We Own This Town

270: Trust the Metadata

Michael Eades | Posted Tue September 28, 2021 from WOTT Music

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For episodes ending in a zero or five we usually try to switch up the theming of the playlist but with Halloween right around the corner, we’re going to stick to what we do best – a playlist comprised of local music from Nashville and surrounding areas that runs the gamut of styles and genres. It’s special and unique in it’s own way, you’ll hear it.

We always recommend you keep up each artist for more news and announcements directly from them. That said, go follow A.J. and the Jiggawatts, Elke, Terry Presume, *repeat repeat, Soltour, Hans Condor, Interest Relief, Tommy Scifres, Taylor Narain, S-Wrap & Rashad the Poet, Robin Taylor Zander, Bea Troxel, Creamer, Full Mood, Tedadore and A.G. Sully.

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AJ And The Jiggawatts
“Wrong Step”

Elke
“Mothers”

Terry Presume
“Act Up”

*repeat repeat
“Pulling The Strings”

Soltour
“Bitter Lullaby”

Hans Condor
“Breaking and Entering”

Interest Relief
“Moms for Liberty, Williamson County Chapter”

Tommy Scifres
“Thought You Knew”

Taylor Narain
“Window Pain”

S-Wrap And Rashad The Poet
“Hear Me Out”

Robin Taylor Zander
“Only You Know”

Bea Troxel
“I’m Not Asleep”

Creamer
“Hideaway”

Full Mood
“Pocket”

Tedadore
“Slow Down feat. A.G. Sully”

From Trauma to Transcendence with Alice Randall

Mike Wolf | Posted Fri September 24, 2021 from Liquid Gold

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Season 4 commences with Nashville legend Alice Randall, author of the book Black Bottom Saints, among others. Mike sits down with Alice to discuss her formative years in the “Caramel Camelot” days of midcentury Detroit – the setting of the novel – as well as her memories of the bustling area growing up. Alice loves a good cocktail, and they discuss how she married characters in the book with cocktail recipes at the end of every chapter. She also discusses her own triumphs through tragedy and why it was so special that this book came out in 2020. Also, was Tom Bullock (the first black man to publish a cocktail book in 1917) the most skilled bartender of his day?

This is the first installment of Liquid Gold’s fall series “Books and Booze,” in which Mike and Kenneth talk with some of their favorite authors about writing, reading, and of course, drinking!

Follow Alice Randall on Instagram @msalicerandall. Find her books at Parnassus and other fine booksellers and listen to her podcast, Black Bottom Saints, on Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.

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Penises, Pinworms & Sweet Potatoes with Shannon Lee Miller

Joy Todd | Posted Wed September 22, 2021 from Momcult

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Shannon Lee Miller, brilliant ghostwriter and mom of three (an 8 year old & 6 year old twins), talks to us about the triumphs, trials, and messier parts of motherhood. Sarah is sleep deprived & Joy carries the show. Join us!

About our guest: Shannon Lee Miller is a best-selling ghostwriter, editor, and fanatically Canadian Canadian living in Nashville, TN. Sheâ€™s mama to Wilder (8), twins Everly and Hudson (6), and wife to Buckley (pushing 40.) Her passions include muttering about the goddamned internet connection, long-distance running, and trying to be a better ally to the autistic community so that her son and his neurodivergent peers grow up knowing how utterly cool they are.

For more on Shannon, follow her Insta: @itsshannonleemiller & Medium: @shannonlmiller

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269: An Accidental Surplus of Saxophone

Michael Eades | Posted Tue September 21, 2021 from WOTT Music

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This week for the show, we’ve got another wonderfully varietal playlist. New music from Adia Victoria, The Blackson, Jessica Breanne, Halfnoise, The Nobility, Nickybaby and a ton of others. Loads of great music headed your way… just hit play.

We always recommend you keep up each artist for more news and announcements directly from them. That said, go follow Adia Victoria, Jessica Breanne, Nightingail, HB Mandella, The BlackSon, BnQuez the Artist, Halfnoise, Thunder Lily, nickybaby, The Nobility, The Ragcoats, Amy Darling, More Ghost Than Man and blaqspace_.

