There are few musicians that keep busy, have ridiculous discographies, or command a stage. My guest today, Rafay Rashid, does them all. Super nice guy and great conversationalist to boot! We discuss influential music, making music in the desert, and why The Beatles may just be one of the most overrated bands in history! Dig in kids.Please find and buy Rodney Dangerous' new double album "Fantasies" here: https://almostreadyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fantasiesor Ravi Shavi's new album "Special Haz...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 2 min
If you like Charming Disaster, you may like PJ Harvey. Or, if you like PJ Harvey, there's a good chance you'll also like our guests Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris, the duo that make up Charming Disaster from Brooklyn, NY! Both bands write songs that are complex and intriguing, without beating you over the head with high art. It's enjoyable on it's surface, but the deeper you peel into that onion, you could find yourself crying. This was a great conversation where not only do we find out a lot abou...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 56 min
Just when you might have thought Six Finger Satellite was dead, the budding noise rock inspirators of the 90's are coming up with some killer reissues and committing some never before heard jams to wax too! I got to speak with front man J Ryan about some of these plans as well as one of the most influential records on his life, Suicide's self titled 1977 debut. Dig it!Highlights available to watch on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd-jk6_jc7Yf2yxFswPtU5Ahttps://www.instagram.com/sixfin...
Mar 25, 2025•53 min
What a great conversation with Alice Genese! Currently of, Ov Stars, which is debuting is their official release, Tuesdays, on April 23rd. Formerly of Psychic TV, Sexpod, and Gut Bank to name a few, Alice is a long standing writer and performer and just a wonderful person. This was a pretty in depth conversation spanning all the emotions throughout this record, touching on the new band and record, some highlights from her storied past in music, and of course, David Bowie and The Rise and Fall of...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 53 min
It is my great privilege to bring to you, Jay Berndt. Super talented multi instrumentalist, song writer, and producer. You may know him from his 90's metal band, Kilgore, or a slew of others such as The Revival Preachers, The Brimstone Assembly, or Bloodwitch to name a few. We go over some of the lengthy history and also fit in a discussion of an inspirational album to him, Black Flag's 1980 debut, Damaged. Let's do this. Please check out www.kilgoreband.com for news on Jay and some march they h...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 51 min
Muggs is a talented poet and singer, and the parallels between their career and the likes of Patti Smith are eerily similar. We discuss those points along with giving some of our own interpretations to these immortal classics. If you like Patti Smith's Horses, you may like Lookers. If you like Lookers, you may like Patti Smith's Horses. Give them both a try.https://lookers.bandcamp.com/releasesFind Muggs' book Sex Camel here:https://www.gameoverbooks.com/product-page/sex-cameland for all things ...
Mar 25, 2025•54 min
It's my pleasure to present you my conversation with the great and talented John Roman of microwaves. We discuss his artistic contributions to microwaves most recent release, Via Weightlessness,( which can be found here https://threeoneg.com/archive/vinyl/via-weightlessness ) plans(or lack thereof) for the new album, and of course Voivod's fourth studio album, Dimension Hatröss. Dig it kids!Learn more about us and what we're up to at www.psychicstatic.netand https://psychicstatic.bandcamp.com/ f...
