Hardcore Punk band Trash Talk

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 10 July 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Trash Talk got their start playing DIY venues in Northern California more than a decade ago. They've since gone on to play their energetic, cutting version of hardcore punk in front of crowds at music festivals like Coachella and Camp Flog Gnaw. The music they play is fast. It's loud. Very aggressive. Think along the lines of Black Flag or Suicidal Tendencies with a bit of thrash metal thrown in. Jordan Morris chats with bassist Spencer Pollard, singer Lee Spielman and guitarist Garrett Stevenson of Trash Talk. They talk about their new EP Squalor and what makes the crowds at the band's shows so different from most punk shows. Trash Talk will be hitting the road once it's safe to do so – but for now Squalor is perfect for a circle pit in your living room if you're looking to let out any pent up rage during quarantine.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:12.6	I'm Jordan Morris, it's Bullseye.
0:22.2	Trash Talk is a hardcore punk band, think Black Flag or suicidal tendencies and you're
0:27.1	starting to get the idea.
0:29.3	If you read a profile of the band, odds are the writer will let you know that Trash Talk
0:33.4	is your favorite rapper's favorite punk band.
0:36.6	So what does that mean?
0:37.6	Well, there's the label they recorded on for one, Odd Future, the same place that was
0:42.2	home to Tyler the creator, the internet and others.
0:45.1	They've also toured with rappers like Action Bronson and they collaborate with producers
0:49.0	who normally work in hip hop.
0:51.1	So at any given Trash Talk show, you'll see a bunch of hardcore kids in the crowd, but
0:55.1	also some action Bronson fans and a few Odd Future fans too.
0:59.2	A lot of hardcore bands talk a big game about unity and togetherness, but Trash Talk practices
1:04.2	it.
1:05.2	Their newest release is an EP called Squalor and the whole thing is produced by Kenny Beats,
1:09.3	another guy who usually works in hip hop.
1:11.6	It's a really exciting record.
1:13.2	Let's take a listen to a track off it.
1:14.8	It's called Something Wicked.
1:25.1	I am here with Spencer Garrett and Lee from Trash Talk.
1:47.3	Trash Talk, welcome to Bullseye.
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