Nils Rasmussen Returns! - Musician (Uncle Outrage)

About this episode

Nils Rasmussen returns to discuss his new album 'Probably Robots' and the culture surrounding his music.

Nils Rasmussen Returns! Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Nils Rasmussen even more. Nils first appeared on the show on 9.30.24. In this episode, we chat about what Nils has been up to since we last spoke. In that time, he has recorded and released another album. 'Probably Robots' is the newest record by Nils Rasmussen A.K.A. Uncle Outrage. I pepper him with questions about his last record 'Greatest Shit', and the indie record label he hooked up with to make that vinyl release happen. Shout out to Peter Illing over at Cacophony Clan Records for making that happen. Nils shares some of the inspiration behind some of the songs on the new record, and then we dive into the very specific and uplifting culture of the Uncle Outrage fandom. The fans of Uncle Outrage are and have always been some of the most inclusive and welcoming group of folks. Some of these fans have followed the band for nearly 20 years. We do chat a bit about Nils' father, Gerry Rasmussen, the internationally renowned cartoonist & previous guest of the show. Along the way, we discuss the moon, aliens, robots, UFOs and UAPs, plus fan mail, Bandcamp, and the post Covid live show scene in…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Owens

Guest: Nils Rasmussen

Topics covered

• music
• interview
• album release
• fandom culture
• indie music
• UFOs
• post-Covid live shows

Keywords

• Nils Rasmussen
• Probably Robots
• Uncle Outrage
• Cacophony Clan Records
• indie music
• UFOs
• fan culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cacophony Clan Records

Books & works: Probably Robots, Greatest Shit

Places: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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