Mar 25, 2025•28 min
If you don't think you know Thor Harris, there's a good chance he's played on one of your favorite albums. Take a look for yourself here: https://www.discogs.com/artist/343752-Thor-Harris?superFilter=Credits This conversation really covers much of what I hoped to learn about Thor from early exposure to music, first experiences performing live, current inspirations, working through depression and of course discovering Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and what kind of impact it had on him. In additio...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 36 min
This one's a little different. Today we're joined by Kelly Catlin, the author of the new biography, Kurt Cobain: Forever in Bloom. Different in that we usually have an artist choose an album that was influential to them and the art they make. And I do quite a bit of research and writing. But considering the topic of her book being one of my favorite artists of all time and someone I personally consider to be an influence on me, I just wanted to discuss this book with almost no writing and resear...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 44 min
This is a very candid interview with who I consider a friend. Micah has long been a troubadour and a road dog since the early 2000's fronting his band, Two Cow Garage. Since Two Cow's dissolution Micah has been releasing music on his own. Aided and supported by his equally inspiring partner, Vanessa Jean Speckman, the two have been hitting the road together just trying to earn an honest living doing what they love. His latest album, The Clown Watches The Clock, is a stark depiction of dismal and...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 46 min
First episodes of the new year are always exciting and this one is no exception! This is a very in depth conversation with an interesting artist who describes, in this episode, what kind of music and art he was exposed to basically since birth and how that must have colored his sonic palette to help him create some of the dark and foreboding textures he uses in his band, Haunted Horses. His band has released their new full length album Dweller on the 31G Records imprint on three beautiful slabs ...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 35 min
The Triceratops are a power noise pop duo from NY. That description may make one think, "that genre doesn't exist!". And you'd be right! Though some of their songs have a very familiar 90's indie rock vibe to them, they still have the ability to throw in some bone rattling, thunderous noise rock elements. So, much like the album of discussion on this episode which is called "The Shape of Punk to Come", that could describe the Triceratops as well. You be the judge. Listen to their new album avail...
Nov 25, 2024•2 hr 18 min
For the past 20 years, Mike has been widely known as the lead singer of the band, The Devil Wears Prada. Sometimes during a long career a musician will break out of their mold and branch out into something new and different, much like the career of our topic of discussion, PJ Harvey. At this moment that musician may take on the moniker of "artist", and that seems to be where Mike is now. His latest solo project, Town of Lake, in an almost oppositional and confrontational juxtaposition to what TD...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Kerry Jones is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Death Doula. Hailing from Portland, OR, Kerry and crew are doing their best to keep that beautiful city weird. Their sound is an interesting blend of moody, gothic, art rock. Their debut full length album is called Love Spells and it is well worth the listen. Please check it out here: https://deathdoula.bandcamp.com/music or https://deathdoulaband.com/ Topic of discussion being Tori Amos' from the choirgirl hotel, is also a very intere...
Oct 22, 2024•2 hr 15 min
For those who may not know, Django Haskins is a very accomplished, prolific and creative songwriter from Chapel Hill, NC. His band, The Old Ceremony are preparing to release their seventh full length record, Earthbound on Robust Records. It's a wonderful and eclectic album. It will be available to purchase on it's release date here along with their other records : https://www.theoldceremony.com/store or here: https://theoldceremony.bandcamp.com/album/fairytales-and-other-forms-of-suicide If you ...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Matt Martinez is a wonderful dude and long time contributor to the Phoenix, AZ music scene. His latest band, Common Wounds, have a new album coming out on Protagonist Music. All Night Blood is the name of that album and will be the 100th release from Protagonist coming out on October 18, 2024. Pre-orders for the vinyl variants are being taken now at https://linktr.ee/commonwounds . It's a powerful record that shares some similar attributes to the album in discussion, Drive Like Jehu's 1994 maste...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 48 min
There’re not enough good things I can say about today’s guest, Laura Larson! Currently, the primary singer and songwriter for the Minneapolis band, Scrunchies. Their latest album, Colossal, is being released on August 23rd on Learning Curve Records. In short, the album is amazing. Full of lush textures and dynamics, in some part, due to Steve Albini’s sonic treatment that he kind of had on all the projects he worked on. Some part, Laura and the band grabbing hold and claiming stake of themselves...
Jul 22, 2024•2 hr
Adam MacGregor is a long time friend, and we've been talking about doing one of these for quite some time. And now finally here we are! I heard you missed us, we're BACK! Kidding aside, folks, this was a great talk with Adam who is a very talented multi-instrumentalist. He's been in many bands, but he's spending his time these days focusing on two projects, Brown Angel and Soft Corner. Both representing different halves of his artistic brain. And Van Halen's 1984, being a central focus of inspir...
