TRAPPO Investigates... The BLACK GAZE Connection
The horrible glory of TRAPPO's BLACK SUMMER continues unabated with a deep dive on the "Black Gaze" phenomenon with a brand-new episode of TRAPPO Investigates. Once upon a time, we began a new series here called TRAPPO Investigates with an episode called "What Is Shoegaze", and just about everybody who listened to that particular episode had something negative to say about it. Apparently we just didn't do a very good job of investigating "Shoegaze", and listeners were pretty eager to let us know. That was back in January, and we're finally following up with our second installment of this nascent series a scant seven months later, so I think we're striking while the iron is hot. And coincidentally (not coincidentally), the topic we're discussing this time around is not only Black Metal-adjacent, but also "Shoegaze"-adjacent, so we get to royally upset two fan bases at once with our latest episode! You can listen below, or find TRAPPO on Apple, Google, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Smarmify for Bong Blasters, and Amazon, so choose your own adventure and embrace the eternal reverberating void...
So what the hell is "Black Gaze"? That's the question we're asking this week. Seriously, what the hell is this "Black Gaze" thing? Do you know? Could you tell us? Leave a comment below, telling us everything you know about "Black Gaze". You could also tell us all about how much this episode sucks and how much we suck because we don't understand music or the popular culture or literally anything else. That's cool. Just type some words out below and share your thoughts. Do you use email? Do you have an email address? We do. It's trapposhow@gmail.com. You could send us an email if you would like. You probably won't, but you could. And we would love to read your emails. Preferably out loud on the next episode of TRAPPO's Mail Bag! But we won't hold our breath.
That's it for now. BLACK SUMMER rages on next week with more wholesome fun!
This show did a horrible job of “investigating” anything. Is that the joke? Is this a parody of a real podcast? I somehow know less about blackgaze after listening to this shit, and I didn’t think that was possible.
ReplyDeleteI would like to hear more about Alcest. I’ve never heard of them before and they sound interesting. I don’t really know what blackgaze music is, at least not before I listened to the show. I think I have a handle on it. Maybe this wasn’t exactly comprehensive, but it seemed like an okay primer for newbies like myself.
ReplyDeleteI never really understood what shoegaze was to begin with, so the whole blackgaze thing just mystifies me. I’m not a big black metal fan, but I’m dipping my toes into some of the artists you guys mentioned on your show, and I think it’s pretty decent stuff, so far. Maybe I’ll listen to your shoegaze episode soon.
ReplyDeleteI was in a coma for ten years, but some kind nurse played me this podcast and i miraculously woke up and had to tell you how much I hate this show. I want to go back into my coma now, because the world sucks and everything is miserable.
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