Slumlord Radio

A chat with Mike, Matt, and Tommy of the band Slumlord Radio with fans Cindi and Darrell. This conversation was infectious and fun. We started off sharing our astrological signs. Then moved into the backstory of Slumlord Radio and the perils of moving from Sweden as impressionable youths with dreams of stardom. We marveled at how well Matt, Tommy and Mike have no hint of their former Norwegian accents.

Fans Cindi and Darrell came to become Slumlord Radio fans through their mutual association in music. Darrell is the vocalist/guitarist for a Grand Rapids based rock band called Paper Planecrash. They are currently working on a recording with White Elephant Records (the same label as Slumlord Radio). Cindi is the vocalist in Cindi Lou and The Red Hot Royals. They are a fantastic rockabilly band that I had the great fortune to see at the Michigan Brewers Guild Detroit Fall beer fest.

Given that playing shows is nearly impossible, the guys in Slumlord Radio have been putting their years of high school shop class to great use by building a hot air balloon. The balloon known as the Spirit of Slumlord will hopefully launch after the new year. Cindi is currently working on creating a drop zone where the band will then pick up supplies for their new perfume known as Essense of Slumlord. This masculine scent features esters of WD-40 with a sweet hint of bacon and a splash of freshly mown grass.

Slumlord Radio is working on new music at White Elephant Records. The sonic evolution is underway with the accent on heaviness. While we chatted about new music, we delved into the band’s influences such as Sabbath, Zeppelin, and the MC5. Little did we know, there is an unspoken love for the old school country of George Jones. A true master of his craft. The sensitive side of Slumlord Radio comes through in their secret affair with the music of Morrissey.

One aspect of the band’s development during the pandemic is Tommy’s leaping ability. The entire band agrees that as Tommy ages, he is gaining more air. He should soon surpass the noted high jumper Pete Townshend. One more reason we are all looking forward to the end of the pandemic. We can then witness this feat in person.

We chatted a bit about how strange it is to not be either attending or playing shows. The guys in Slumlord related that they have resorted to just loading up the van and driving around the neighborhood until 3am. Just to ensure that no rust gathers on the razoredge of their load in and load out prowess.

Our conversation found its way back to the musical influences of fans Cindi and Darrell. Cindy cut her teeth on AC/DC before finding the jazz and blues. This eventually led to her flaunting the natural aging progression by moving from singing jazz and blues into rockabilly. We are certain that statues in several states were violated by this move.

Darrell being a child of the 80’s, discovered rock music in the 90’s The sound track of his youth included classics from Bush and Nirvana. As time moves on, Darrell has been digging into the Detroit sounds of the Dirty Americans.

The stories are endless and hilarious on this episode of Fans With Bands with Slumlord Radio. We hope you enjoy it! Subscribe to Fans With Bands on your favorite podcast service such as Apple, Google, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Stitcher.  Be sure to rate the show and please send us feedback. We would love to hear from you.

 

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