Synth, Surf & Post-Punk Party

We eventually get to the theme of this episode, Music Travel Rituals.

We flip the script on the previous episode and talk about our worst concert experiences.

Host Jeff Cioletti & John DJ SailorGloom reminisce about the most memorable shows of all time, trying to sneak pics in a pre-smartphone age & camping out on concrete (and getting chased away by cops) at Ticketmaster. Plus, a host of new record recs. 

We make a case for Peter Hook & the Light Owning the Joy Division/New Order legacy, give a quick recap of the Human League/Soft Cell/Alison Moyet gig at Radio City Musical Hall, and offer album recommendations for recent surf, electro-punk, and synthwave releases. 

Get ready for some hardcore philosophizin'! Your fearless hosts talk about all sorts of genres & why we're all so obsessed with categorizing the music we love. 

The latest episode is a delightful exercise in tangents and rabbit holes, with a belated Dark Force Fest recap, further meditations on Synth Wave, Robert Smith cosplay, & an emo cameo. 

Jeff & DJ SailorGloom talk dearly departed goths, upcoming surf music fests on both coasts, and new releases from Ladytron, Dry Cleaning, and more! 

After a bit of a hiatus, the podcast returns with an all-new permanent co-host. Please welcome DJ SailorGloom, who was a guest on the previous episode and now joins Jeff Cioletti as a regular voice on the podcast! We get a potential update on the mysterious disappearance of the Cruel World festival (it's not necessarily good news), and we critique the lineup of other events like the return of Darker Waves fest in Orange County, California, and Chicago's Cold Waves. 

In part 2 of our conversation with darkwave/goth/synthpop/synthwave/new wave DJ SailorGloom, we talk influences, what's spinning, and who made up some of the dumb names for certain genres.

On this episode we welcome special guest, DJ SailorGloom, goth/darkwave/new wave/synth wave/ebm/synthpop DJ extraordinaire!