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The Royal Basement Podcast
by theroyalbasement.com
The Royal Basement is an audio zine/blog/podcast located in a basement in the Seattle, Washington area. It is the love child of one Greg Franklin, who has written for Seattle Weekly/Village Voice/The Pitch/a bunch of zines you've never heard of since the mid-90's. We interview bands about their starts, gear, their inspiration, and have stripped down sessions and guest DJ sets from the basement itself. Think of it as something of a modern audio update to the 90's fanzine.
Episodes
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The Royal Basement Podcast #16: LIL BUB & Her Dudes (Mike Bridavsky and Matt Tobey)
If you've somehow managed to live your life thus far without knowledge of Lil Bub's existence, welcome to the next level. Lil Bub is a beautiful and magical space cat who lives with her dude (recording engineer/musician Mike Bridavsky of Russian Recording) and his family in the lovely burg of...
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The Royal Basement Podcast Ep. 14: Ryan Allen (Thunderbirds Are Now!, Destroy This Place, Ryan Allen And His Extra Arms)
Part of why I've started doing this podcast is to pick the brains of folks who I find inspiring, both in their creative energy and the quality of their output. (It doesn't hurt if I'm friends with those folks prior to our conversation, either.) Ryan Allen exemplifies so much of the spirit of why…
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The Royal Basement Podcast Episode 15 - UNLIKELY FRIENDS
If there is one band in Seattle that's making the kind of music that my ears want to hear, it's Unlikely Friends. Steeped in the world of early/mid-90's college rock, the men of Unlikely Friends take from the strengths of their previous/current other projects (D. Crane with BOAT and Charles Bert...
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The Royal Basement Podcast Ep. 13: Sam Cohen (Apollo Sunshine/Yellowbirds)
Triskaidekaphobes, beware! It's episode 13 of The Royal Basement podcast! This episode, we are joined by Sam Cohen, an astonishing guitarist/songwriter/producer based out of New York. Sam used to play in Apollo Sunshine before starting up a new band (Yellowbirds) that has since morphed into a...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #12: THE DODOS
A lot of bands that make it to the decade mark start to recycle ideas and hit some auto-pilot moments musically, falling into creative ruts and making some less-than-adventurous choices. San Francisco's The Dodos, however, are an exception to that rule. With their sixth album (Individ, released…
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The Royal Basement Episode #11: Trapper Schoepp & The Shades
I'm convinced Trapper Schoepp is lying about his age. It's rare to see someone who hasn't even hit their thirties have such a knowledge and respect for the greats of classic American pop songwriting. Trapper is a man who cares about his craft and pays serious attention to the masters, and even as…
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The Royal Basement Podcast Episode 10: Soft Sleep (Tony Ruland & Kyle Holland)
Tony Ruland (The Lonely Forest) and Kyle Holland (Cumulus) grew up in the same hometown (Anacortes, WA) and toured together with their recently departed groups. After a bit of time sitting on some microcassette guitar demos, Ruland recruited Holland alongside Erik Walters (Silver Torches, The...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #9: Eric Slick (Dr. Dog) Playlist
Here's a set of songs picked out by Eric Slick (Dr. Dog/Lithuania/Maybe In Your Band?) for your aural pleasure. 1. Hermit Thrushes--Braided Stones 2. Celestial Shore--Valerie 3. Bjork--Stonemilker 4. Mt. Eerie--Sauna 5. D'Angelo--1000 Deaths 6. Anomie--So Long
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The Royal Basement Podcast #9: Eric Slick (Dr. Dog/Lithuania)
Eric Slick seems to be a man who doesn't deal well with idle time. Spend a little time poking around on Google and you'll find an impressive trail of music, film projects, and other assorted art pieces for a man who hasn't even hit his thirties yet. Most well known as the drummer for Dr. Dog…
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Alex Robert/Black Whales "Shangri-La Indeed"
Alex Robert of Seattle's Black Whales played a few songs along with his podcast chat. Here's one of 'em. It's called "Shangri-La Indeed" and originally appeared on the band's record of the same name. Recorded live using a Fender Telecaster (1972 Custom Reissue) run through a Sears Silvertone head...
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Alex Robert/Black Whales "The Warm Parade"
Alex Robert of Seattle's Black Whales played a few songs along with his podcast chat. Here's one of 'em. It's called "The Warm Parade" and originally appeared on the band's 2014 record Through The Prism, Gently. Recorded live in The Royal Basement with minimal microphones and pedals.
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Alex Robert/Black Whales "You Don't Get Your Kicks"
Alex Robert of Seattle's Black Whales played a few songs along with his podcast chat. Here's one of 'em. It's called "You Don't Get Your Kicks" and originally appeared on the band's 2014 record Through The Prism, Gently. Recorded live using an old Suzuki Omnichord run through an MXR Carbon Copy...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #8: Alex Robert (Black Whales) Part 2
Alex Robert was my bandmate before I could really call him my friend; we were introduced as part of Sonny Votolato's band (I was playing drums, Alex playing keys) and became friends through playing someone else's songs. Alex is the singer and guitarist of Seattle's Black Whales, and maybe one of...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #8: Alex Robert (Black Whales) Part 1
Alex Robert was my bandmate before I could really call him my friend; we were introduced as part of Sonny Votolato's band (I was playing drums, Alex playing keys) and became friends through playing someone else's songs. Alex is the singer and guitarist of Seattle's Black Whales, and maybe one of...
