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Hello beautiful world. In our first in person episode in like forever, we’re chatting with Chicago singer/songwriter, benten. We talk about our morning diets, double fisting donuts, hitting the road with Mickey Darling, surrounding yourself with good folk, and mid Quentin Tarantino movies.
Shoutout all my film bros - we’re in the lab with filmmaker and commentator, Karsten Runquist. We talk about his longevity on YouTube, his favorite theaters in Chicago, his residency on Beloved Radio, and we shoutout everybody in existence.
Two episodes, one day, you KNOW I’m on that editing grind. Today we’re talking with podcaster and filmmaker, Jack Wagner. Jack hosts a podcast called “Otherworld” in which real people tell real stories of the paranormal or unexplainable. It’s super spooky vibes you gotta listen to it with the lights on. We talk about how to spot a fake haunted house, hardcore, AMC seniority, and Deezer. Jack also studied film at Columbia College Chicago so we’re BASICALLY boys now.
Sorry for the delay… was too busy blasting jungle chunes. We’re peeping game and locking in with producer and DJ, Coco Bryce. We spend the whole episode soaking up knowledge and talking about Skweee, Snoopy, dubplates, and of course, how massive jungle is. Alex is here too and asks some questions I guess.
Went too hard and had to take a week off but we’re BACK with New York-based musician Chanel Beads. We chat about his upcoming debut album, signing to Jagjaguwar, collabing as a dictator, and Colorado v. Montana beef.
Linked with the GOATs and now we’re a comedy podcast. This week we chatted with Cameron, Caleb, and Patrick from Podcast About List. We talk about their upcoming sketch tour, “World’s Biggest Army”, our favorite kind of hats, sham film jobs, and Marc Normand’s whereabouts. Make sure to catch them at Schubas on April 2nd!
In the stu with the GOAT! We’re talking with Chicago singer-songwriter, grace bloom. Along with promoting their new single, “cautious optimism”, along with Chicago artist, Adelaide, we talk about the best food spots near Chi-town venues, and DIY dos and don'ts. TAP IN!!!
Yooooooooooo - we’re back talking to rapper and producer Niontay. We wish him a happy belated birthday and talk about being anti-cake, his upcoming nationwide tour with MIKE, 454, and El Cousteau, his EPs releases of 2023, shooting music videos on boats, and celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop by cooking up in the stu.
Two weeks in a row let’s see if we can keep this up! In this episode, we chat with artist, DJ, and Eldia member gum.mp3 (that’s 3/3). We chat about his upcoming album, Black Life, Red Planet, his upcoming show at Schuba’s, the ethics of your vinyl, and what it’s like to have your song play in Switzerland.
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR SEES TUNNEL GALORE! On the first episode of the new year, we chat with Philadelphia artist and DJ, JEWELSSEA. We talk about the release of her debut album, culminations vs. combinations (Drake voice), Philly’s impact, and the CVS Snoopy plushie.
Ted Kamal
Seasons greetings! We sit down with New York-based artist and DJ Ted Kamal to chat about his latest project Rhythm Heaven, touring with Pink Siifu, the commercialization of lo-fi beats, and his upcoming work.
POLO PERKS <3 <3 <3
Wow! Time really does fly. Welcome back to the season three premiere of Deep Dark Tunnel! Welcoming us back we sit down with NYC drill pioneer POLO PERKS <3 <3 <3. We talk about being on tour with glaive and Oso Oso, his favorite Connecticut hotspots, the story behind the samples, and his Harold’s order. You can catch him at the Metro on August 18th (the day this comes out).
GRIDLIFE Festival is returning for its tenth year at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Michigan. Gridlife Midwest is a three day festival featuring, racing, music, camping and more. Join Deep Dark Tunnel admin Molly Tramell and Chris Stewart as they have a conversation about what this year at Gridlife will entail.
Episode 7: Hotline TNT
One of our favorite shows so far, this episode Sage chats with Hotline TNT fresh off their Chicago performance at Beat Kitchen. We talk about touring during the winter, keeping a foot in hardcore, and Nu Metal. We LOVE Nu Metal!!!
Confirmed episode numero six! Molly and Sage crawl down the depths of the tunnel to talk with clip god William Crooks about being secure in your own music, his love for botany, computer malfunctions, and many more!
Crawl down the tunnel with Sage and guest Michael in episode 5 of Deep Dark Tunnel! Michael is the frontman of Chicago-based hardcore band Instill as well as drummer for hardcore band Buggin also based in Chicago. We chat about the genre’s cultural shift, Chicago’s scene, funny band lineups, and the inception of his band Instill. Be sure to check out Michael and Buggin on February 17th at Lincoln Hall opening up for RXK Nephew along with Dj Taye!
Whoop whoop whoop! This is a very special episode of DDT where Sage chats with dear friend Mole AKA Mole Hole FKA Bimmer Boy AKA Alex. We chat about dub sirens, spinbacks, the max amount you can b2b, and other dumb stuff. Fun show!
In episode three, follow Sage down the tunnel to chat with producer, DJ, and online personality Downhill2k01. We talk about everything from their presence on TikTok, personal evolution in their music, getting featured on NTS, and the ethics of Googling yourself.
Woah… we’re back for season 2! For our season premiere, we sit down with Connecticut emo band Anxious to talk about their debut album Little Green House, tour life on the road, performing post-pandemic, and our affinity for Family Guy. You can catch them this fall opening for a nationwide tour with Oso Oso, and find their album Little Green House wherever you stream music!
Welcome to episode 27 of the deepest, darkest, dankest tunnel in the underground… join us with leader of the new NYC garage movement, Swami Sound as we walk through their creative process and musical journey !!!
