"Being happy and being happy to be alive is a part of the punk scene. That's part of the resistance."

Film Producer, Ben Armstrong, interviews Persimmon at Chapel of Bones in Downtown Raleigh, NC.

"I really have come to love Raleigh, in all its good and bad. And one of my favorite things is the music scene."

Local Mixtape Vol. 2 - Available Now:
https://indierockcatalog.bandcamp.com/album/local-mixtape-vol-2

"The Making of Local Mixtape Vol. 2" - Short Film:
by Ben Armstrong
https://youtu.be/Okdq2gnFsIo?si=Hm8vge5TpX99DwQn

Featured Music:
“Hail Mary (the Sun and the Storm)” by Persimmon (Mixtape Version)

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Season 2 | Episode 5

"Raleigh has a really underrated local music scene."

Film Producer, Ben Armstrong, interviews Martin Hamlet (Vol. 2 Sound Engineer) and Levi (Indie Rock Catalog) on the Boylan Bridge in Downtown Raleigh, NC.

"How do you create an experience with a group of people in your community, where everyone connects to what's happening, and you get people to care a little bit more about what these artists are doing?"

Local Mixtape Vol. 2 - Available Now:
https://indierockcatalog.bandcamp.com/album/local-mixtape-vol-2

"The Making of Local Mixtape Vol. 2" - Short Film:
by Ben Armstrong
https://youtu.be/Okdq2gnFsIo?si=Hm8vge5TpX99DwQn

Featured Music:
“Failure” by Booster Club

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Season 2 | Episode 4

"There is a lot of value in documenting everything that's happening with a music scene. It's going to live on now."

Host, Stuart Blessing, talks with Ben Hunsinger (Crack The Record Podcast), Stephen Judge (Schoolkids Records Owner) and Ben Armstrong (Newspaper Taxis/Film Producer) at the listening party and film screening for Local Mixtape Vol. 2.

The panel discusses the history of the digital music revolution, the shift back to physical media and how these both have affected local music communities.

Recorded live at Schoolkids Records in Raleigh, NC on December 7th, 2025.

Local Mixtape Vol. 2 - Available Now:
https://indierockcatalog.bandcamp.com/album/local-mixtape-vol-2

"The Making of Local Mixtape Vol. 2" - Short Film:
by Ben Armstrong
https://youtu.be/Okdq2gnFsIo?si=Hm8vge5TpX99DwQn

Featured Music:
“Upstairs” by Buck Swope

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Season 2 | Episode 3