Welcome back to Six Questions With Matty C. It’s a simple short-form interview show from the fine folks at What Am I Making.
In each episode I’ll use the same half dozen questions about film or music, each with a five minute discussion limit to learn more from each guest about how the culture we consume shapes the people that we turn into.
This week’s guest is
, the man behind the fantastic music Substack, On Repeat Records.In this go-round, Kevin and I talk about the records that shaped us as young children. We discuss the power of art and music on young people and talk about a a time when records were a sort of classroom. Kevin hops in our time machine to travel back to see a legendary multi-night run that became one of the greatest concert films of all time.
We talk about the two bands that began to help Kevin form his political beliefs. He says he came for the beats, but stayed for the message. There is also talk of a beloved Ohio singer/songwriter that helped Kevin, a native Oregonian, come to terms with and better understand his midwestern surroundings living in Wisconsin.
Talk of favorite shows leads to discussions of lifelong connections across the merch table or standing behind a cargo van at one o’clock in the morning. And of course, Kevin tells us why New Order would be the last band he would ever let go from his record collection.
Come join me and Kevin Alexander for six musical questions. Let’s get into it.
Cheers,
Matty C
What Am I Making #012 - Kevin Alexander of 'On Repeat'
All it took for me to feel comfortable enough to reach out to Kevin Alexander at On Repeat was reading his writing. His bio started with the phrase, “playlists are my love language”. How was I not going to get along with a dude who identified himself that way to the outside world?
