We power up the revolutionary Roland TR-909 and its origins in electronic music culture. Featuring stories and music by Jeff Mills, Orbital, Portion Control, Skinny Puppy, and Underground Resistance.SOURCESAri Rosenschein (2020). "Dave Ogilvie on Skinny Puppy and the TR-909" https://articles.roland.com/dave-ogilvie-skinny-puppy-tr-909/ Ari Rosenschein (2025). “Underground Resistance, Submerge, and the Detroit Way” https://articles.roland.com/the-detroit-way/ Dave Jenkins (2019). “Roland TR-909: The history of the influential drum machine.”https://djmag.com/content/rolands-iconic-tr-909-we-chart-history-influential-drum-machine Mutha FM (2019). “The Iconic Roland 909 History” https://muthafm.com/the-iconic-roland-tr-909-the-history-of-the-influential-drum-machine/ Roland Channel (2019). Jeff Mills and the Roland TR-909 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peJDDtGH3yY Roland Channel (2024). "Somewhere in Detroit": Underground Resistance, Submerge, Techno and the Detroit Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ErxKvL_zzU Roland Channel (2017). Roland Boutique Paul Hartnoll interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peJDDtGH3yY Submerge Website https://submerge.com/ Tormentor Radio Show (2025). #13: Portion Control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZlS_HxUjE Waveshaper TV (2012). cEvin Key, Skinny Puppy Ep. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3yUzlyjygLastFM: Portion Control https://www.last.fm/music/Portion+ControlLastFM: Skinny Puppy https://www.last.fm/music/Skinny+Puppy/+wiki LastFM: Orbital https://www.last.fm/music/OrbitalLastFM: https://www.last.fm/music/Underground+Resistance
We discuss censorship in alternative and electronic music across the globe. Featuring the music and stories of Sama Abdulhadi, The Cranberries, Kraftwerk, and Oingo Boingo.SOURCESBain, Katie. (2021 May 2). Months After Her Arrest Made Global Headlines, Sama Abdulhadi Is Still Pushing Palestinian Techno Katie Bain. Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sama-abdulhadi-palestinian-dj-arrest-interview-9565884/ Boiler Room. (2018 September 29). “Sama' Abdulhadi | Boiler Room Palestine”. [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9VYKrtziSgFRANCE 24. (2017 July 17). Music: Meet Sama Abdulhadi, the pioneering Palestinian DJ! [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-QDvepXhU Kaiman, Jonathan. (2018, February 22). Kraftwerk denied China visa over 1999 Free Tibet concert. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/29/kraftwerk-denied-china-visa-tibetKeith, Casey. (2025, July 29). Clear Channel Memorandum: A misguided ban on American songs. US History, SEO, AI, and More. https://caseykeith.substack.com/p/clear-channel-memorandum-a-misguidedOingo Boingo Last.FM. https://www.last.fm/music/Oingo+BoingoKraftwerk Last.FM. https://www.last.fm/music/Kraftwerk Music Censorship. (2025 July 8). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_censorship Sama Abdulhadi Resident Advisor https://ra.co/dj/samaabdulhadi Stewart, A. (2021, October 8). The fallout over Clear Channel’s do-not-play list lasted well past 9/11. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/clear-channel-911-list/2021/10/07/2dd3dee2-17d8-11ec-b976-f4a43b740aeb_story.html Stoic Rockstar. (2025 March 18). The Cranberries on Writing Zombie. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SnYqrxGzInoZombie (The Cranberries song). (2025 July 12). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song)
We discuss the cultural phenomenon and commercialization of music merchandise. Guest speaker Javi Nuñez of Gallery AKA Printing Boutique (San Diego). Soundtrack by Street Cleaner, Fugazi, and Nirvana.SourcesGallery AKA website https://galleryaka.com/Street Cleaner bandcamp https://streetcleaner.bandcamp.com/ Street Cleaner game www.streetcleaner3.com Fugazi Last Fm https://www.last.fm/music/Fugazi Nirvana Last Fm https://www.last.fm/music/Nirvana The Kiss Kasket https://www.nashvillecasketsales.com/kisskasket.htmRammstein’s Christoph ‘Doom’ Schneider: My Life Story by Joel McIver (June 24, 2020) https://www.loudersound.com/features/rammstein-christoph-doom-schneider-my-life-storyA Brief History of Vintage Band T-shirts: