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CHIRP Podcasts
Artist Interviews Classixx
CHIRP's Dylan Peterson got to hang out backstage at the Mid with Classixx before their Pitchfork Fest after-party. Michael David and Tyler Blake talked about the pitfalls of the nu-disco genre, making dance music that they can be proud of when they're old, and going to creepy S&M after-parties in Chicago. Classixx's first album, Hanging Gardens, came out May 14th, 2013, to heavy play on summer mixes everywhere.
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Artist Interviews Still Corners
Sub Pop's Still Corners met with CHIRP's Cher Vincent before their Chicago show at Lincoln Hall with CHVRCHES. The core duo of the band, Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray talked about the humble beginning stages of Still Corners, and how they eventually turned the project into a full band. Their second full-length album, Strange Pleasures, released on May 7th, 2013.
produced by Daniel S. Musisi
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Split Reel Split Reel: The Films of Quentin Tarantino (with guest Katherine Rife)
It's been nearly 20 years since writer/director Quentin Tarantino's second film, "Pulp Fiction," cemented his status as a Hollywood icon and inspired a whole theatrical wave of wise-cracking gangsters. A B-movie junkie, Tarantino has drawn from decades of cinema during his career, paying tribute to genres as diverse as spaghetti westerns ("Django Unchained") and samurai films ("Kill Bill").
Joining host Kevin Fullam is Chicago film blogger Katherine Rife, author of the new book, "If You Like Quentin Tarantino..." For more information on Split Reel, visit kevinfullam.net.
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Artist Interviews Qwel & Maker
Blake Burkhart had the opportunity to hang out with Chicago's underground rap mainstays Qwel and Maker on Record Store Day, 2013. The duo talked about their first records, how hip-hop production has changed over the past decade, and keeping their sound raw on galapagos4.
produced by Briavael O'Reilley
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News Interview with Artist Cal Schenkel
People want to be recognized on their own terms. But there are times when your success is more closely associated with something or someone else. When it comes to the work of Frank Zappa, it’s hard to think about anyone but Zappa as being responsible because his personality loomed so large. But artist Cal Schenkel isn’t worried about being defined only in terms of his association with Zappa.
“I mean, it has its pros and cons, you know,” says Schenkel. He created the album art for a long list of Zappa records-- Uncle Meat, The Grand Wazoo, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Hot Rats, to name just a few. “It’s certainly gotten me a lot of recognition and also connections all over the world, really…I think my work speaks for itself, both the work I did then and the work I’m doing now.”
CHIRP’s Dan Epstein talked with Cal Schenkel at Firecat Projects Gallery in Bucktown where Schenkel’s work, both past and present, is on display until August 17th.
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