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The Royal Basement Ep. 7: Chris Porterfield (Field Report)
One of my favorite musical discoveries of this winter has been the moody, verbose layers of Milwaukee's Field Report. How I've never encountered singer Chris Porterfield's work before is beyond me, but the striking LP cover of Marigold drew me in while looking online for a soundtrack to cooking...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #6: Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals/Neon Neon/Gorillaz)
I had the opportunity to chat with Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals/Neon Neon/Gorillaz) when he came through Seattle, WA recently while promoting his new film/book/album (American Interior). Gruff and I chatted in the basement hallway of Barboza about personal and creative exploration, learning…
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The Royal Basement Podcast #5.2: John Davis (Superdrag/The Lees of Memory/Epic Ditch)
Welcome to Episode 5 of The Royal Basement Podcast! This episode, I caught up with John Davis, the frontman of Superdrag and his new project The Lees of Memory, via telephone from his home in Nashville. John talked a lot to us about his creative process, his tools of choice, and delivers a really...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #5: John Davis (Superdrag/The Lees of Memory/Epic Ditch)
Welcome to Episode 5 of The Royal Basement Podcast! This episode, I caught up with John Davis, the frontman of Superdrag and his new project The Lees of Memory, via telephone from his home in Nashville. John talked a lot to us about his creative process, his tools of choice, and delivers a really...
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The Royal Basement Podcast 4.2: John Nguyen (The Believe It Or Nots/The Times) Part 2/2
I recently went back to Kansas City for a week and a half to catch the Kansas City Royals in the World Series and catch up with some of my best buddies. I had a good long chat with one of my best buddies (and former bandmate in The Believe It Or Nots), Mr. John Nguyen. We talked about what got us...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #4.1: John Nguyen (The Believe It Or Nots, The Times)
I recently went back to Kansas City for a week and a half to catch the Kansas City Royals in the World Series and catch up with some of my best buddies. I had a good long chat with one of my best buddies (and former bandmate in The Believe It Or Nots), Mr. John Nguyen. We talked about what got us...
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The Royal Basement Podcast Episode 3: Chris Murphy (Sloan)
Here's episode 3 of The Royal Basement podcast! This go-'round, we're happy to spend an hour chatting with Chris Murphy of Canadian power-pop legends SLOAN. Touring in support of their 10th full-length record (Commonwealth), Sloan recently did a run through Canada and dipped down into the US for…
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The Royal Basement Podcast Episode #2: John Cobb (Part 2 of 2)
This is the second part of a podcast that I did with my best friend, John Cobb. We had a couple whiskey drinks and talk about the music scenes of Lawrence, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri, the guitars we used to have, our friends and what they're doing these days, Pizza Shuttle jingles, and a...
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John Cobb--"Old Bars & Worn Teeth" (Royal Basement performance)
John Cobb recorded a few acoustic songs with me when he was down in the Royal Basement for his podcast. I'm a big fan of the molasses-y drawl of this one in particular, entitled "Old Bars And Worn Teeth". Enjoy.
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The Royal Basement Ep. 1.2: Robb MacLean (Limbeck/The Young Dudes)
This is the second part of my interview with Robb MacLean of Limbeck/The Young Dudes. In this section, Robb straps on my acoustic guitar and plays a couple new songs and a Limbeck favorite for the people of the universe in an exclusive Royal Basement session. It's alllllllllright.
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The Royal Basement Episode 1.1: Robb MacLean (Limbeck/The Young Dudes)
Well, will you look at this. Just look at it. It's episode #1 of The Royal Basement podcast, coming to you from a glorious basement in Seattle, Washington. Hosted by musician/designer/critic/cat wrangler Greg Franklin, the Royal Basement is a podcast full of interviews and stripped down musical...
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The Royal Basement Podcast #2: John Cobb
Welcome to the second episode of the Royal Basement podcast, from a basement in Seattle, Washington. In this episode, I catch up with my best friend of 35'ish years, Mr. John Cobb of Kansas City. We chat about commercial jingles, music history, guitars we once had, and why Kansas City was a…
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The Royal Basement is an audio zine/blog/podcast located in a basement in the Seattle, Washington area. It is the love child of one Greg Franklin, who has written for Seattle Weekly/Village Voice/The Pitch/a bunch of zines you've never heard of since the mid-90's. We interview bands about their starts, gear, their inspiration, and have stripped down sessions and guest DJ sets from the basement itself. Think of it as something of a modern audio update to the 90's fanzine.
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