This is episode four where I talked with Malcolm Tent to learn about the history of Trash American Style, an indie record shop and used clothing store, or a psycho thrift shop as he describes it. Trash had a physical location in Danbury from 1986-2007 and now continues it’s legacy online.
Trash was all things punk rock, goth and new wave. A place to dig through cassettes, CDs and vinyl from only indie labels while shopping used clothing long before thrift shops were cool. It was the local source for DIY body piercing, Manic Panic, used Doc Martens, incense, books and posters among many other things. A true misfits marketplace.
Malcolm, grew up in South Florida and discovered punk rock while looking for an escape the drab and boring suburbs. He had his first band in 1983 and shortly after connected to the national punk scene through a zine called Maximum Rocknroll. 2 years later he rang up a phone bill exceeding more than $300 over one summer while connecting with others in the scene all around the country in order to book gigs.
Later on he landed a dream job at Open Books and Records. There he met his then business partner Kathy Kelly who originated from CT but was living in South Florida at the time. Kathy convinced Malcolm to move to CT to escape the doldrums of South Florida and take a stab at opening their own shop.
From opening the store at 1 in the morning for Stereolab to do some record shopping, to the bottom that dropped out in 97 and almost had them filing for bankruptcy, Malcolms been through his ups and down with Trash. He hasn’t let anything slow him down though and continues to hustle to this day. As long as it’s his own hustle, that’s all that matters.
Enjoy this conversation with Malcolm Tent and the history of Trash American Style.
Malcolm Tent on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.tent.12
Malcolm's Website
https://malcolmtent.net
Trash American Style on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Trash-American-Style-113977898676759
Trash American Style Website
http://www.trashamericanstyle.us
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Recorded, edited and produced by Ben Guerrette.
Theme music by Malcolm Tent
https://malcolmtent.net
For comments, questions or feedback:
Email: ben.guerrette@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benguerrette/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benguerrette
This is episode four where I talked with Malcolm Tent to learn about the history of Trash American Style, an indie record shop and used clothing store, or a psycho thrift shop as he describes it. Trash had a physical location in Danbury from 1986-2007 and now continues it’s legacy online.
Trash was all things punk rock, goth and new wave. A place to dig through cassettes, CDs and vinyl from only indie labels while shopping used clothing long before thrift shops were cool. It was the local source for DIY body piercing, Manic Panic, used Doc Martens, incense, books and posters among many other things. A true misfits marketplace.
Malcolm, grew up in South Florida and discovered punk rock while looking for an escape the drab and boring suburbs. He had his first band in 1983 and shortly after connected to the national punk scene through a zine called Maximum Rocknroll. 2 years later he rang up a phone bill exceeding more than $300 over one summer while connecting with others in the scene all around the country in order to book gigs.
Later on he landed a dream job at Open Books and Records. There he met his then business partner Kathy Kelly who originated from CT but was living in South Florida at the time. Kathy convinced Malcolm to move to CT to escape the doldrums of South Florida and take a stab at opening their own shop.
From opening the store at 1 in the morning for Stereolab to do some record shopping, to the bottom that dropped out in 97 and almost had them filing for bankruptcy, Malcolms been through his ups and down with Trash. He hasn’t let anything slow him down though and continues to hustle to this day. As long as it’s his own hustle, that’s all that matters.
Enjoy this conversation with Malcolm Tent and the history of Trash American Style.
Malcolm Tent on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.tent.12
Malcolm's Website
https://malcolmtent.net
Trash American Style on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Trash-American-Style-113977898676759
Trash American Style Website
http://www.trashamericanstyle.us
--
Recorded, edited and produced by Ben Guerrette.
Theme music by Malcolm Tent
https://malcolmtent.net
For comments, questions or feedback:
Email: ben.guerrette@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benguerrette/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benguerrette