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Adia Victoria
“Far From Dixie”

Jessica Breanne
“Bluebird”

Nightingail
“Cryin’ Time”

HB Mandella
“Lemon Drop Freestyle” (Six One Tribe)

The BlackSon
“OTW”

BnQuez The Artist
“Said Woe”

Halfnoise
“Two of Us”

Thunder Lily
“Sea of Coins”

Nickybaby
“Heavy Hand”

The Nobility
“Sweetest Sound”

The Ragcoats
“Whatchamacallit”

Amy Darling
“Lip Service”

More Ghost Than Man
“Murder Makes You Famous”

Blaqspace
“jsttlkn”

Nickybaby
“A Series of Breaths”

Picard’s Ladies

Larissa | Posted Thu September 16, 2021 from Into the Wormhole

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That cutie Picard just can’t help stumbling into a few space romances as he explores the galaxy! Larissa and Lauren discuss some of the most iconic women to ever catch the captain’s fancy during TNG: Vash, Nella Daren, and Kamala. Of course, things wouldn’t be complete without going into Picard’s friendship and feelings towards our favorite tap-dancing doc, Beverly Crusher, and what happens when her presence is involved in these relationships as well (SPOILER: GOOD FRIEND MOMENTS AHEAD). Set phasers to STUNNING, my dear!

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Negroni Redux!

Mike Wolf | Posted Wed September 15, 2021 from Liquid Gold

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To celebrate Negroni Week 2021, we’re going back in the archives to our Negroni episode from 2020 in which we break down what makes this drink so enduring. Before that, Mike brings in Jonathan Howard from the Continental to discuss his “Negroni Experience,” debuting today at the side bar at the Continental. Jonathan will be serving up variations on Negroni’s, including one that has been aged inside of a coconut.

Mike is then joined by Kenneth Dedmon to discuss the many components in Campari (including what may be the key secret ingredient) and why a simple drink ends up being so complex. Pour yourself a Negroni and dive in with us. Season 4 premiere and “Books and Booze,” will debut soon!

Original episode description:

For a very special episode 50 (!) hosts Mike and Kenneth cover one of their favorite drinks, the Negroni. They go over the history of the drink, the fascinating rise of apertivo culture in America, as well as a few of the secret ingredients that make Campari so special. They also discuss a few recipes and how using salt in cocktails at home can transform your drinks. Other topics explored: was Count Negroni cool? Is Campari and soda the drink of futurism? Is there a cricket in the room? An enjoyable cap to Negroni Week indeed!

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268: You’re Not Ready For This

Michael Eades | Posted Tue September 14, 2021 from WOTT Music

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This week for the show, we’ve got a real special playlist. Sometimes we manage to impress even ourselves and this week fits the bill… we’re run the gamut of styles, genres and surprises here and are confident you’re gonna like it. It’s a great balance of new names and familiar ones coming your way… just hit play.

We always recommend you keep up each artist for more news and announcements directly from them. That said, go follow S-Wrap & Rashad thaPoet, Wallis Allen, Thunder Lily, The Shindellas, Jive Talk, Interest Relief, Eve Maret, Nordista Freeze, vast ness., ommahdi, local spells., Inferi and erec xatu.

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S-Wrap And Rashad ThaPoet
“Bet on You”

Wallis Allen
“Let The Light In”

Thunder Lily
“Old Friends”

The Shindellas
“Feeling the Pain”

Jive Talk
“The Wallflowers”

Interest Relief
“Romeo and Juliet”

Eve Maret
“I’m Changing”

Nordista Freeze
“Leaving Me”

Vast Ness
“abandon”

Ommahdi
“Grapevine” / “Stank Face”

Local Spells
“Chemical Burns”

Inferi
“Vile Genesis”

Erec Xatu
“POCKET”

Cold Lunch Recordings launches On Tape series

Michael Eades | Posted Thu September 9, 2021

Cold Lunch Recordings has always been more than just a record label. It’s true that they do release a great deal of wonderful music – most recently from the likes of Rose Hotel, Volunteer Department and Full Mood – but that’s only a portion of what they’re up to. In the pre-COVID times, they booked a great deal of individual shows and put on festivals like Spewfest and Bobfest; with each iterance growing in scope and popularity along the way. In COVID times, they launched the “Live at Josh’s House” video series in which bands from Nashville and nearby were invited to play sets (at Josh’s house). Now they’re continuing to commit to that diversity of projects with the launch of another new video series entitled “On Tape.”

According to their Instagram post announcing the endeavor the series is exactly as it sounds, shows and performances captured On Tape. The first episode is available now in the form of Kent Osborne at The End, recorded September 4th, 2021 (along with Jhenetics and Jere Bennett). If you’re at all familiar with Osborne’s energy and style, it’s a perfect fit for the small, sweaty confines of The End. The full 20-minute set is an unrelenting outburst of deep bass, trap beats and intense vocal performances. The VHS tape desaturation and quality makes the performance feel timeless. If someone told you this was from 1997, you wouldn’t bat an eye with doubt.

Based on Osborne’s feed, it does seem like he’s primarily relocated to Los Angeles as his homebase but he clearly hasn’t forgotten Nashville as a hotbed of appreciation for what he does. Hopefully he continues to make his way back regularly as this performance is as unique as you could hope for.

