293: Kevin Duquette (Topshelf Records): I Didn't Know It Could Be Like This
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy welcomes Kevin Duquette of Topshelf Records
On this episode, Jeremy and Kevin talk weather, time, ska-core, Bad Boy Records, radio station sweepstakes, playing drums, cataloging records, Big D and the Kid's Table, releasing records from bands that change completely, being a label for 20 years, and so much more!!!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, firsties, I'd like to welcome our new sponsor, Iodine Records, who after a 17-year |
| 0:06.9 | label break came back with a fury of banger releases, including reissues and new albums from |
| 0:12.5 | historically beloved bands like Quicksand, Jerome's Dream, Piebald, Modern Life is War, |
| 0:19.8 | the Cascot Lottery, and more. |
| 0:22.4 | Up next, they are releasing a brand new album from the saddest landscape. |
| 0:26.6 | It's their first new album since 2015, recorded by both the late-great Steve Albini |
| 0:31.8 | and Bay Area legend Jack Shirley, featuring guest performances by Julian Baker, Evan Weiss of Into It Over |
| 0:39.5 | and hey, how about that, Jeremy Baum? You can pre-order a limited vinyl variant at |
| 0:44.4 | iodine records.com, including a special deluxe version which comes with a slipcase, number print, |
| 0:50.6 | and a special 4-inch record. Each version includes a 16-page insert and double-LP. |
| 0:57.0 | Once again, hit up iodine records.com to pre-order the status landscape record, and if you want a |
| 1:02.7 | recommendation, they released the Haisan Isaba discography. That's the definition of a |
| 1:08.3 | if you know you know Band. Very good. Podcast First ever Podcasts |
| 1:29.3 | First ever |
| 1:31.3 | Welcome to the first ever podcast. |
| 1:49.2 | My name is Jeremy Bollm. |
| 1:50.5 | I am your host, and if this is your first time here, |
| 1:52.8 | this is a show where I interview artists of all kinds |
| 1:55.1 | about the first experiences and their art form |
| 1:57.4 | that led them to where they are today. |
| 2:00.3 | This is episode 293, and my guest this week is Kevin DeKette, co-owner of Top Shelf Records. |
| 2:09.5 | Kevin and the crew over there are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the label, |
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