24 episodes

George Chen (writer, musician, comedian) selects music and chats with friends from different genres of creative endeavor.

Zum Podcast with George Chen George Chen

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    • 5.0 • 12 Ratings

George Chen (writer, musician, comedian) selects music and chats with friends from different genres of creative endeavor.

    25th Anniversary Mix (Dublab Archive)

    25th Anniversary Mix (Dublab Archive)

    A two-hour mix from all-over the 25 year Zum catalog.

    • 2 hr
    George and Scott Pinkmountain talk sustainable creativity

    George and Scott Pinkmountain talk sustainable creativity

    George talks to Scott Pinkmountain about decades of music and comedy, what motivates us, and what mistakes to avoid.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Sup Doc Bonus - FEELS GOOD MAN director Arthur Jones & producer Giorgio Angelini

    Sup Doc Bonus - FEELS GOOD MAN director Arthur Jones & producer Giorgio Angelini

    A bonus episode from George's other show, Sup Doc: filmmakers Arthur Jones and Giorgio Angelini talk to us about Feels Good Man, the story of Matt Furie and his creation Pepe the Frog.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Well Futile with Chris Thomson

    Well Futile with Chris Thomson

    Slightly different format show - my radio show from 9th Floor is no longer on iTunes so I thought I'd throw it up here, a mix of music and talk. My interview guest Chris Thomson (Circus Lupus, Ignition, Lunch Meat, Soulside, Unrest) recorded July 25. 2015

    Playlist:
    Mdou Moctar – A Fleur Tamgak – Afelan (Sahel Sounds)
    Everybody Row – Escape Plan – The Sea Inside 7” (Vitriol Records/
    301 Collective)
    Zs – Wolf Government – XE (Northern Spy)
    White Noise Radio Theatre – Beyond Good and Evil – Ultra Low Frequency (self-released)
    John Carpenter – Vortex – Lost Themes (Sacred Bones)
    Lakes – Song Of Investment Capital Overseas – Zum Audio Vol 3 (Zum)
    Baus – GOT3 – Idol Minds (self-released)
    Monorchid – Oral Fixation Anonymous - Let Them Eat… (Simple Machines/Dischord)
    Sister Nancy – Bam Bam (Version) (Techniques)
    Rose Alliance – The Red Light In Her Face (Morte Creations)
    Skull Kontrol – Camouflage – Deviate Beyond All Means Of Capture (Touch and Go)

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    • 1 hr 49 min
    Michael Morley

    Michael Morley

    Zum Podcast Episode 24 - Michael Morley
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    Exciting to meet up with Mr. Michael Morley of The Dead C, Gate, 2 Foot Flame, and much more. Legendary New Zealand music and art figure, I had a chat with Michael at a Gate show with Ramleh in San Francisco. We touch on his art career, other music projects, daily life in Port Chalmers, and even the recently departed David Bowie.
    Special thanks to Tim Leanse for assistance with the interview at the Elbo Room. https://gatemm.bandcamp.com/
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    HIGH CASTLE - After God - Spirit of the West (Zum) (intro music)
    THE DEAD C - Sky - Harsh 70s Reality (Siltbreeze)
    GATE WITH LEE RANALDO & ZEENA PARKINS - MM/LR/ZP - Threadwaxing Space (Zero Hour)

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    • 49 min
    Best of the Zum Podcast

    Best of the Zum Podcast

    If this is your first time checking out the show, welcome! I created this hourlong FCC clean version of the show for KGPC 96.9 FM (aka 9th Floor Radio at Peralta College) in Spring 2015. I made some bleep sounds for the swearing and tried to pick the chunks that I found the most interesting. These are my talks with Calvin Johnson (K Records, Beat Happening), Ron Lynch (Adventure Time, Home Movies), Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile), Mark Gergis (Sham Palace, Porest, Sublime Frequencies), and Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu). You can listen to these in their unedited glory from the same place you got this episode.
    This episode lead to a short-lived (three episodes!) live radio show called Well Futile that is still housed over at KGPC http://www.9thfloorradio.com/wellfutile . I had to end the WF show due to some personal crises (aka a bunch of my records being stolen) but I feel great being back to this long-form format. Since April I also launched a podcast about documentaries with Paco Romane called 'Sup Doc, so check that out as well.
    http://supdocpodcast.com
    Theme music is "After God" by High Castle.

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    • 1 hr

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Aliena M. ,

Awesome music podcast

I am enjoying this podcast immensely. So much good Bay Area music history. I love George Chen's funny, charming, low-key style and his inclusion of well curated, eclectic, and underground music throughout the show. George interviews some of my favorite current musicians and artists, and so much great stuff comes out of these conversations. George has an intriguing sensibility and a vast and diverse knowledge of all things sound, music and comedy.

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