Deep Listening Club with Bright Antenna Records

We dive into Sports Team's new album, Deep Down Happy, with the band, the producer, and a bunch of fans. Insights, producing tricks and many laughs are shared. Presented in association with  The Wild Honey Pie.

Sports Team is a band of six singular characters who have been described as one of the most raucous, electrifying and chaotic acts in the UK. It’s been an extraordinary year for the band, who have built a large, fiercely loyal and fervent fanbase.

“Superb displays of wit and sardonicism from one of Britain’s brightest guitar bands..A middle finger to conservative Britain” –9.5/10 Line of Best Fit

“As far as 'guitar music' is concerned, it's game on. Full of charm & unpredictability” – 4*Independent

“The weirdo UK guitar band you need to know” – PAPER Magazine

Stream/purchase 'Deep Down Happy' here: http://sportsteam.lnk.to/DeepDownHappy

Headphones provided by Sol Republic.

Author Benjamin Percy talks writing, novels vs. comics, super fans, hillbilly braces, phobias and Stephen King.

SHOW NOTES -
Cocktail: 3 variations of Manhattans!

TOPICS:
• Switching from writing literary fiction to genre fiction
• Discovering literary writers
• Writers Ben loves
• Narrative vs emotional writing
• How he started writing (thanks to his wife)
• Writing for comics
• Dealing with rejection
• Ben’s two superpowers
• Music and writing
• Family/Life/Work balance
• Cell phones – the good and the bad
• Facebook vs Instagram vs Twitter
• Writer types: architect versus gardener
• The difference between hurriedness and urgency
• Studying how good writing works
• Learning the rules before you can break them
• Clown, sharks and dentists
• Hillbilly braces
• On meeting Stephen King
• On having passionate fans
• Handling reviews

MENTIONED:
Manhattans, vermouth, Grand Marnier, Jackson Hole, bourbon, rye whiskey, Frangelico, High West Double Rye, Grenadine, Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Tim Sandlin, Pushcart, Plimpton Prize, Marvel, DC, To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf, Wisconsin, Conan the Barbarian, Glacier National Park, Green Arrow, Bon Iver, U2, Bono, Trampled by Turtles, John Coltrane, Jonny Cash, Avett Brothers, Wilderado, Aries, Red Barn Concerts, Spike Lee, Dave Eggers, The Circle, The Dark Net, Facebook, Instagram, Pink Rabbits, The National, James Lee Burke, Dan Chaon, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Flannery O’Connor, Everything that Rises Must Converge, So Cruel, Achtung Baby, Jaws, Thrill Me, Cujo, Pennywise, Shawshank Redemption, Wolverine, Suicide Woods, Hotel Jackson

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Jackson Hole Writers Conference

Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

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Wilderado talks band relationships & myths, high-end tequila, Catch-22 and much, much more.

**SHOW NOTES **-
Tequilas:
Casamigos Blanco and Clase Azul Ultra Anejo

SONGS:
"You Don't Love Me" @ 23:23
"Siren" @ 38:37

Listen to Wilderado

TOPICS:

• Bottlerock Music Festival
• Band relationships / Wife relationships
• Melody vs lyrics
• Fiction writing
• Emotional truth
• Myths of being in a band
• Tequila
• George Clooney & Catch-22
• Mid90s, Jonah Hill
• Kid actors
• Bird Dog
• Shreds
• Watching your wife have a baby, shifting cultural roles

MENTIONED:
Bear's Den, Tarryn Fisher, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, Hanson, Hop Jam, Phantom Planet, Jason Schwartzman, Young Sheldon, Modern Family, Tulsa, Waco, Waxahachie, Dallas, Peter Buttigieg

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Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

Colin Hay talks songwriting, inspiration & Brussel sprouts along with bandmates Cecilia Noël, who is also his wife, and Scheila Gonzalez.
(Colin and Cecilia are on Compass Records.)

SHOW NOTES -
Cocktail: The Coptail
3 oz. - Absolut Pears or Grey Goose La Poire Pear Flavored Vodka
3 oz. - St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur
3 oz. - Pineapple Juice
2 Fresh limes, juiced (about 4 ounces)
Prosecco
Ice
Combine pear flavored vodka, St. Germaine, pineapple juice and fresh lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until well chilled (about 20 seconds). Strain into martini glasses and top with a splash of Prosecco. Yields 2 cocktails.

SONGS:
"Come Tumblin' Down" @ 19:20
"Overkill" @ 33:28

TOPICS:

• Touring
• Brussel Sprouts
• What the guitar means to Colin
• Songwriting
• Working as a couple
• Making marriage work
• Fear and anxiety
• Mick Fleetwood asks a question
• The creative process / chasing the muse
• Inspiration

MENTIONED:
Lima, Peru, acrylic nails, Yamaha SG2000, Fierce Mercy, Atlanta, Michael G, The Baked Potato, Cecilia Noël and the Wild Clams, Joseph Campbell, "I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You," Scrubs, Garden State, Josh Clayton-Felt, Zach Braff, Cary Brothers, Paul Simon,

Buckley is magical! New graphic novel, Jeff's mom & an amazing musical tribute that includes the legendary Wayne Kramer.

