Best known as founder, front-man and namesake of grunge-legends TAD, Thomas Andrew Doyle discusses the early and rare records of his career, shares memories of the Pacific Northwest music scene and his new instrumental compositional work.
Topics include:
Revisiting TAD through recent musical output
Formal background of music and playing in orchestras
Thomas losing his record collection
His personal TAD records, test pressings
CZ Records “Secretions” compilation
“Daisy Ritual Device” single variations
Fun with runout groove etchings
The story of Dick Johnson
Thomas’ pre-TAD job
TAD split w Pussy Galore on SubPop
His memories of early SubPop
His memories of the early grunge scene
The creation of & plan for the “Daisy Ritual Device” single
The formation of TAD & recording “God’s Balls”
The Manzine in “God’s Balls”
The poster that was included in “God’s Balls”
Thomas being the visual focus of TAD
Recording the “Salt Lick” EP w Steve Albini
What did he learn working w Steve Albini, Butch Vig, Jack Endino
The story of the cover of “8-Way Santa”
The issues with “Jack Pepsi”
Who controls TAD music?
Recent reissues of TAD albums (“Infrared Riding Hood”, “Inhaler”)
"Live Alien Broadcasts" LP
Thomas’ recent compositions
How he creates his instrumental music
His methods of recording and creating
Making music for “Fundamentally Cynical”
Interview wrap up
Enjoy TAD's new compositional music here.
Extended interview available here: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide
How to listen to The Vinyl Guide
Listen & follow on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
You can also SUPPORT OUR PODCAST by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/vinylguide !
About The Vinyl Guide
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.