 v...

Good, Great or Garbage: Kathryn Joseph's "for you who are the wronged"

February 03, 2023 20:29 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

Welcome to February, and welcome to Good, Great or Garbage month! Every Friday in this delightful month of February, we're presenting a brand-new episode of the show that you all know and love, Good, Great or Garbage, where we take a closer look at a musical release and ask ourselves the eternal question: is this anything? This week, we're shining a spotlight on Kathryn Joseph's 2022 release, for you who are the wronged. Is it good? Is it great? Or is it garbage? Tune in and find out, dear l...

TRAPPO's Mail Bag #19!

January 27, 2023 16:26 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

The show that talks about you on purpose is back for more shenanigans! This time around, we're talking about something called "Lady Volcano", the latest album from Spanish doom metal outfit Golgotha, the lack of Dune-related conversations in the mainstream, the music of a talented UK DJ called Nite Fleit, goth music legends Inkubus Sukkubus and Myrkur, and a whole bunch of other stuff that you dear listeners are discussing on our blog. It's a lot of fun, so give it a listen! Or don't. You're...

What Is Shoegaze? (TRAPPO Investigates)

January 20, 2023 22:01 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

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 ...

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