Before he was one of the most important DJs in the world, Manfredi “DJ Tennis” Romano was tour managing Henry Rollins, driving Discord bands across Europe for and sleeping on strangers’ couches.

Then came late‑90s rave culture, Aphex Twin on TV at 3am and a realization: there was a different way to live with music.

On this episode of Flirting with Friendship, Seth and Bill catch up with their longtime friend Manfredi to trace the whole arc: punk vans to DC‑10, Discord to Life and Death, and why he might actually be a better chef than DJ.

They talk about:

• Growing up Sicilian, complex genetics and complex food culture

• Tour managing Black Flag-era Henry Rollins and DC post‑hardcore bands

• Techno‑grunge, slacker energy and why new subcultures need new names

• College degrees in computer science and geology and how they shaped his brain

• Building scenes: why all great culture still comes from tiny crews of friends

• Cooking daily, caring for people and how food and DJing are the same service

• Munchie Town, future cookbooks and starting a deli with Seth in Ibiza

• ADHD, storage units, retro phones, Pokemon, Labubu and compulsive collecting

It’s part history lesson, part food show, part gear‑nerd hangout, and fully a love letter to the friendships and obsessions that keep you young - no matter how many years you’ve been professionally partying.

Keep up with DJ Tennis on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/DJTennis

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Hosts: Seth Troxler and Bill Patrick
Executive Producers: Nikita Stanley, Jesse Rogg, Craig Pettigrew and Seth Troxler
Co-executive Producer: Lee Adams
Live Production Director and VFX & Motion Graphics Supervisor: Aaron Kulik
Director of Photography: Lukas Strebel
Set Designer: Veronica Gessa (aka Moki)
Editor: Tyler Christie
Sound Design and Original Composition by Jasper Van Dijk
Music Supervisors: Seth Troxler, Bill Patrick
Music Consultants: Jenna Wilson for Radish and James Cartwright for Bad Sneakers
Music Courtesy of: APM
Camera operator: Joseph Holton
Camera assistant: Jake Smith
Production Sound Mixer: Jo Youle

Welcome back to Pill‑O‑Talk: the hotline where your favorite DJs act as your chaotic older brothers, therapists, and worst enablers. 💫

In this episode Seth and Bill break down each dilemma with brutal honesty, unhinged solutions, and some surprisingly solid advice.

The Coles Notes:

• A caller who drunkenly lied about “modeling in Europe” and is now permanently known as “the ex‑model”

• How to escape a lie that’s gone full runway without looking unhinged

• Whether you should Venmo yourself into debt for someone else’s big day

• An “emotional support” dog that destroys wine, rugs, and friendships

• Setting boundaries without feeling like an asshole

☎️ Got a friendship quandary for us? Your drama might end up on the show.
Call 1‑866‑608‑BFFS or email hello@pill-o-talk.com

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🫶 Looking for more ways to support your boys?
Buy Seth & Bill's book "In Between" here:
UK: https://inbetweenbook.net/
WORLDWIDE: https://www.ideanow.online/store/In-Between-p757175126

🇮🇹 Italian
🌍 Guarda nella tua lingua: Tocca ⚙️ → Sottotitoli → Traduzione automatica

🇫🇷 French
🌍 Regardez dans votre langue: Appuyez sur ⚙️ → Sous-titres → Traduction automatique

🇪🇸 Spanish
🌍 Mira en tu idioma: Toca ⚙️ → Subtítulos → Traducción automática

🇵🇹 Portuguese
🌍 Assista no seu idioma: Toque ⚙️ → Legendas → Tradução automática

Hosts: Seth Troxler and Bill Patrick
Executive Producers: Nikita Stanley, Jesse Rogg, Craig Pettigrew and Seth Troxler
Co-executive Producer: Lee Adams
Live Production Director and VFX & Motion Graphics Supervisor: Aaron Kulik
Director of Photography: Lukas Strebel
Set Designer: Veronica Gessa (aka Moki)
Editor: Tyler Christie
Sound Design and Original Composition by Jasper Van Dijk
Music Supervisors: Seth Troxler, Bill Patrick
Music Consultants: Jenna Wilson for Radish and James Cartwright for Bad Sneakers
Music Courtesy of: APM
Camera operator: Joseph Holton
Camera assistant: Jake Smith
Production Sound Mixer: Jo Youle

Marcelo Burlon isn’t supposed to exist. He grew up in Patagonia, landed in Milan with a working‑class family, started as a teenage club dancer and somehow became one of the key figures turning underground nightlife into a global fashion movement.

He’s the founder of County of Milan, a label born directly out of dance floors, streetwear and music that ended up on artists all over the world. Marcelo never came up through the “proper” fashion system; he disrupted it. From doing PR at Magazzini Generali and throwing legendary parties, to connecting Virgil Abloh with Italian manufacturers and helping spark Off‑White and Palm Angels, he’s been quietly building a whole ecosystem of friends, brands and scenes.

In this episode of Flirting with Friendship, Seth and Bill sit down with their old friend Marcelo to talk about how club culture became fashion culture - and why he decided to walk away from all of it.

They get into:

• Growing up in Patagonia, moving to Italy, and discovering Riccione’s 90s club scene

• How fashion houses used club kids as the original influencers, pre‑social media

• How DJing, parties and community turned into a t‑shirt line that blew up overnight

• Connecting Virgil Abloh with production in Milan and the origin story of Off‑White

• The cross‑pollination of queer culture, fashion, hip hop and underground clubbing

• Queer visibility, casting trans models, and why he tried (and struggled) to run his own foundation

• Politics, dark times and why “the darkness” can be creatively inspiring

• Retiring from his brand, investing, opening a padel club in Patagonia and designing a quiet, ugly‑beautiful life with his husband

If you care about how nightlife, friendship and queerness quietly rewired global fashion, this one is a history lesson, a love letter and a retirement fantasy rolled into one.

Keep up with Marcelo Burlon on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/marceloburlon/

🩵 Subscribe now to never miss a hang (or a slumber party!)

https://www.youtube.com/@flirtingwithfriendship

🫶 Looking for more ways to support your boys?

Buy Seth & Bill's book "In Between" here:

UK: https://inbetweenbook.net/

WORLDWIDE: https://www.ideanow.online/store/In-Between-p757175126

Hosts: Seth Troxler and Bill Patrick
Executive Producers: Nikita Stanley, Jesse Rogg, Craig Pettigrew and Seth Troxler
Co-executive Producer: Lee Adams
Live Production Director and VFX & Motion Graphics Supervisor: Aaron Kulik
Director of Photography: Lukas Strebel
Set Designer: Veronica Gessa (aka Moki)
Editor: Tyler Christie
Sound Design and Original Composition by Jasper Van Dijk
Music Supervisors: Seth Troxler, Bill Patrick
Music Consultants: Jenna Wilson for Radish and James Cartwright for Bad Sneakers
Music Courtesy of: APM
Camera operator: Joseph Holton
Camera assistant: Jake Smith
Production Sound Mixer: Jo Youle