TraegerMethod Podcast

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Episode 37: Erin Yanke (It Did Happen Here Podcast) Jun 29, 2021

Show notes

Jason speaks with producer Erin Yanke about the 'It Did happen Here' podcast, a documentary pod about the battles waged in the wake of the 1988 murder of Ethiopian immigrant Mulugeta Seraw to liberate Portland Oregon from the terror inflicted on the punk scene and the broader community by neo-nazi skinheads.

Erin tells us about how she came to work on the project with co-producers/hosts Mic Crenshaw and Celina Flores, and explains why the stories of the anti-racist streetfighters, activists and organizers of that era are so relevant to our political and social reality today.

LISTEN: It Did Happen Here Podcast

READ: A Hundred Little Hitlers

SUPPORT: KBOO Community Radio (or your local community radio station)

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Music:

Perkele 'No Shame'

The Oppressed 'Holligans'

TM pod theme by Jason.

Episode 36: Martin Sprouse (@3chordpolitics, TM pod regular, MRR, Gilman) Jun 21, 2021

Show notes

TM pod has the WORLD EXCLUSIVE interview with Martin Sprouse (@3chordpolitics) aka "The Elon Musk Billboard Guy". Jason talks with him about going hugely viral last week and his subsequent stonewalling of all press contact. Funny stuff. The two go on to talk about the early 80's SF band Crucifix, the mysteriously underwhelmed reaction they and the world have had toward recent US government admissions that UFO's encounters are a common occurrence, the mystery of early 90's SF Henry Rollins tribute/doppelganger artist Mark Sperry and much, much more.

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Music:

Crucifix "How, When, Where"

Third Rail "Climbing the Walls

TM theme by Jason

EPISODE 35: Tony Rettman (Writer, New York Hardcore, Detroit Hardcore, Straight Edge Hardcore) Jun 14, 2021

Show notes

TM pod 35 Jason talks with music and culture writer Tony Rettman about his life and work.

The story starts in Trenton with a 11 year old Tony being drafted into punk by his older brother who was a DJ at the city's legendary City Gardens venue. From there he branches out to nearby Philly and NY to explore those scenes and most importantly in his telling to buy as many records and zines as he could.

He describes his immersion in the straight edge hardcore scene of the late 80’s and his work with Tim McMahon on Common Sense, one of the defining zines of that period. We move from there to his maturing into a more well rounded music fan, his appreciation of free jazz etc.

The conversation closes with talk of his life today living with MS and the challenges and rewards of working as a writer. It's a great conversation with a great guy. Enjoy and buy Tony's books! Thank you for listening and for supporting the Traegermethod podcast.

LINKS:

BUY TONY’S BOOKS: NO IDOLS

SUBSCRIBE TO TONY'S SUBSTACK

FOLLOW TONY ON INSTAGRAM

TONY'S WRITING FOR WIRE

TONY'S WRITING FOR VICE

Music:

Turning Point 'To Lose'

Scorn Flakes 'Live at City Gardens 12/29/84'

TM Pod Theme by Jason

Episode 34: Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill, GSP, Jigsaw zine) May 31, 2021

Show notes

This week Jason talks with Tobi Vail about her life in music and activism. Tobi's story starts with her teenage parents taking her to the Tenino Rock Festival in 1969 when she was six weeks old and it only get wilder from there!

LINKS:

Tobi's band GSP have a soon to be released LP on Thrilling Living Records.

Bikini Kill will be touring extensively in 2022.

Pussy Riot's Maria 'Masha' Alyokhina is currently under house arrest and is facing a possible sentence of ANOTHER two years in prison merely for for protesting Putin's Russian gangster-state. International attention will help her cause.

Masha's media outlet MediaZona.

Thank you for listening!

Episode 33: Jon (Quitty) Quittner and Sean Kelly. Talking about kids, weed, Kiss, depression and plastic. May 25, 2021

Show notes

Episode 33 is a free form conversation between the real-life tight bros from way back when: Sean, Quitty and Jason.

Serious TM pod listeners can try to spot all the references to the Derek Tape the trio make as they talk about life, love and Gene Simmons' wig.

Thanks for listening!

Music:

TM theme by Jason

Closing music by Behead the prophet NLSL.

Episode 32: Jason talks about the game 'Gears' and remembers a childhood daydream of a computer in the woods. May 18, 2021

Show notes

This is a very special short episode of TM pod.

This week Jason talks about a marbles-like game called 'Gears' that was passed down through generations of kids in the 70's at his elementary school in Kenmore Washington.

He also remembers a fantasy he had as a child of a computer in the woods behind the school.

Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast!

Episode 31: Amy Miller (stand-up comic, bay area punk adjacent) May 10, 2021

Show notes

Episode 31 is a conversation with Los Angeles based stand-up comic, writer, actor and podcaster Amy Miller.

