The finest interview/discussion show on music and musicians that mean a whole hell of a lot to certain people. Why we do what we do?, Rocker ennui, amusing anecdotes, process and context
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2026-10-28
Ep474: Kino Motel (Ed Fraser and Rosa Mercedes)
Kino Motel's excellent second record is called Symbolism. Ed and Rosa were last on for 2024's Visions. The telephoto camera, no crew, chipmunk lip-sync of the I'm Your Scene video. The Red Leather video. Performance as "shame immersion" therapy and why having no shame is vital to the live experience. Why creativity needs destruction and renewal both, writing to process grief, commitment that transcends irony or "cringe", how a bird inspired a song, recording Anemone in a friend's bedroom studio, why being niche is superior to chasing playlists. Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World repping Kino Motel, making a movie-sounding Kino Motel song, songwriting vs. vibe, universal art ethos in music.
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