Menswear maven and photo guru Daniel Baraka in the studio this week! We contemplate Nashville, talk arrested development, Buck Mason, Sid Mashburn, paternal influence, becoming a photographer, world building, velvet slippers, up and coming Nashville brands, really wearing out your clothes, and more!

Tougher Than Bison Skin with Daniel Z. Baraka

This week, we have an extraordinary guest from the windy hot dog stand of Chicago, Julia Z. Caisip @sartorialfantasybox was kind enough to grace us with her knowing presence. An amazing writer, a student of aesthetics, and someone who blurs the lines of many subcultures, it was a fantastic conversation.

We talked Eastern European fiction, the concept of “Writing Up,” finding subculture through an identity crisis, how Ivy is the punk of tailored clothing, embracing queer and butch culture, Dress Sneaker Hate Fest, DND, Steam Punk, character study, stunted American sexuality, and a shoutout to high school English teachers, and a mustard squirt more!

A Medium Is the Message with Julia Z. Caisip

A heavy hitter and #menswear Tumblr OG, Nico Lazaro has been, like Forrest Gump, everywhere in recent clothing history. We praised a return to long-form writing, moving to  and adjusting to LA, working with a handful of upcoming brands, including, you may have heard of it, Grailed.com [http://grailed.com/], early adoption of social media, sharing his passion for clothing in palatable ways, getting back to his roots, as everyone seems to be doing, these days, the cyclical nature of fashion, and more!

Friction with Nico Lazaro

With this show, we get to do something people don't often get to do: interview people we really admire and look up to. Well, here's mine, for today, I have known Bill Stevenson since I moved in behind his studio in Baltimore in maybe 2012? 

He has been a friend and mentor since. We talk about the ethos of punk rock, DIY Ideology, New York in the 80s, Misfits, New York Dolls, Danzig, giving people more than what they buy, ie stickers, totes, etc, doing your own thing, Ian Mackaye, poverty, optimism, graffiti, tattooing, the first tattoo he did, cease and desist letters, his top 5 hardcore records, fatherhood, and not much fashion! Listen up!

Punk Rock Santa Claus with Bill Stevenson

This week we had on the man, the myth, the legend, a jack of all trades, and a master of many,  that is Barnhog Trollman. We talked origin stories, the etymology of an accent, the DIY approach, the art of cloth preservation and reinvention, what he’s wearing at the End of the World, restoring an old building, living with no money on purpose, making something with nothing the veterinary concerns of traveling with two donkeys, and much morePlaceholder

Doing Something with Nothing with Barhog Trollman 

This week, we had Oklahoman thrift legend, artist, and all around rad dude @bobdale in the studio. We talked shopping at department stores, pop art, Warhol, uniforms, the aroma and etiquette of thrifting, the inspirations and aspirations of his art, clowns, living in the Central Time Zone, the Tulsa music scene, and much more!

Art Is A Shield with Bob Dale

This week, we have a show long in the making, with  stalwart of the vintage clothing community and proud Philadelphian, David Lochner. He’s been in the game a  long time and has some of the most eclectic taste out there. He gives us a brief history of his business, @briarvintage, we talk about a bunch of Philadelphia things, the UK's "Right to Ramble," false scarcity, clothing that transcends current trends, working magic with a sewing needle, rare finds, and a butt load more!

A Finite Commodity with David Lochner

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, Theys and Thems,  you're listening to Car Talk, I’m your host, Conor Flower, and for some reason, we talked about cars and driving a lot on this episode. 

We ALSO talked about art, and process, Dollywood, community college, Pennsylvania, PIttsburgh, Powerpoint, painting, writing, Instagram, and much more!

Ghoulorama with John Rogers

A special episode of Apocalypse Duds in store: Kate Fogg, Rage Against The Machine's unofficial documentarian, in the stu. How and why she started her fan page, first exposures to Rage, Kate tells us about first hearing the band and not yet speaking English, we probe the depths of appreciation the way only an archivist can, we talk about her and our political radicalization as teens, and how worldviews were formed, and  white whales of collecting, and MORE !!!!!

More Than Music with Kate Fogg

Yet another overqualified guest! In the studio this week, after much evading, we have, dear friend, Sven de Lance. Aside from his great street style blog @coup_de_lance, we talk about Brazil, Germany, Berlin from a few angles, skating, August Sanders, Yohji Yamamoto, lived in clothing, the “Poppers,” trench coats, Colombo, and more, on Apocalypse Duds!

Trench Coat Struggles with Sven de Lance

A clown and a curmudgeon contemplate clothes with their comrades. 

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