The two met over a decade ago after Amy relocated from the Bay Area to Portland and the two became fast friends, sharing countless comedy stages and green rooms around the Pacific Northwest. It was only after they'd gotten to know one another that they discovered they may have also breathed the same air many years before when Jason was active in the San Francisco punk scene and Amy was a pe-teen tagging along to see her older brother Jason Beebout's bands Samiam and Isocracy in the early days of the Gilman Street Project in Berkeley.

Though Amy never called herself a punk and was in fact a young born-again Christian back in the Gilman days, her story and the attitude she brings with her to the world of stand-up radiates more punk cred than a 1000 liberty spikes.

amymillercomedy.com

Who's Your God Podcast w/ Steve Hernandez

Amy's twitter

Music:

Isocracy Live at Gilman 1987

Samiam Live Krazy Fest 2011

Episode 30: 'The Derek Tape' (addendum to episode 29) May 03, 2021

Show notes

Episode 30 is an addendum to Episode 29. It is The Derek Tape in its entirety.

WARNING: This conversation is peppered with offensive language and threats of violence.

'The Derek Tape' was made in Los Angeles in 1993. It is a 43 minute long recording of a phone conversation between stoned record store employee Kurt and one of his frequent customers, heavy metal/hard rock obsessed maniac Derek. The tape begins with Kurt asking Derek if he was able to get a parking enforcement 'boot' off his car, and from there it moves in two distinct narrative streams. First there is the story of Derek and his contentious relationship life-long friend and nemesis Terry, an unseen character he paints as a privileged, drug-addicted layabout responsible for many crimes and deserving of harsh punishment. The second thread woven through the conversation is Derek passionately sharing his opinions about the greatest extreme metal bands of the era and the 'greatest displays of guitar mastery' he has witnessed in his years of concert-going.

Listen to TM Pod Ep. 29 to hear Sean Kelly, Jon 'Quitty' Quittner and Jason discuss the tape's history and origin, its content, the divisive nature of its appeal, and its enduring legacy.

Episode 29: 'The Derek Tape' with Sean Kelly and Jon 'Quitty' Quittner (Tight Bros From Way Back When). May 03, 2021

Show notes

Episode 29 is a first for the TM Pod in several ways: It is the first appearance of Jon 'Quitty' Quittner, the first featuring multiple guests and the first dedicated to a specific subject rather than a look at a guest's biography. The subject: 'The Derek Tape'

'The Derek Tape' was made in Los Angeles in 1993. It is a 43 minute long recording of a phone conversation between stoned record store employee Kurt and one of his frequent customers, heavy metal/hard rock obsessed maniac Derek. The tape begins with Kurt asking Derek if he was able to get a parking enforcement 'boot' off his car, and from there it moves in two distinct narrative streams. First there is the story of Derek and his contentious relationship life-long friend and nemesis Terry, an unseen character he paints as a privileged, drug-addicted layabout responsible for many crimes and deserving of harsh punishment. The second thread woven through the conversation is Derek passionately sharing his opinions about the greatest extreme metal bands of the era and the 'greatest displays of guitar mastery' he has witnessed in his years of concert-going.

In the decades since a cassette copy of the recording was given to Sean by its maker Kurt, 'The Derek Tape' has gone from a 'secret handshake' among touring bands in the 90's to an internet sensation loved by its cult of fans around the world. Sean, Jon and Jason discuss the tape's history and origin, its content, the divisive nature of its appeal, and its legacy.

Episode 30 of the TM Podcast is 'The Derek Tape' in its entirety.

Thank you for listening and BIG thank you to all our new TraegerMethod podcast contributors!

Episode 28: Margarat Nee (San Diego Punk Archive) Apr 27, 2021

Show notes

This episode Jason speaks with archivist/artist/healer/historian Margarat Nee both about her life coming of age as a punk girl at the cusp of the 1980's in North County San Diego and about her work today documenting the era with her ongoing project the San Diego Punk Archive.

The two attended the same Encinitas High School five years apart. Margarat shares tales of San Dieguito she says she wasn't a problem child but was physically removed by a bouncer from the only dance she ever attended, so you'll have to decide.She was a classmate of Eddie Vedder, she has many tales to tell. The story also leaves North County in borrowed cars to punk rock San Diego and Los Angeles.

We go on to learn about her work on the SDPA, her motivation, and belief in its value and about the growing networks of punk archivists across the country and the world doing similar work.

In the course of this talk Margarat drops the very exciting news that a legit documentary film about SD art legend Shawn Kerri is in the works. She has spoken with the films producers and it's really happening. Very Cool.

Thank you for listening!

Contribute to San Diego Punk Archive:

Venmo: @Margarat-Nee.

San Diego Punk Archive

Music

The Penetrators: I'm w/ the guys

A clip from local news show about The Penetrators.

Tm Pod theme by Jason.