TPM Episode 33: Matt Vaughan, Owner, Easy Street Records

In 1987, the (West) Seattle music scene and Easy Street Records were both in their infancy. Both the scene and the store showed a DIY ethos that is still apparent today. The global culture that was created by the scene was cultivated locally by the store. There were a lot of players in Seattle, Matt Vaughan was and still is a very important one…He would never say that but he says a lot on the podcast.

Matt Vaughan Show Notes

2:43: Major developments in the world of Easy Street,

4:30: New Orleans and the Pearl Jam in-store that was the inspiration for Record Store Day

12:27: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)

14:08: Growing up in Seattle with the Hattrup Family.

16:00: Matt's grandmother invents the surf short with Hang Ten

18:05: Matt's family growing up

22:12: Matt's mom creates Queensryche and Matt tours the world with them at 16

26:59: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER

28:38: Matt was the Senior Class President when he wasn't being suspended

31:45: Working in record stores, college and how he started Easy Street.

36:18: Surviving the first few years, dropping out of Seattle U and going all in in

38:53: Death and music

42:37: West Seattle in the late 80's and the long hours of owning your own business

44:54: What is Matt thinking now about the business, going on the road with Alice in Chains for two tours and managing bands

47:30: Moving Easy Street to the best corner in West Seattle and a lot of music history

53:35: Giving exposure to bands that made it and the ones that had exposure handed to them

58:10: Cowboy Coffee

1:00: Eddie Vedder works at Easy Street to sell Ticketmaster tickets

1:04: Winning the 2016 EV Games

1:05: The Beastie Boys replace their stolen records at Easy Street

1:10: The Easy Street Café opens in '99

1:12: The Queen Anne days and closing the store

1:19: How has the internet impact business?

1:22: The Café experience

1:25: What is next in the record store business? How does he keep Easy Street alive?

1:27: Brands in the airport

1:28: Who's the most talented person he's ever met?

1:30 Who's the biggest asshole he's ever tried to help out /

1:31: What's the nicest thing anyone's done for Matt in his work life?