How They Evolved https://blackmarkettoronto.com/blogs/news/a-brief-history-of-vintage-band-t-shirts-how-they-evolved? A Shrunken History of the Band Tee Text by Lisa der Weduwe (November 23, 2023) https://www.museumofyouthculture.com/a-shrunken-history-of-the-band-tee/ Evolution of Music Band Tees: From Concert Merchandise to Fashion Staple https://eyesoremerch.com/blog/the-evolution-of-music-band-tees-from-concert-merchandise-to-fashion-staple/Posted by Eyesore Merch (July 4, 2024) https://eyesoremerch.com/blog/the-evolution-of-music-band-tees-from-concert-merchandise-to-fashion-staple For the Love of Merch: A History by mMerch (September 15, 2023) https://medium.com/the-juice-box/for-the-love-of-merch-a-history-733e1480d980 “The merch industry has gone too far.” by Mina Le (July 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPnIin0JLro Top 10 Most Iconic Band T-Shirts Of The Last 50 Years by Colin Hubbard (May 4, 2021) https://www.deconetwork.com/top-10-most-iconic-band-t-shirts-of-the-last-50-years/ Why Does Gen Z Love Nirvana Tees, Thrasher Hoodies, and Bass Pro Shops Hats? by Eileen Cartter (May 31, 2024) https://www.gq.com/story/why-gen-z-loves-nirvana-thrasher-bass-pro-shops-merch-tiktok-trend
We explore the shadow self, consciousness, and the idea of a collective ascension. Featuring an exclusive interview with and new music by Ceremony Shadows. Supporting sounds by Die Form, Louisahhh, and Glaring.SOURCESCeremony Shadows Bandcamp https://ceremonyshadows.bandcamp.com/Ceremony Shadows IG https://www.instagram.com/ceremonyshadows/ BBC - The quest to understand consciousness by Thomas Lewton & Charity Atukunda (2/23/2022) https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08h47bp/the-quest-to-understand-consciousness Dr. Seth Isaiah Rubin, Ph.D. - “Individuation and Wholeness” https://sirseth.net/individuation-and-wholeness/Eckhart Tolle Talks to Larry About Why There is So Much War and Conflict (November 9, 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYf2iM79qFo Hear Louisahhh’s New EP “Shadow Work” (10/1/2015) https://djmag.com/news/hear-louisahhhJosh Weishberg - "The Hard Problem of Consciousness” https://iep.utm.edu/hard-problem-of-conciousness/Last.FM: Die Form https://www.last.fm/music/Die+Form/+wiki Last.FM: Glaring https://www.last.fm/music/Glaring Neuroscience, Mystical Practices and Transformation with Dr. Joe Dispenza The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey (May 22, 2020) https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IveBbgd8gpd6zqPpTzrcj?si=9b8ed512eb514cbd The Society of Analytical Psychology - The Jungian Shadowhttps://www.thesap.org.uk/articles-on-jungian-psychology-2/about-analysis-and-therapy/the-shadow/
We explore creative sincerity and staying genuine in the public eye. Special guest Julian Shah-Tayler discusses his new album "Honne/Tatemae". Plus, music by Nine Inch Nails and Alanis Morissette.SourcesJulian Shah-Tayler Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_singularity_music/?hl=enJulian Shah-Tayler Bandcamp: https://thesingularitymusic.bandcamp.com/@NINHotline (September 1, 1994) https://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/display/580CBS Sunday Morning Alanis Morissette on "You Oughta Know" (2019). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_-YdKqsc3YOne-in-six Americans have taken steps to see less of someone on social media due to religious content (2023). https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/21/one-in-six-americans-have-taken-steps-to-see-less-of-someone-on-social-media-due-to-religious-content/How Americans Navigate Politics on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram (2024). https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/06/12/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram/How Americans Navigate Politics on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram (2024) https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/10/08/who-u-s-adults-follow-on-tiktok/
Our Black History Month special continues! We explore the black pioneers of techno and electro, and modern fusions of post-punk, grunge, and EBM. Music by The Belleville Three, Egyptian Lover, Light Asylum, and Jordan Fiction (interview).
