Ronald Dario joins us this week and we examine his rise and fall as an Evil trash Overlord.

07 - The ballad of President Trash w/  Ronald Dario

The piano pop music project known as SYML was born when Brian Fennell (from the Seattle indie rock band Barcelona) wrote some solo material and this music was instantly placed in MTV's Teen Wolf series. After that, SYML released two EPs and you've probably heard Brian's music in many more of your favorite TV shows--in the scene where your favorite couple finally get together or the scene where the serial killer finally strikes. 

I hung out backstage at Vancouver's contemporary arts theatre and  gallery, The Cultch, with Brian the day his second EP In My Body was released. He's a really pleasant guy, considering he often jokes that he's the "sad song guy."

How do you say "SYML" and what does it mean? What other name did Brian nearly choose for this project? What strange connection does SYML have with 90s classic rock alternative band Third Eye Blind? What's it like to have your music in all your favorite TV shows? Does he have a nightmare scenario list to create more "sad" songs? Does Brian really have an irrational fear of bees? Why did he cover that old "Mr. Sandman" song? What made him cover Neil Young? Why was Brian once banned from Canada? You'll have to listen to find out. 

Tracks played on the radio edit of the show... 

1) SYML, Hurt For Me EP (2016) "Where's My Love"
2) SYML, In My Body EP (2018) "Wildfire"
3) SYML, Hurt For Me EP (2016) "Fear the Water"
4) SMYL "Mr. Sandman" (The Chordettes cover, unreleased)
5) SYML, In My Body EP (2018) "Harvest Moon" (Neil Young cover) **
6) SYML, In My Body EP (2018) "The War"

NO songs CANCON except **

The Interview Show

The Interview Show with SYML (radio edit) #251

Rumor has it that the new Parquet Courts record could drop at any moment. Like any fan, I can't wait to see what the new music will be like. Parquet Courts are a band committed to their craft and determined to grow. 

I hung out with guitarist and vocalist Andrew Savage (who also releases solo music under the name A. Savage) backstage at the Vogue Theatre while he rolled some cigarettes--or "jazz cigarettes" as he calls them. It was a warm late summer September evening and the band were in town touring the 5th record, Human Performance. I had just come from Vancouver's Wreck Beach--the city's notorious nude beach--so naturally I started our chat by asking Andrew the last time he had been to a nude beach himself... 

How was the band's border crossing? Does Andrew has any priors?
What are they? Does Andrew risk setting off a fire alarm to smoke his jazz cigarette? Which band member suffers from "misophonia" and what is it? Do the co-writers in Parquet Courts ask each other what the other's songs are about? What's it like to try something different with the band's sound? Which Parquet Courts song does Andrew feel is the closest thing to the band's manifesto? What's it like to play music while high on acid, mushrooms, molly and some DMT? Which Parquet Courts song has the band NEVER played live and why? You'll have to listen to find out!

Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show...

1) Parquet Courts, Human Performance (2016) "Berlin Got Blurry"
2) Parquet Courts, Human Performance (2016) "Dust"
3) Parquet Courts, Human Performance (2016) "Captive of the Sun"
4) Parquet Courts, Human Performance (2016) "Human Performance"
5) Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold (2012) "Light Up Gold II"
6) Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal (2014) "Sunbathing Animal" (background/snippet)
7) Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold (2012) "Picture of Health"
8) Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold (2012) "Stoned and Starving"

NO songs CANCON

The Interview Show with Parquet Courts (podcast edition) #252

On our very final episode we discuss all 42 teen dramas we've watched and LOVED (or hated with the fire of many suns). Hannah attempts to discover if after years of hard work and top notch bribes, she has changed Erik & Saskia's minds at all about the TV GEM that is the Teen Drama. There are games, prizes, FMK and MAJOR SPOILERS for any and all teen dramas so be warned. CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS, CAN'T LOSE. Thanks for listening.

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Clash of Teen Drama Titans - Superlative Wrap-Up!

3 writers/TV-addicts team up to watch 1st season pilots & finales, then puzzle out what they missed in the middle. A #podcast.

Shows are selected (semi) randomly from a list of all shows ever made. Options are curated by availability, but we're open to anything.

Clash of Teen Drama Titans - Superlative Wrap-Up!

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