SHOW NOTES -
Cocktail: Lilac Margarita
(2oz tequila, 1 oz lime, 1 oz lilac syrup. Shaken with lilac & garnished with lilac. Lilac syrup: 1/2 cup lilac leaves, 2 cup sugar, 2 cup water. Stirred until boiling then cooled down and strained. Then mixed with agave nectar 4:1 syrup to agave ratio.)

"Grace: Based on the Jeff Buckley Story". Written by Tiffanie DeBartolo. Illustration by Pascal Dizin, Lisa Reist
Jeff Buckley website

TOPICS:

• Jeff Buckley
• Graphic novels
• Overcoming fear
• No negativity
• Be the best
• Spirit in music
• Raising a confident, self-aware child
• Dealing with major labels
• First Second Books

Artists and songs performed:

• Eli Carlton-Pearson & Vanessa Pritchard “Grace" (45:10) and “Liftoff” (52:52)
• Brad Brooks & Adam Rossi “Everybody Here Wants You” (58:41) and "Scared I Was” (1:04:45)
• Jeff Campbell & Andrew Lion "Lover You Should Have Come Over”(1:09:28) and "The Movies” (1:16:04)
• Kyle Nicolaides (Beware of Darkness) "Mojo Pin” (1:21:36) and “Kashmir” (1:32:20)
• Wayne Kramer "When Dogs Could Talk” (1:37:00) and "Kick Out the Jams” (1:45:20)
• Encore: "Hallelujah" (1:51:00)

MENTIONED:
New York City, Obama, The Smiths, Morrisey, Yo La Tengo, Beastie Boys, Pat Boone, punk rock, Barbara Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland, Vanilla Sky, Leonard Cohen, Led Zeppelin, Ginuwine, The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa, Tim Buckley, Sunset Sound studio, France, Persepolis

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Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

Vinyl sperm? The vinyl market keeps growing. It must be the vinyl sperm! Zane and Lyz from Second Line Vinyl join Pat Spurgeon from Rogue Wave to talk with Tiffanie DeBartolo about vinyl, the challenges of building a vinyl pressing from scratch, the beauty of vinyl, vinyl sperm and more!

SHOW NOTES -
Cocktail: La Solamente Margarita
(1 part fresh squeezed lime juice. 1 part agave syrup, 1.5-2oz good reposado tequila, a splash of Cointreau. Shake and pour over fresh ice, garnish with lime.)

Second Line vinyl website.

TOPICS

• Why vinyl?
• Collecting vinyl
• Why it's better to DJ with vinyl
• Tequila and margaritas
• Making sausage?
• Vinyl as an event
• Undercover Presents
• Why vinyl is not like Ikea
• Changing music habits
• Vinyl seeds or vinyl sperm?
• Music geeks and vinyl addicts
• What's your vinyl height?

MENTIONED:
Kiss, Sly and the Family Stone, U2, Pearl Jam, A Tribe Called Quest, Buddy Holly, Guns 'n' Roses, Talking Heads, The Bee Gees, The Carpenters, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Nina Simone, Rancid, NOFX, Donny Osmond, Joni Mitchell

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Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

Music, depression, yoga & video games. Kyle Nicolaides, also known as BEWARE OF DARKNESS, talks with Tiffanie DeBartolo and Braden Merrick about being in a band versus playing solo, battling depression, yoga, learning cord progessions from video games and more. And he plays some songs.

SHOW NOTES:
Cocktail: *The Vulnerable *(4 count mezcal, 2 count bitters, slice of orange)

Listen to Kyle Nicolaides
Listen to Beware of Darkness

TOPICS

• Playing acoustic versus electric
• Making cocktails versus playing Mario Kart
• On being nicknamed The Queen
• Being on tour solo w/ Alec Benjamin versus being on tour with Beware of Darkness
• Embracing feminine energy
• Learning chord progressions from video games
• Battling depression and anger
• Yoga and meditation
• Authenticity
• Kyle plays "All is Right in the World Tonight" and "Space Between Us"

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Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

A new album & an erotic film? Oh yes! Angie and Jeff of the indie electro duo IN THE VALLEY BELOW talk with Bright Antenna's Tiffanie DeBartolo and Braden Merrick about art, love, life, their new album, THE PINK CHATEAU, and the erotic film of the same name they made to go with it. And they play some songs for us!

SHOW NOTES:
Cocktail: Whiskey and ginger ale

Link to The Pink Chateau, the new album.
Link to The Pink Chateau film
Listen to In the Valley Below
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TOPICS

• Songwriting
• Working as a couple
• Sleeping together makes better music
• Following your dreams vs getting stuck in life
• The difference between needs and wants
• What success means
• Using social media
• Meeting your idols
• The marriage game
• The band plays "The Pink Chateau" acoustic and the "Rise" music video is shown

MENTIONED:
Robbie Robertson, Jim Wilson, David Bowie, Sinead O'Connor, Simon and Garfunkel, Peter Gabriel, Jimi Hendrix, Rush, Air Supply, The Eagles, Patty Griffin, Prince

Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

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