A Black History Month special celebrating the contributions of pioneering Black musicians in shock rock, industrial rock, new wave, techno, electro, and more. Music by Screaming Jay Hawkins, Tackhead, Janet Jackson, Q Lazzarus, and interview with DJ Datura Prime (California).SOURCESAlcorn, Chauncey. (2021, March 9). The Grammys rarely award chart-topping Black artists with top honors, new study finds. CNN Business. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/media/grammys-diversity/index.html Art Fein. (2008, November 8). Screamin’ J Hawkins - interviewed on Poker Party [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w563zV6Y8soBBC SNUB TV. (1990). Tackhead - Interview & “Dangerous Sex” live. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4HF1dysw7EBlistein, J. (2022, August 18). Q Lazzarus, cult favorite behind ‘Goodbye Horses’ who disappeared for decades, dead at 61. Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/q-lazzarus-diane-luckey-goodbye-horses-dead-obituary-1234577321/ Boxil-Clark, C. (2020). In search of Harmony in Culture: An analysis of American rock music and the African American experience. https://doi.org/10.33015/dominican.edu/2020.hum.04 Last.fm: Janet Jackson https://www.last.fm/music/Janet+Jackson Last.fm: Q Lazzarus https://www.last.fm/music/Q+Lazzarus Last.fm Screamin’ Jay Hawkins https://www.last.fm/music/Screamin%27+Jay+Hawkins Last.fm: Tackhead https://www.last.fm/music/Tackhead/ The Jacksons Music. (2019, November 11). MTV Entrevista a Janet Jackson (1989) | Rhythm Nation 1814. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-3wodheX_M
Learn how Goth Collective is building a community for goths in the modern era. Music by The Chameleons, Night Channels, and Gary Numan.SOURCESGary Numan - Last.fm https://www.last.fm/music/Gary+NumanGoodlad, L. M. E., & Bibby, M. (Eds.). (2007). Front Matter. In Goth: Undead Subculture (pp. i–vi). Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv11sn29m.1 Goth Collective. (2022). https://www.gothcollective.org/Lynn, Andrea. (September 18, 2007) “Oh, my goth - dark, cultural phenomenon thriving, scholars say”. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign News Bureau. https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/206546 Night Channels Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nightchannelstv/Night Channels - Josette (Official Video). (2024). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dU4TMDWMs4 The Chameleons - Last.fm https://www.last.fm/music/The+Chameleons
We discuss the powerful use of diegetic music in The Matrix, American Horror Story, Stranger Things, Blade, and The Fifth Element. Watch the video guide here! Music by Massive Attack, Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush, New Order + Pump Panel, Eric Serra + Inva Mula.SOURCESAlec Chillingwoth. (June 13, 2023). Diegetic sound: What is it and how do you use it? https://www.epidemicsound.com/blog/diegetic-sound/ .BBC4 Radio. (June 22, 2022). Occult Priestess - Kate Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk86UaeU4II Billboard. (Jan 9. 2014) Stevie Nicks talks 'American Horror Story: Coven' Appearance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHiK-WMaJswCato Zane Film Audio (Jan 9, 2019): What is Diegetic, Source, Extradiegetic, and Incidental Music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtwQj36NDIk Chris Heckman. (Nov 6, 2022). What is Diegetic Sound https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-diegetic-sound/David S Goyer. (Sept 19, 1996). BLADE PRODUCTION DRAFT. https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/blade-1998.pdf?v=1729114873Mark Kerins. (Aug/Sept 2007). Discourses on Diegesis Constructing the Diegesis in a Multi-Channel World. OFFSCREEN: Vol. 11, Nos. 8-9. https://offscreen.com/pdf/kerins_diegesis.pdf Zhukovich. (Dec 23, 2012) The DIVA. Interview with actress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0It0w7MJ0ZI
