57: Tim Singer (Deadguy): You Have to Have the Right Agenda, Which is No Agenda

The First Ever Podcast

Jeremy Bolm

Music, Arts, Music Interviews

5.0 • 532 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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This week Jeremy interviews Tim Singer of Deadguy, Kiss it Goodbye, Bitter Branches

Just ahead of Deadguy's reunion show in Philadelphia, the two talk about growing up in Summit, NJ, how much things have changed in NYC from then till now, the first shows he saw at CBGBs / The Ritz, his brothers influence on his music taste early on, "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies, Winston Smith, the art of Dead Kennedys, Boiling Point fanzine, his introduction to photography, developing his own photos, tidbits about album art he designed, auditioning for his first band No Escape, realizing who he was as a vocalist, themes for lyrics, wanting to standout sonically amongst peers, Deadguy landed on Victory, first recording experiences and hearing his voice back the first time, how his stream of consciousness performances came to be, recording Fixation on a Co-Worker with Steve Evetts, the joy of hearing your band recorded back in car speakers, first touring experiences with No Escape, getting to play the OK Hotel in Seattle, how Kiss It Goodbye was suppose to put out a Sub Pop Singles Club 7", what brought Tim back to being in bands, Deadguy reunion shows, juggling art with music, and so much more!

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0:49.3	Puntips Welcome to the first ever podcast. I am your host, Jeremy Bollm. If this is your first time here, this is a show where I interview artists of all kinds about the first experiences and their art form that led them to where they are today. I am so excited about
1:15.6	my guests this week. I am talking to Tim Singer. Tim fronted the band, Dead Guy, who are currently
1:24.0	playing some reunion shows, which had my mind completely blown.
1:28.3	That's, you know, there's always a handful of bands you think you'd never get to see.
1:32.4	So they're starting it off in Philadelphia at the Decibel Fest out there,
1:36.0	and then they're going to be playing in Los Angeles at the Deciple Fest out here.
1:41.0	I, uh, I'm just so thrilled.
1:43.0	And, um, I've always looked at Tim Singer as just this, you know,
1:47.4	force of nature. And I never really, you know, figured I'd ever get a chance to talk to someone
1:52.3	like him. And it happened. So, um, yeah, Tim sing in a, and dead guy. He also was a singer of
1:58.7	Kiss a Goodbye. He was the singer of No Escape.
2:02.7	And he has some more newer bands, like a band called Bitter Branches, which has been super active, as well as a band called Process Black.
2:10.9	I just love seeing Tim have like this second, of musical output. And it was a,
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