There’s no telling what Cold Lunch will release next in the series but “On Tape” is off to a fiery start. Go subscribe on YouTube so you don’t miss it.

Nipples as Knobs with Jenny Black

Joy Todd | Posted Wed September 8, 2021 from Momcult

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Our first guest and part of our team, Jenny Black, is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has just reached the other side of motherhood as both her children have left home. Naturally sheâ€™s got some pretty amazing things to share that sheâ€™s learned along the way.

Jenny Black is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Tennessee, the founder of Media Trauma Care and the author of Inner Technology: How to be Human in a Digital World. She is currently writing a new book, Our Digital Soul: Mental Health, Media Trauma and Our Relationship with the Digital World and is in production on a documentary about the same topic.

She specializes in training and education about how mental health is impacted by our use of media. She was selected to present a Media Trauma workshop at the 2019 AAMFT Annual Conference. She was featured on the nationally syndicated television show, â€œLifestyle Magazine.â€ Jenny’s other book is Unwritten Travels: an illustrated and guided journal for women. She has appeared on radio shows The Outer Limits of Inner Truth, Convergence Healing podcast, The Bright Side, The Human Voice and has been quoted in Real Simple, Fast Company and more.

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267: Something Beautiful and Compelling

Michael Eades | Posted Tue September 7, 2021 from WOTT Music

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Thinking about changing the name of this show to “wonderfully eclectic varietal offerings of Nashville local music.” It has a certain ring to it, huh? Naw, we’ll stick with We Own This Town: Music but that might become our unofficial tagline. It’s what we strive for every week.

We always recommend you keep up each artist for more news and announcements directly from them. That said, go follow Ornament, Future Crib, The Robe, BEZ, Cody Cody Cody, JustinLee, Mama Would Be Proud, The Loogies, L.Z.R., Kaitlyn Raitz, Kyle Cox, Kansas Bible Company, Scumcorpse, BendeZ and VOID CAT.

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Ornament
“Clara”

Future Crib
“Together Together”

The Robe
“Summer Secret”

BEZ
“Ain’t Me”

Cody Cody Cody
“Go”

JustinLee
“I Can Do Better”

Mama Would Be Proud
“Got In A Car”

The Loogies
“Hiding From the Big Monster In Your Laundry Cave.png”

LZR
“4 AM”

Kaitlyn Raitz
“Nature Nurture”

Kyle Cox
“Movin Right Along”

Kansas Bible Company
“Sleepers”

Scumcorpse
“Corpse Levitation”

BendeZ
“Displaced”

Void Cat
“Cool”

Klypi & Buddy Crime – “When You’re Not Around”

Michael Eades | Posted Fri September 3, 2021

Klypi is a self-described “queer pop artist” but that summary is far too short to capture the whole mystique. They’re also a mesmerizing performance and makeup artist, fashion designer and sometimes undefinable being. It’s important to keep all facets of Klypi in mind when diving into a new offering as this is not just your run-of-the-mill, ordinary, song drop.

The latest piece of the Klypi puzzle is “When You’re Not Around,” a collaborative track with equally intriguing performer Buddy Crime. The track evokes feelings of Devo or Art of Noise with a massive injection of energy. It’ll get you moving and those moves will likely be angular and robotic.

Klypi’s lyrical performance pairs with the track beautifully; it’s catchy, it’s fun and, if you’re paying attention, tells a story remarking on a vapid relationship. It’s no mistake that the cover art for the release features a blonde-wigged Klypi driving a muscle car; it’s the embodiment of the relationship at the heart of the lyrics; empty and materialistic.

The collaboration with Buddy Crime brings a new level of production to Klypi’s sound and cements their knack for crafting a story and character no matter what the source of the backing track comes from. That said, it’s a great fit and we’d welcome future collabs between the two.

It seems she may be moving to LA for a myriad of creative opportunities, so soak up this track while we can still call them from Nashville.

Nashville Selections for #BandcampFriday, September 2021

Michael Eades | Posted Fri September 3, 2021

It’s the first Friday of a new month and you know what that means! It’s #BandcampFriday! If you’ve somehow missed out on this phenomena for the past year, it’s a reserved date in which the music distribution site Bandcamp waives their fees and gives 100% of the proceeds back to the artists. It is, in short, a great way to support artists and we’ve written about it for many many many months.

We’ll be cruising around various social networks and the Bandcamp Discover Zone to find some notable releases worth pitching a few of your dollars towards. It’s not holistic but it’s a starting place.

Follow along over on this Twitter thread or with this handy list.