091: Adam Wade (Shudder To Think, Jawbox)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Adam Wade's inventive, angular drumming first emerged in the early 1990s, as DC punk bands began experimenting with more complex, sophisticated song structures than their hardcore predecessors. Adam tells Joe about growing up in Greenwich Village; his time with two highly influential bands--Jawbox and Shudder to Think; how he evolved as a person when he stopped touring; and how he overcame artistic numbness.

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0:27.8	Welcome to the Trapset, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:32.3	I want to play something for you.
0:43.3	Hello. you. Hello, it's a long road. You got some ape guy, ape-bye tens, and I can tell what you're fucking.
0:49.3	You get a lot to buy, muscle, and you got to get a monster and a lot more shame. You're hearing You're hearing You're hearing
1:08.0	My guest
1:09.0	Adam Wade on the Adam grew up on the East Coast and in
1:13.6	the early 90s became an integral part of Washington DC's influential punk scene. He may
1:20.3	be best known for playing in shutter to think but his inventive angular playing style
1:25.0	also served him as the founding drummer of the legendary band,
1:28.6	Jawbox.
1:34.1	Aside from his work with Jawbox and Shutter to Think, Adam has worked with artists such as
1:38.9	The Jealous Sound and Laura Hoffman.
1:41.8	He recently recorded an album with Frankel, which is due out next month.
1:46.8	I spoke to Adam in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and works as an audio engineer.
1:55.7	Hey, I got nine fingers on you.
2:00.0	Now our conversation with Adam Wade.
2:07.2	A record player in title bit through the gun, I got a boom.
2:11.7	Well, I was born in Washington, D.C., but quickly moved to New York City,
2:16.8	Grinch Village, and was there
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