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”Hot Takes” is a high energy music discussion podcast featuring vaporwave artist Skeleton Lipstick and vaporwave DJ Yung Shiro 白. Every other Monday, tune in at 9PM ET for interviews, music discussions, and strong opinions! No judgment!
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Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
For the penultimate episode of "Hot Takes" season 2, we got FrankJavCee to join us on stream! Francisco Contreras, the real person behind the renowned internet comedian, DJ, and producer tag, joined us for a rap session, featuring two hours' worth of wild stories, insightful wisdom, and hilarious takes. FrankJavCee is an internet OG and famous Youtuber, best known for his instructional videos poking fun at niche internet-based genres of electronic music like chiptune, trap music, and vaporwave. Building on his success on Soundcloud and Youtube, FrankJavCee has not only performed at many festivals and parties, but has also released several albums' worth of music, drawing from myriad independent electronic music genres. In today's episode, we get to hear all about his experiences with stalkers, obsessed fans, and other famous Youtubers in LA. We get to hear his insightful thoughts regarding hilarious tweets, producing beats, networking, and how to get him interested in hearing your music project. You've got to at least hear his opinions on jazz, city pop, synthpop, and shoegaze! You heard it on "Hot Takes"!
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
This week on "Hot Takes", we had a visit with Bee Fant! Known for their visual art and music within the vaporwave scene, Bee rapped with us all night, bringing plenty of insight, thoughts, opinions, and takes to the show for us! Having been involved with the scene for a while, Bee has developed an iconic visual art motif that's instantly recognizable by anyone that knows anything about the vaporwave movement. They've worked with countless labels, artists, and characters within the vaporsphere, most notably producing flyer artwork for Dan Mason, Mossy Frog Tapes, 식료품Groceries, and live shows put on by the likes of Death's Dynamic Shroud and Skelly's own Terminally Chill vapor dance party! During this week's episode, we got to chat about Bee's ridiculously curated taste in music, the average background of the average vapor fan, and the love that Bee and Shiro have for the Dissidia Final Fantasy games. We were able to be privy to Bee's background in piano and violin and their experience in art school, and we got to clown Skelly for being unfamiliar with "Twin Peaks". Bee was such a treat, forgoing the hot takes for a more wholesome geekout session full of taste and thoughts on fine art and music! Tune in for Skelly's thoughts on controversies within the horror art world, but don't tune out until you've got the scoop on Bee's production process, work/life balance advice, and their favorite manga as a youth! You heard it on "Hot Takes"!
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Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
On episode 18 of "Hot Takes" season 2, we brought on some vaporwave up-and-comers to join us on the show: Sonavision Deluxe and Komit! Sona and Komit, the wizards behind the breakout independent electronic release "Creation", took over "Hot Takes" with the bois for a couple of hours' worth of production techniques, secret inspirational sauce, and ranting and raving about good and bad art alike with the live audience in chat. Having received critical acclaim due to their recent release and work with acts like Windows96, we felt it necessary to pick Sona and Komit's brains, owing to the quality of their sometimes psychedelic, always maximalist digital synthwork. In this latest episode, we get to rant and rave about the redeeming qualities of such musical acts as Oneohtrix Point Never, Rush, Siouxsie Sioux, Van Halen, Windows96, and more. We get to deep dive into Sona and Komit's favorite video game OSTs, with Sona and Shiro sharing a moment over the "Octopath Traveler" soundtrack. Don't miss the episode simply for Shiro's rant about album lengths and Skelly's slow ascent into dreamland towards the end of this episode of "Hot Takes" It's a hot'n!
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Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
For our latest episode of "Hot Takes", we brought on a vaporwave-infused chillwave up-and-comer, Fashionista Boyfriend! We've wanted to bring Casey on for a long time, so of course we were excited to have the opportunity to showcase his latest work, get the 311 on his production techniques, hear the stories behind his artform, and find out what his most controversial opinions on music and art were. Fashionista Boyfriend has been involved in the vaporwave scene for quite some time, releasing work and performing under the names AM Àffairs, Fashionista Boyfriend, and Gaiaxis. He has collaborated with OG artists like King Quartz, released work on noteworthy labels like Business Casual, and has opened for heavyweights like Brothertiger. The topics we discussed ran the gamut from growing up in a non-musical family to the beauty of early 2010's retro net-based independent electronic music to music that moves the listener to tears, like Shiro's example of his love of "Woman in Chains", by Tears for Fears. Are multi-day festivals worth the money and hassle? How many times will Skelly's camera freeze or Shiro forget to unmute his mic? Do lawnmowers dream? You'll never know the answers to these pressing questions or understand the inside jokes if you fail to stream Fashionista Boyfriend's episode of "Hot Takes"!
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Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
After a brief hiatus, we brought to our listeners and viewers the hotly anticipated 37th episode of "Hot Takes", and joining us was vaporwave/vaportrap up-and-comer Eventual Infinity! For two hours last Monday night, we got to talk production, tastes, personal views, and more with Paden. Known for their acclaimed early vaportrap work and albums released via fan favorite Pacific Plaza Records, Eventual Infinity when they joined us was on the cusp of releasing a brand new album that delves into a totally different more dreampunk-infused soundfont. The timing of our visit with them could not have been more apropos! Tune in to hear the three discuss the beauty of imperfection in art and the evocative imagery that instrumental music can create in the listener's mind. Watch Paden crack a smile ear to ear discussing their experience performing for the first time as Eventual Infinity at the ElectroniCON LA tape swap! Get the scoop on who Eventual Infinity would like best to collaborate with, along with a ghost/paranormal experience they shared with the audience during the broadcast. Despite Skelly refusing to pick a favorite A24 film, there was a great turnout and viewers engaged with plenty of fun questions for Paden. Now that's a hooooot take!
