The Self Portrait Gospel :: Podcast

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Season 5 Ep. # 10 - Max Savage - Parquet Courts & Maxband Jul 21, 2023

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Born and raised in TX before relocating to NYC in later years, Max grew up with his older brother Andrew with influences from the punk and post punk groups of the 1970's and 80's. Along with two other members, they formed the amazing Parquet Courts and have since made a name for themselves amongst the greats of our generation. Today Max resides in DC and plays in another group called MaxBand and have released two albums and are currently working on a new LP! It was a totAL pleasure speaking to Max as PQ is one of my favorite contemporary groups. Enjoy!

Season 5 Ep. #9 - Peter Moren - Peter, Bjorn and John Jul 14, 2023

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Recently had the very talented Peter Moren on the podcast to talk about growing up in Sweden, getting into music, more specifically The Beatles, forming the mighty Peter, Bjorn and John, rising to the charts with their hit single "Young Folks" his most recent project Sun Years and much much more. Enjoy!

Season 5 Ep. #7 - Jad Fair - Half Japanese Jul 02, 2023

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Born and raised in Coldwater, Michigan with his brother David, Fair grew up listening to the rising Michigan scene that included bands such as the MC5, Alice Cooper, and Iggy and the Stooges. Having been influenced by such groups Fair and his brother set out to start their own unique group, Half Japanese, and the rest is history! In this podcast we talk about his youth growing up in Michigan, playing music with his brother, starting Half Japanese, relocating to the country, playing music with people such as Daniel Johnston, Mo Tucker, members of Yo La Tengo, and so many more. This is a special episode as we're huge fans of the great Jad Fair and everything his contributed to the world of sound and art. Enjoy!

Season 5 Ep. #6 - Mark Davies - Thinking Fellers Union Local Club 282 Jun 23, 2023

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Born and raised in Iowa, Davies would soon begin playing music and finding inspiration as to what kind of art he wanted to create and make a mark with and that would eventually become TFULC282! On this podcast Davies tells us about his growing up in Iowa listening to the powerful groups coming out at the time, touring with Sun City Girls and releasing a record with them, TFULC282, being one of the earliest bands to sign to Matador Records in the 90s, his solo work and much more!

Season 5 Ep. #5 - James Jackson Toth - Wooden Wand Jun 16, 2023

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For me there is Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and James Jackson Toth, aka, Wooden Wand. A singular voice of his generation, Toth has single handedly expressed the poetic and abstract reality of not only being a songwriter, but a person during the many countless and hectic times we've all survived in the last 20 to 25 years. His flawless breath embodies what it truly means to be an artist and his mastery of words and cosmic phrases only put him up there with the greats. It was a sublime moment in my life to speak with James about growing up in New York before his poetic departure to the many locations he has dwelled over the years including the south, West Virginia and his current location with his wife and dog, Wisconsin. We speak about the Dead, of course, his approach to song-writting, heavy metal, life on the road, making records and so much more. Toth is my favorite song writer for a reason and I hope that after this episode you'll understand for yourself if you don't already. Enjoy!

Season 5 Ep. #4 - Deakin Joshmin - Animal Collective Jun 09, 2023

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This has been one of the most powerful and mirrored episodes on the podcast so far. I had the wonderful oppurtunity of speaking with Deakin Joshmin of Animal Collective this week about growing up in Maryland, attending school with future bandmates Avey Tare and the guys, Animal Collective, life, love for all things creative and deep - artistic connection and much much more. Enjoy!

Season 5 Ep. # 3 -Emmanuel "JAGARI" Chanda - W.I.T.C.H Jun 02, 2023

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"Jagari" returns to the podcast this week to talk about his childhood growing up in Africa, copper mining and the influence of labor. W.I.T.C.H and its incredible origin story and what he and the band are currently working on this summer! It's always a pleasure speaking to him and we couldn't be more happy to share space with the legend for a second time. Enjoy!

Season 5 Ep. # 2 - Nigel Chapman - Nap Eyes May 26, 2023

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Nova Scotia based group Nap Eyes are a truly unique band in many ways. From the emotional elements of Chapman's poetry, the overall sonic tones unforcingly expressed from the band and most importantly the delivery of their boundless energy. I first heard and saw Nap Eyes during a very formative summer in 2018 and it was totally magical! The guys talked to us and made us feel like we were friends right off the bat that night. It doesn't always work that way, but these guys are the real deal! On this episode of the Primitive Man Soundz Podcast we explore Chapman's youth growing up listeing to Green Day's "Dookie", picking up the guitar for the first time, meeting his future bandmates, forming Nap Eyes, science and chemistry, signing to Paradise Of Bachelors/Jagjaguwar, the pandemic, the emotional states of being a person and artist during these times, their most recent record "Snapshot Of A Beginner" and much more!

Season 5 Ep.#1 - Michael Scholz - Missus Beastly May 15, 2023

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German based "Free Rock"group Missus Beastly are a mysterious one indeed. Having had an alter-ego callled Dr. Aftershave and The Mixed Pickles, the band released three LPs throughout the 70's and then like most groups of their time faded into the spacetime continuum. I had the oppurtunity to speak with the legendary musician Michael Scholz about his formative years, joining the bnad after they had already started and other details of just exactly what this band was in their epic peak in the 1970's.

Season 4 Ep. #20 - Scott Ballew May 12, 2023

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Scott Ballew is a filmmaker and songwriter from Austin, TX. With over 15 years commercial, documentary, and film expierence, Scott's collaborations with various filmmakers, musicians, adventurers, and entrepreneurs has led to a unique point of view and voice. In addition to branded short films and commercials, Scott has also directed the independent feature documentaryon the iconic artists and musician Terry Allen, and was a producer on the feature documentary "Charged".

His first album "Talking To Mountains" was released in 2021. A quick follow up album called "Leisure Rodeo" was released in the fall of 2022, followed up by a 4 song cover EP entitled "Middle Age Crazy" released in the winter of 2023. A third full length album of 10 original songs called "Rio Bravo" will be avaible soon, which was produced by Michael Nau of Cotton Jones.

On this episode of the Primitive Man Soundz Podcast we explore Ballew's youth growing up in Austin, TX where he would see local legends participating in daily life, playing college football, moving to California where he spent ten years working on film sets before becoming a filmmaker himself, collaborating with folks such as Jack Johnson, YETI, Terry Allen and Ryan Bingham, giving songwriting a real shot - releasing his magnificent debut album "Talking To Mountains and most recently his third full length follow up "Rio Bravo".

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