211: Michael Berdan (Uniform): A Tangible Aura of Danger
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2024
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy interviews Mike Berdan of the band Uniform.
On this episode Jeremy and Mike talk Deafheaven, Philadelphia, Nickelodeon, Bon Jovi, writing on synthesizer, his first band, opening for Turmoil, participating in early versions of Welcome the Plague Year, using music to process trauma, inspirations for his band Uniform, singing for VEINS, their new album "American Standard", and so much more!
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| 0:00.0 | My friends, it is my pleasure to update you on the latest releases from Convulse Records. |
| 0:05.9 | They are the unstoppable label that brought us gel, MS paint, and military gun. |
| 0:11.5 | These next releases are straight-up bangers, so let's go. |
| 0:14.2 | First we got the band American Culture, whose new LP, Hey Brother, it's been a while, |
| 0:19.3 | effortlessly weaves the band's many influences |
| 0:22.3 | into one cohesive sound, conjuring up an endless array of rock music fantasy scenarios. |
| 0:27.9 | Like, what if the Stone Roses were fronted by Jim Carroll? |
| 0:31.8 | What if spiritualized and the replacements wrote music together? |
| 0:35.0 | I mean, come on, I feel like when I got sent that description, |
| 0:38.1 | I was like, that's, you're just, that's just for me. That's the most for me shit I've ever read. |
| 0:42.9 | Next up, we got Candy Apple. They are such a sick hardcore band that touches on noise and |
| 0:47.7 | experimentation throughout their new album, Comatose. Fans of pissed jeans, total abuse, and |
| 0:53.2 | Hoosker Doe will find plenty to like. |
| 0:55.7 | Lastly, we got Pardiner. |
| 0:57.8 | Their new 7-inch EP, Paranoid in Hell, marries big 90s rock hooks with fuzzed-out slacker rock. |
| 1:03.9 | Fans of teenage fan club, Sebadot, or Beat Happening, will enjoy. |
| 1:08.8 | You can listen and purchase these records |
| 1:11.2 | when you head on over to convulsrecords.bancamp.com. |
| 1:16.0 | First ever podcast. |
| 1:32.3 | First ever podcast. |
| 1:55.0 | My name is Jeremy Bollem. |
| 1:57.8 | I am your host, and if this is your first time here, this is a show where I interview artists of all kinds about the first experiences in their art form that led them to where they are today. This is episode 211. And my guest this week is Mike Burdan of the band Uniform, who have a brand new record. It's available right now. |
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