{"id":230,"date":"2016-02-28T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2016-03-05T03:11:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T03:11:25","slug":"dystopia-can-be-a-little-depressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/dystopia-can-be-a-little-depressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dystopia Can Be A Little Depressing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On today\u2019s show we chat with Lisa Ronson about her new album, Emperors of Medieval Japan<\/em>. Brent talks about his affection for the 90s revival sound and Vaporwave. TLR talks about creating a Choose Your Own Adventure audio drama.<\/p>\n

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Lisa Ronson<\/a>\u2018s Emperors of Medieval Japan<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
The Secret History<\/a>, New York-based indie pop\/art rock group<\/li>\n
Holy Holy<\/a>, a supergroup which exists to perform the musical works of David Bowie<\/li>\n
Lisa Ronson \u201c Je D\u00e9teste<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n
Lisa Ronson\u2019s label, Maniac Squat<\/a><\/li>\n
My Favorite<\/a>, indie pop band formed in Long Island, New York in the early 1990s, later of Brooklyn and Queens<\/li>\n
Geek culture<\/a><\/li>\n
DJ Fresh<\/a>\u2018s album, How Love Begins<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
Vaporwave<\/a>, a musical micro-genre characterized by a nostalgic fascination with retro (typically that of the 1980s, 1990s, and early-mid 2000s) cultural aesthetic, video games, technology and advertising, and often involves the fusion of modern popular music with lounge, smooth jazz and elevator music<\/li>\n
Vaporwave on Reddit<\/a><\/li>\n
Vaporwave on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n
Vaporwave artists, Vektroid<\/a><\/li>\n
Nu metal<\/a><\/li>\n
Human Traffic<\/a>, nu metal inspired band<\/li>\n
GRYPT<\/a>\u2018s Tales from a Glass Crypt Vol. 2: The Blob Stares Back<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
Choose Your Own Adventure<\/a><\/li>\n
Indie games<\/a><\/li>\n
Twine<\/a>, a tool created by Chris Klimas for making interactive fiction in the form of web pages.<\/li>\n
Big Black<\/a>\u2018s \u201cThe Model\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Joseph Aleo<\/strong>
\nWebsite: http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/<\/a>
\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/josephaleo<\/a><\/p>\n
Steven Howard<\/strong>
\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mentalnotesAFM<\/a>
\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/MentalNotesAFM<\/a><\/p>\n
Brent Morris<\/strong>
\nWebsite: http:\/\/closetgeekshow.ca<\/a>
\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/closetgeekshow<\/a><\/p>\n
TLR<\/strong>
\nWebsite: http:\/\/taylorshechet.com<\/a>
\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/_tlr_<\/a><\/p>\n
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