#299 with Candice and Matthew

Summary: (glitched cover by candice aka infinity-machine) Last night I cried while watching a documentary about Bronies. Sure, I was drunk, but it got me thinking about the importance of having a sanctuary. A place where you're safe to be vulnerable. For those of you not in the know, a brony is an adult male fan of the show My Little Pony. The documentary showed men from around the world gathering at a convention to celebrate their shared love of a children's show. I couldn't help but see parallels to Awesome Fest or things of that ilk. As someone who studies philosophy of science, reads the Silmarillion, and quotes Rancid lyrics with Shatnerian intensity I can relate to being passionate about things most people find embarrassing. Every Friday, Candice, Todd, and I get to work on things that we're passionate about. We work hard and goof around. Razorcake is a sanctuary. I think it's a sanctuary to a lot of you weirdoes taking the time to read this. It's a sanctuary because we believe what we do is important and worth the stress it takes to care about something that gets condescended to and written off. Music is what brought us together, but it's the personal ethics that keep us all here. At the end of the day I don't care what you're into as long as you're not an asshole. So, be kind to each other. Be kind to the Bronies. And be kind to me. Unless I'm being an asshole, then you can make fun of me. Yee-ha! Matthew To download the file to your computer, right click the link below and select "save target as..." It's a hefty file, so it may take some time to download to your computer. To play the file without downloading (it depends on your computer's configuration for playing music files), just click it. Your media player should recognize what to do with an mp3. (If it doesn't, you're on your own.) RAZORCAKE PODCAST #299 If you have any problems or helpful suggestions you can contact us through the website here. In the subject put “Podcast.” Hope you enjoy listening. Tracklisting: Mandice Michael Hurley, “Be Kind to Me” (Bellemeade Phonics) --- Rats, The, “Teenagers” (Tombstone) Young Governor, “One Look Around” (12XU) Mikal Cronin, “See It My Way” (Merge) Audacity, “Couldn't Hold A Candle” (Suicide Squeeze) --- Wreck Of The Zephyr, “Rhythm In My Bones” (Pass The Fist) Hunchback, “Respect for the Dead” (Freedom School) New Bomb Turks, The, “Born Toulouse-Lautrec” (Crypt) Angel Du$t, “Tulsa” (REACT!) --- Catt Bent Outta Shape, “Terms of Psychic Warfare” (Dead Broke / Drunken Sailor) Rumspringer, “Killer Boots, Man” (Not Shy of the DIY) Red Dons, “Cold Hearted” (Grave Mistake) --- Low Culture “Travel Song” (Dirt Cult) Homeowners, “Ant Trails” (Margin Mouth) Rations, “Leaves of Grass” (86'd, Abbreviated, and many others) --- This Is My Fist!, “All That Is Wrong” (No Idea) Marked Men, “Too Pretty to Fuck” (No Idea)