Rule of Thumb

How to hitchhike / a guide to hitchhiking in 2017.



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A pretty good spot. Mainly, there's room to pull over and some cool trees to look at.

A pretty good spot. Mainly, there's room to pull over and some cool trees to look at.

Hot Creek, CA. Remember the Hiking in Hitchhiking.

Hot Creek, CA. Remember the Hiking in Hitchhiking.

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Mystery Mixtape

Island

Anslem Douglas (Who Let the Dogs Out) + Smoked Solid Dairy (anime punk band on Maui.)

 

Music:

Roots Connective by Yclept Insan

Doggie (Who let the dogs out) + Stick Fight by Anslem Douglas

Lost Sensations by Odyssee

Smoked Solid Dairy

Tidal Wav Master by Yclept Insan

Also, Make sure to check out Yclept Insan's new EP on Soundcloud HERE

A big thank you this week to Anslem Douglas, Crona Aukerman, Request Records, Sierra Jickling, Kent Irwin, and Steve and Rachael Holton.

Buy Merch at vansounds.bandcamp.com/merch

American Music

https://vansounds.bandcamp.com

This episode is dedicated entirely to a new compilation called "American Music."

American Music
presented by Van Sounds (podcast) and People with Bodies (band)

Gato Negro - Tus Amigos Nuevos (Chile)
Identidade Apagada - Decurso Drama (Brasil)
Me Movo - Aloizio (Brasil)
Finder - People with Bodies (USA)
Crecer - Las Ligas Menores (Argentina)
Memorias de Un Fracaso - Los Lagartos (Perú)
Caught the Song - David Dondero (USA)
Animales mal Disecados - Lolabúm (Ecuador)
Siesta Española - O Tortuga (México)
Dig a Hole - Freak Heat Waves (Canada)
Quién te Llama - Espinoza (Colombia)
Demain Sera un Jour Meilleur - David et les Playboys (Canada)
Summer Breeze - Las Kellies (Argentina)

Find American Music online at Vansounds.bandcamp.com
Contact us at peoplewithbodies@gmail.com
Or @Van_Sounds on Twitter

Photograph by Christian Michael Filardo
Cover by Anton Anger
Mastered by Tea Haze

Being There


Talking various forms of presence with: Helen Fillmore who recently returned from Standing Rock, Jason Moore of Zero to Travel, & Brad Bynum of Elephant Rifle.

Photo courtesy of Helen Fillmore

Photo courtesy of Helen Fillmore

Brad Bynum on stage - Photo by LUKA STARMER (intentionalrealities.com + @starmerl on IG)

Brad Bynum on stage - Photo by LUKA STARMER (intentionalrealities.com + @starmerl on IG)

Jason Moore hosts the travel podcast ZERO TO TRAVEL
and has recently launched the project TREKKING NEPAL

You can subscribe to both on iTunes, or check them out through the links above.

 


In early November people at Standing Rock built a bridge across a tributary of the cannonball river. Elders wanted to pray on a specific piece of land across the water.

Hale Fillmore in the water. Photo by Helen Fillmore, 2016.

Hale Fillmore in the water. Photo by Helen Fillmore, 2016.

MUSIC:

Roots Connective by Yclept Insan
Party Child by Elephant Rifle
Ratios by Yclept Insan
Underwater Calm by XYR
KRX by Yclept insan
I Am a Wipeout by Baseball Cap

 

Find Van Sounds at: Twitter | iTunes | PRX | Facebook

And the new Merch Store at: https://vansounds.bandcamp.com/merch

That's Politics

This election cycle seems louder than before.

Small highway, crossing the Idaho/Washington border. Kent Irwin, Mark Nesbitt and myself are on tour with our band, People with Bodies, and we're packed into my pick up truck.

Joe Exotic - 2016 Candidate for President of the United States of America.

Joe Exotic - 2016 Candidate for President of the United States of America.

Protecting Nevada’s Children is the group that made these commercials -

Hey, that's politics.

On the way home, after touring in my pickup truck for probably way too long, the band bought a tour van. A 1986 Toyota named VAN.

On the way home, after touring in my pickup truck for probably way too long, the band bought a tour van. A 1986 Toyota named VAN.

before now

On this episode, looking back. 

Tijuana, Mexico

Tijuana, Mexico

Japanese artist Yoko Honda creates imaginary versions of California's past. More cool work at @yokopium on Instagram

Japanese artist Yoko Honda creates imaginary versions of California's past. More cool work at @yokopium on Instagram

Music:

Snake Way - Maitro

An unnamed track by me (Not online, I'll email it to you if you want it)

Vampire - Dani Shivers

17 - Kent Irwin (Not online, comment and I'll email it to you)

Summer Night - Esprit