{"id":4721,"date":"2017-05-26T00:08:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T00:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=4721"},"modified":"2018-10-03T22:33:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T22:33:52","slug":"robert-stark-interviews-brandon-adamson-about-his-compare-and-contrast-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=4721","title":{"rendered":"Robert Stark talks to Brandon Adamson about his Compare and Contrast EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4722 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast.jpg 700w, https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Robert Stark and co-host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZM4HLJJ75VhYvtRnq5dA9w\">Pilleater<\/a>\u00a0talk to Brandon Adamson about his new EP album\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brandonadamson.bandcamp.com\/album\/compare-and-contrast\">Compare and Contrast<\/a>. Brandon blogs at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/altleft.com\/\">AltLeft.com<\/a>\u00a0and is the author of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/us\/en\/shop\/brandon-adamson\/beatnik-fascism\/paperback\/product-22861647.html\">Beatnik Fascism<\/a>. His\u00a0music is available on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/brandonadamson.bandcamp.com\/\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/brandon-adamson\/id57971524\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Topics:<\/p>\n<p>Intro: Compare and Contrast<br \/>\nHow Brandon got into making music in the mid 90s (weird early releases like Birthday Boy)<br \/>\nThe meaning of songs on the EP, &#8220;Compare and Contrast&#8221;<br \/>\nHow some lyrics were taken from poems in Beatnik Fascism<br \/>\nThe song <a href=\"https:\/\/brandonadamson.bandcamp.com\/track\/for-a-sunny-day\">For a Sunny Day<\/a> inspired by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yus7IvioR_A\">The Sunrays &#8211; I Live For The Sun<\/a><br \/>\n90&#8217;s Indy music and how the artsy indie music scene seems dead<br \/>\nInfluences of 60&#8217;s mod bands and 90&#8217;s mod revival bands like Majestic<br \/>\nHow Brandon never liked or could relate to the Beatles or Rolling Stones but mostly only obscure and forgotten bands from the 60&#8217;s<br \/>\nMinimalism in music<br \/>\nBrandon&#8217;s interest in the 60&#8217;s mod style in music and design<br \/>\nBrandon&#8217;s album cover designs and inspiration from 70&#8217;s advertisements<br \/>\nMajestic&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/live-it-up\/id348695984\">Live It Up!<\/a>\u00a0album cover design<br \/>\nSongs inspired by 80&#8217;s cartoons and commercials<br \/>\n80&#8217;s Mall culture,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/deadmalls.com\/\">DeadMalls<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/altleft.com\/2016\/09\/20\/blood-soil-and-food-courts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The demolition of the Metro Center Mall in Phoenix<\/a>, and Brandon&#8217;s interest in the Logan&#8217;s Run aesthetic<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uo3O70sSTeQ\">Beatnik Fascism by Brandon Adamson (review by Pilleater)<\/a><br \/>\nOutro: Something Fun a Trampoline<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4721-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast-EP.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast-EP.mp3\">https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast-EP.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Brandom-Adamson-Compare-and-Contrast-EP.mp3\">Click Here<\/a> to download!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Artrstark\/\"><span style=\"color: #1a0dab;\">This show is brought to you by Robert Stark&#8217;s Paintings!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"75RF3EG8CMWVE\" \/><br \/>\n<input title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Robert Stark and co-host&nbsp;Pilleater&nbsp;talk to Brandon Adamson about his new EP album&nbsp;Compare and Contrast. Brandon blogs at&nbsp;AltLeft.com&nbsp;and is the author of&nbsp;Beatnik Fascism. His&nbsp;music is available on&nbsp;Bandcamp&nbsp;and&nbsp;iTunes. Topics: Intro: Compare and Contrast How Brandon got into making music in the mid 90s (weird early releases &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=4721\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Robert Stark talks to Brandon Adamson about his Compare and Contrast EP<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,807,572,819,1017,141,752,542,686,687,459,1019,1203,624,140,737],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1960s","category-1970s","category-1980s","category-1990s","category-60s-music","category-80s-music","category-90s-music","category-aesthetics","category-beatnik-fascism","category-brandon-adamson","category-culture","category-indie-music","category-malls","category-mid-century-modern","category-music","category-pilleater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4721"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4730,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4721\/revisions\/4730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}