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Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Hot and ready for "Hot Takes" episode number 36, we brought to this net-based independent electronic music talk show a well-respected synthpop-influenced-vaporwave up-and-comer, Drinkyourtears! Joining the bois and the whole "Hot Takes" family, Drinkyourtears regaled us with opinions, takes, and tales for the two hours that we were privileged to spend with her. Known for her DIY production style and new wave and synthpop influence, Drinkyourtears has been making moves lately, building upon her fusion of strong, melodramatic melody, pop sensibility, and retro soundfont. She boasts many dedicated fans in the scene and adjacent scenes and has collaborated with other movers and shakers, such as Bee Fanty, Haze TV, and Male Tears. Relisten to hear about Drinkyourtears' unorthodox production techniques, including the vast number of unreleased, unfinished tracks she's sitting on! Hear Shiro and Drinkyourtears leave Skelly in the lurch as they wax nostalgic about video game OSTs, particularly that of Super Mario 64! Hear Drinkyourtears absolutely rip on The Proclaimers' one hit wonder "500 Miles". Episode 36 with Drinkyourtears was an all out geekout fest, featuring the talent, the hosts, and the attendees. You don't want to miss it!
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Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Episode 35 of "Hot Takes" is dedicated to all things 3D BLAST! Randy was an obvious choice for the show, being not only an accomplished DJ and artist, but also known on the internet for their brazen opinions and hilarious delivery. The two hours felt like nothing and brimmed with noteworthy moments like talking shop about Denon DJ decks and the benefits and drawbacks of playing live shows and dance parties. 3D BLAST may or may not have had some things to say regarding Daft Punk, Kanye West, and Panic at the Disco during the show. An in-depth dive into what allows us to classify an album as vaporwave is rumored to have happened on stream. The three reminisced over their experiences at the recent ElectroniCON 3 festival in New York City, and some talk occurred regarding absurdist and situational comedy. The truth is episode 35 was another memorable night that you won't want to miss, so restream it pronto if you want to know 3D BLAST's thoughts on pop punk music, playing the saxophone, and more! You heard it on "Hot Takes"!
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Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Our focus for the 34th episode of "Hot Takes" was senior vaporwave producer Dreaming Diary fka Digital Sex! Sebastian reached out to us about making an appearance on the show, and we rushed his scheduled episode due to our excitement over working with someone so tenured and multifaceted in the scene. Known for their work with Dream Catalogue, their vaporwave collaboration with OSCOB, and their recent work in the synthpop genre, the two hours we had with Dreaming Diary flew right by, as we enjoyed each others' company and the live viewers helped us pick their brain. Conversations were had about the growth and commercialization of vaporwave and the antagonists in the scene. A gleeful Shiro put Digital Sex through a couple rounds of marry fuck kill regarding shoegaze and vaporwave acts. Lots and lots reminiscing about the ElectroniCON 3 weekend transpired between the three, and an exposee on Dreaming Diary's songwriting process may or may not have also been covered during the episode. And there were countless other moments that haven't even been mentioned that were in this latest episode as well, so run up that play button!
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Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
During our thirty-third episode, Skeleton Lipstick and YUNG SHIRO 白 contrived to sit down with vaporwave up-and-comer Be Careful! Creator of Homesick FM, mastermind behind the recent Circuit Zero 2022 Summer Tour, and prolific recording artist, Be Careful has already dipped their feet into so many different vibrant sections of the community. They've been instrumental in organizing various livestream events and have helped promote the work of countless burgeoning artists in the DIY scene, all of this while regularly creating quality new solo content themselves. If you decide to skip this episode, you'll miss out on the secrets behind the planning of the Circuit Zero tour, the benefits and drawbacks of owning a recording studio, and the blissful experience of hearing something in music that totally subverts expectations. Our two hours with Be Careful sped by as we delved into such gems as the ElectroniCON lineup and the people we were excited about reuniting with at the festival! Reworking old material? Directing versus supporting roles in the community? Cults of personality in vaporwave!? You'd better tune in to "Hot Takes" if you want to hear about it!
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Saturday Jul 30, 2022
Saturday Jul 30, 2022
For our 32nd episode, "Hot Takes" features one of our own die hard supporters and visual artists for the show, PJ Rork, for an engrossing conversation on such topics as worldbuilding in fiction media and creating art for one's enjoyment rather than for a paycheck. In addition to their sharp sense of humor and flair for style, PJ Rork is known for their iconic high fantasy character design and caricature work, boasting clients such as Equip, The Yetee, and us too! They also create lush imaginary video game OST music as Fighting Island, having recently released the immersive concept album "Echoes From Brightmoon Tor" along with a monster fighting card game based on the lore from the album. Listen in as the three opine on topics such as art films and fantasy films; and if you stick around long enough, you just might get to see both PJ and Chris' cats!
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