Learn about the origins of our favorite movie monster icons and the horror movie business! Music by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Rosetta Stone, Bauhaus, Inkubus Sukkubus, and Ministry.REFERENCESAntonia Carlotta (Author). (2022, September 13). How the Classic Monsters Saved Universal Studios. Universally Me. https://www.antoniacarlotta.com/home/how-the-monsters-saved-universal Daniel Parris (Data Journalist). (2023, October 18). (Why Horror Films are Hollywood's Best Investment: A Statistical Analysis. Stat Significant. https://www.statsignificant.com/p/why-horror-films-are-hollywoods-best **Eric D. Snider (Author). (2011, August 16) What’s the Big Deal?: Nosferatu (1922). https://web.archive.org/web/20111013085354/http://www.film.com/movies/whats-the-big-deal-nosferatu-1922#fbid=Mo8e-acRk7XEmily Zarka, PhD. (Writer, Host). (2022, November 1). The Golden Age of Movie Monsters [Video]. PBS Storied. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ASjs_qt70 Samantha Stewart (Author). (2023, October 31) Hollywood Loves Halloween: Inside the Lucrative Business of Horror Movies. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-10-31/hollywood-loves-halloween-inside-the-lucrative-business-of-horror-moviesThe Numbers: Movie Budget and Financial Performance Records https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/budgets Dracula (1931) Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_(1931_English-language_film) Frankenstein’s Monster Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster* Video 2 DVD Transfers. (2021, October 27). How the Invention of the VHS Tape Changed the Film Industry. https://www.video2dvdtransfers.co.uk/blog/2021/10/27/how-the-invention-of-the-vhs-tape-changed-the-film-industry/
A Hispanic Heritage Month special showcasing natives and descendent musicians of Spanish speaking countries! Music by BOAN, Dark Chisme, Ariel Maniki and the Black Halos, and Balvanera. Guest speaker Barbieserk (San Diego, Tijuana)Citations"Costa Rica unveils plan to achieve zero emissions by 2050 in climate change fight". Reuters. 25 February 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. The Menagerie Oddies Market interview with BOAN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qT_k4HN1sk&t=346sPigzRadio Episode #521 with Dark Chisme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g94rw_GuaMo&t=985sTaylor, Lopez, Martinez, Velasco (2012). The American Experience. Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2012/04/04/iii-the-american-experience/
Explore the interplay between consciouness and fantasy in dream pop and post-punk music. Music by The Cranberries, The Cure, LEATHERS, and Plastique Noir.
We discuss the loss of music hangouts, alt commodification, and its impact on alternative culture. Music by Deftones, Evanescence, My Chemical Romance. Guest interview with DJ Thomas Fitzgerald.
Trinity Radio chats with a new generation of blossoming bats: GEN Z! Learn from a new colony of dark souls as they claim their space in goth and alt culture. Interviews with Mood of a Sinner, youth of Goth Collective, and Pluto.
An AAPI month special showing 6 Asian American and Pacific Islander musicians, featuring Van Halen, Zhu, Karen O, Mike Shinoda, Love x Stereo. Guest interview with DJ Kasama.
Learn about tribute bands and how talented musicians balance the art of wearing a mask while also managing creative projects of their own. Interviews with Julian Shah-Tayler (The Singularity, Strangelove, Electric Duke) and Mike Delgado (Scary Pierre, Moving Units, The Imaginary Boys).
Women's History Month special celebrating pioneering trans and gender fluid women of electronic + alt culture. Featuring Hot Goth GF, Wendy Carlos, Grace Jones, Octa Octa, Annie Lennox, and interview with Jaelin + Cassie.
Our 2-part season finale covers the breakups, makeups, and legacies of goth + electronic music icons: Joy Division, New Order, Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, i_o, Daft Punk. Interview with DJ Kaerie (San Diego)
Our 2-part season finale covers the breakups, makeups, and legacies of goth + electronic music icons: Joy Division, New Order, Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, i_o, Daft Punk. Interview with DJ Kaerie (San Diego)
How the game series "Dance Dance Revolution" proliferated Y2K dance music 🎮🎶⚡. Music by Darude, Dirty Vegas, Captain Jack, Virtual Self, and Sota Fujimori. Interview with DJ Israel (San Diego).