Hannah Davey and Tyler Hartman are here to talk about music! Tyler is a dad rock (formerly punk) musician with industry knowledge and music production experience; Hannah Davey is a media enthusiast, writer, and podcast producer with opinions.
Tyler gives a history of Against Me! and their connection with Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records as he goes into the production history of the band, as well as how complicated it felt to love a punk band and then see them as ‘sellouts.’ We take a moment to note that They Might Be Giants appeared on MTV and it’s not a bad thing to want to make money doing a thing you love. We especially dig into how much we love the song ‘Thrash Unreal.’ We talk about the happy, angry, joyous stories that Laura Jane Grace shares in her music, and really recommend listening to Against Me!’s album New Wave. Tyler notes how well-produced it sounds, and how raw they sound nowadays. And then we spend a few moments noting how it can be dangerous to dig into the punk and metal scene, and how it’s a counterculture that’s ripe ground for white nationalists and libertarians. You can curate your own music experience, though, as Spotify’s algorithms do and as Hannah Davey has with their listening patterns.
You can email us at hdandtylerhartman@gmail.com. Find Tyler Hartman’s music at www.tylerjohnhartmanmusic.com and all major streaming services. Find what Hannah Davey’s working on at hd-creates.neocities.org.
Intro and Outro Music by Tyler Hartman
‘bleep’ sound effect from Free Sounds Library
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