We Have a Technical

This week, like everyone else, Bruce and Alex are talking about David Bowie. They do their best to draw lines between his work and goth and industrial, but like Bowie himself, a discussion of his influence can't be tied to just one or two points. Lotsa talk about Outside, the Berlin records and so much more on this episode of We Have a Technical. 

To kick off 2016, Bruce and Alex each pick five things they'd like to see in the year ahead. New albums, trends, reissues, it's all fair game as the Senior Staff dig into the new year with all the gusto you've come to expect from the official I Die: You Die podcast! 

In our yearly off topic episode Bruce and Alex pay homage to Lemmy by drinking an ocean of Jack and Cokes. Some discussion of books, pro wrestling and non-scene music is also had. It's pretty long, and meanders a lot, and both hosts are pretty drunk by the end of it. It's probably not that great? You be the judge! 

Bruce and Alex take a final look back at the trends and topics of 2015 and send last minute shout outs to some overlooked LPs on this episode of We Have A Technical, the penultimate of the year! 

With the blog's Top 25 Records of 2015 list published, Alex and Bruce look at some honourable mentions and notable reissues, and give some thought to the ins and outs of what does and doesn't fall within the purview of niche music writing. It's a sober second look at the year that was, just before 2015 gets rung out in a far more inebriated style on the latest episode of We Have A Technical.

On this episode of the podcast, the Senior Staff takes up the question of the label's role in 2025. Curation, distribution, legacies: what can labels do for fans and bands in the digital age? That and more on this week's episode of We Have a Technical, the official I Die: You Die podcast. 

Alex and Bruce each offer takes on a pair of electo-industrial records from the mid-aughts, and respond to some of the blowback from last week's discussion of Front 242.

Alex and Bruce return to the Pick Five format to discuss "difficult" music of all stripes and sizes, and talk through the issues pertaining to industrial-esque artists who've received mainstream plaudits, all on this episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast. 

Alex and Bruce offer up 2 for 1 interviews this week as photographer Jill Grant and Gregg McGillivray of Urusai stop by for some chats. They also touch on the ever-present controversies surrounding Death In June as the band embarks on a North American tour.

Bruce and Alex are joined by Michael Arthur Holloway of Dead When I Found Her. New album "All The Way Down"'s connections to end of life care, the history of sampling in industrial music, and plenty more are taken up in the latest episode of the idieyoudie.com podcast!

This week on We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex go on at length about the club scene as it pertains to Our Thing. Changes in the music, style of promotion, the role of attendees, DJs, owners and the social incentives for going out dancing (and drinking!) are explored in the patented style of this, the official I Die: You Die podcast! 

Bruce and Alex flip through the Rolodex for the 75th episode of We Have a Technical and have eleven friends of the podcast drop in to comment on albums they hold near and dear to their hearts. Special Appearances by Matt Fanale of Caustic, Adam Williams of amodelofcontrol.com, Ned Ragget, Kathleen Chausse, Rexx Arkana of FGFC820, Sara Taylor of Youth Code, Eric Gottesman of Everything Goes Cold, W...

On this episode of the official (accept no substitutes) podcast of Spoopoween, the Senior Staff of I Die: You Die talk to industrial podcast OG DJ Todd of Real Synthetic Audio! Topics include the history of RSA, the role of the DJ in the club and on the internet and changes we've seen in the last 15 plus years in the game. Also some chat about the recently announced Swans reissues, our regular rec...

On this episode of the official I Die: You Die podcast, Bruce and Alex give some thought to the great beyond with a discussion of the pragmatics and ethics of posthumous releases.

Alex and Bruce take a look at the paths carved out by two bands they've been tracking for the past few years - Terminal Gods and Mircalla - and cut through the hype surrounding the new New Order LP on the latest episode of We Have A Technical!

Bruce and Alex run through all of the recent goings on in Chicago for Cold Waves and in LA for Front 242. But the Industrial Summer Camp madness doesn't stop there! Kathleen Chausse drops by to talk about the Voidstar festival happening this weekend in Boston!

On this episode of We Have A Technical, Bruce and Alex field questions from listeners, ranging from the function and quality of lyrics to their preferred shooter recipes! It's an all request, all mailbag episode of the world's spoopiest industrial podcast.

On this episode of We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex dig into the influences of two very disparate acts on the shape and sound of Our Thing: Pet Shop Boys and Converter. Odball tribute albums are unearthed, the merits of VPN surfing are debated, and all the usual nonsense you've come to expect from Canada's most pro-wrestling friendly industrial podcast makes its way in as well.

On this episode of We Have A Technical, Jason Novak joins the senior staff for a chat about the origins and new realizations of the Cold Waves festival in Chicago, his work in reviving the old Wax Trax sound with Chris Connelly as Cocksure, and that certain je ne sais quoi possessed by Severed Heads. All this and more of the usual nonsense on the latest episode of WHaT!

After a couple of weeks away (not that the listening public would know), Bruce and Alex take a look at the insurmountable stack of records yet to be released in 2015, and each pick five records which point to the music of the future...

A few weeks back Bruce and Alex met up with Aaron Fuleki and Alex Reed on the eve of their amazing performance at Terminus Festival to chat improvisation, the fan/artist relationship and how to bring music as varied as theirs to the stage. It was fun and brisk convo that touched on a lot of concepts and ideas, had numerous intriguing diversions and occasionally descended into some good natured sil...

On this episode of We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex run a commentary on one of their mutual favourite 90s EBM albums, the majestic electropop journey that is Covenant's "Europa". These album commentaries are a bit of a rare bird, so come on a ride that goes from millenial clubs to the edge of history, and, yes, to the water and the stone.

Fresh back from a road trip to Seattle Alex and Bruce are ready to talk about records by And One and Din [A] Tod, do a bit of crate digging, and turn an eye to what's happening in Toronto. There's also a little bit of local show scouting and overall (if vague) excitement over a whole bunch of upcoming projects and releases on this, the latest episode of your snooty roommate's favourite music podca...

On this episode of We Have a Technical, Bruce and Alex chatting with our friend Troy Hilton of Darker Side of Light Productions about the upcoming Aftermath Festival in Toronto! Additionally we get him to talk booking and tour managing, getting him to pull back the curtain and really dig into what it takes to get a multi-city tour happening, from the band, to the local promoters and even the fans!...

Bruce and Alex do a wrap-up of Calgary's Terminus Festival and talk to JD and Mel from Grendel! We go over some of our favourite performances, chat a bit about what separated this iteration from others, and toss in a bit of New Order nitpicking for good measure.