The doctor is in, please take a seat.We're joined in person by hilarious and universally beloved friend of the show, the wickedly talented vocalist/guitarist of PITY SEX: Dr. Britty Drake.

We go into great detail about Britty's expulsion from high school due to a (joke) violent threat on Myspace and the extensive aftermath, her upbringing from young Christian Metalcore fan experimenting with many haircuts in Lansing, MI to Indie Shoegaze pioneer extensively touring the country, taking a break from music to become a literal DOCTOR of the mind, balancing work and home life with her husband/bandmate Mike, playing live with Pity Sex in 2025 & beyond and much, much, more!

A truly delightful episode with our great friend that we had as much fun recording as we did watching it back. Pity Sex is here to stay, baby! Enjoy.

Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf)

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00:00:00 - Hello Welcome

00:00:41 - Introduction

00:05:47 - Finding Punk and Hardcore

00:07:47 - Playing Guitar

00:09:08 - Dr. Britty

00:11:50 - Pivotal Moments and Gigs

00:13:08 - Finding Community

00:14:52 - Britty's Mom

00:17:35 - Getting Expelled from School via Myspace

00:32:02 - Grand Rapids

00:33:52 - Vegan Straight Edge

00:38:40 - Slick Modern Thrillers

00:44:28 - Procession

00:47:48 - Hopping On Tours

00:49:49 - Covered in Hair

00:53:58 - Pity Sex Starts

01:03:05 - Pardon This Interruption

01:07:15 - First Pity Sex Tour

01:14:21 - Feast of Love

01:18:57 - Big Sean

01:21:20 - Feast of Love Tour

01:24:27 - Titanic Curse

01:25:07 - Touring with Ceremony

01:27:06 - White Hot Moon

01:37:42 - Coming to California

01:39:44 - Balancing Music & School

01:41:44 - Mikey Sex

01:43:03 - Sound & Fury 2022

01:49:55 - Eatin' Good

01:54:56 - Ghosts / Science vs. Theology Masterclass

02:10:02 - Top 4 Hardcore Records

02:13:29 - Top 4 Shoegaze Indie Records

02:16:46 - Patreon Q&A

02:17:39 - Favorite Christian HC band

02:21:26 - Hardcore and its influence in life

02:23:09 - Being a married couple on tour

02:26:41 - Favorite Childhood Memory

02:33:33 - Lenny Kravitz - "Alive" (LK Ultra)

02:38:17 - Final Remarks

We learn all about Shapel's origin from being a young Mesa, AZ hardcore kid at the Nile Underground discovering the wonders of Black Flag, to University of Louisville cheerleader trying comedy on a whim at an open mic night, touring with Bert Kreischer on a bus and then headlining rooms on his own, all the way to his finding his latest love of modern hardcore in 2020 and beyond.

Shapel rules and we had an incredible time getting to know him in real time as this episode progressed, and we think you'll all enjoy it just as much as we did.

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00:00:00 - Hello Welcome

00:00:57 - Introduction / Mills Vintage

00:01:58 - Music or Comedy First?

00:04:54 - Guitar/Bass

00:06:46 - Black Flag

00:09:58 - The Nile

00:10:48 - Formative Local Hardcore Shows

00:13:53 - Sight for Sound

00:15:41 - Cheerleading

00:17:32 - Henry Rollins and Stand up

00:19:10 - DS-13 / That Weird Swedish Kazaa

00:24:42 - The first open mic night...

00:33:26 - First Stand Up Out of State

00:42:06 - Ditching Cheer Practice

00:45:09 - Comedians, Wrestlers and Bands

00:50:51 - Bombing

00:56:27 - Going Underground Recordss

01:00:24 - Do You Feel like You've made It?

01:01:17 - Shapel's Biggest Headline Set

01:04:03 - Favorite Set of All Time

01:05:44 - Walk Out Music

01:07:06 - Top 4 Comedians

01:13:12 - Parasocial Relationships

01:16:20 - Reading Comments

01:21:47 - Finding Top 4 Records

01:30:23 - Favorite Tour

01:33:21 - Life on the Road

01:34:54 - Eatin' Good

01:41:25 - Mad Peaceful

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