Jul 02, 2024•2 hr 5 min
This is a very special episode for me. Today's guest is none other than the front man of the band I've joined, GNARNIA. I've know Chris for some time now, and he's always struck me as a cool guy. Nice dude. Welcoming. And a hell of a front person. I've been a genuine fan before being a member. So this was a great public opportunity for me to get to know him better. This was an in person interview, so there are some irregularities about it, but that's just the way it goes. He came in to talk abou...
Jun 15, 2024•2 hr
Jon is very much a New Yorker, though and through. Not exactly what I expected when approached with the idea of speaking to a "industrial" artist that makes heavy, synth driven punk about Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral. Further confounding was the idea that he has been hearing disabled for the majority of his life. That was something that made it irresistible to pass up. And I'm glad I didn't. Bangladeafy is carving out their own path of heavy synth based rock with a punk intensity and att...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Super excited to bring this conversation I had with Sarah Greenwell to your ears! If by chance you're not familiar with Sarah's bands(Gymshorts or Greeensleeves) you should really look into them. Especially if you know and like Girls debut album, Album. There are certainly some similarities, and I have to say, I love both equally. Gymshorts is the vehicle by which Sarah does the majority of her touring, and though they don't have any dates announced as of yet, they're bound to have something com...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Matt McGuyer is an incredibly talented singer and songwriter. As you'll learn through this conversation, he's been surrounded by and learning how to play music since he was 5! And it shows! Though, he has not been able to get any recorded works published until now, I can only assume the floodgates have been bashed open and we'll be hearing a lot more from Matt. This conversation is a bit heavy handed on the loss of Bryan St. Pere. Only because Amblare's new album will most likely be it's only du...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 53 min
Upon being approached to speak with Jem from We Empty Rooms in Castlemaine, AU, I had to dig into as much of the Dead catalog as possible(there's a lot!). Then I found out about the types of releases WER does, like Dead's new album, Burn Us Clean, a box set of 9 split 7" singles! Most everything they release has amazing artwork which is all silksreened. Then Jem chose this album by Harvey Milk! Fucking bonkers! There's so much to get into, and maybe that's why this show is a little longer than u...
Apr 01, 2024•2 hr 7 min
It's nice to be able to dive into something other than heavy, loud, aggressive, noise rock. Not that there's anything wrong with that. And my guest today, Charlie Schmid, would probably agree with me. Having been the drummer for bands like Vaura and Tombs, he's no stranger to loud aggressive music. With that being said, you might think maybe listening to and making music like Chris Isaak is the stranger thing. But it's not. And hopefully this conversation can shed a little bit of light on what t...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 48 min
Goddamnit! Whores is one hell of a band! New album is coming out April 16 on The Ghost is Clear Records. Vinyl presale is underway now and already on it's third pressing! Get it while you can. Lord knows it might be your only chance. Despite what you might think of the band's name, Christian(and I'm sure the other members of the band) ia a kind sweet person that just happen to make brutal, gut punching music. And if you're a fan of heavy noise rock and such, this is the band you want to know. Na...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 50 min
Blake Bickel is an interesting dude. In this talk I get as deep as I can into his past, growing up while moving frequently. Desperately trying to get his hands on exciting music while trying to find his own passion. Eventually stumbling across The Melvins, and it was all over from there. If you know and like Melvins' Houdini, there's a good chance you like Blake's band, Bronson Arm. They're similarly very heavy and aggressive music, but it's my opinion that Bronson Arm adds a touch more melody t...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 18 min
It's an honor to bring to you Paul Chastain. The former leader of 90's band Velvet Crush has never stopped keeping busy. For some time he was simultaneously doing Velvet Crush while being part of Matthew Sweet's band and now has a newer project with John Richardson(Tommy Keene, Gin Blossoms, Badfinger etc.) called The Small Square. Their new album Ours & Others is available now through Farm to Label Records and streaming everywhere you find music. Here are some links: http://www.smallsquarem...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 37 min
I forgot to mention Happy Thanksgiving! It's very easy to lose track of things during these hectic times. Sorry. I'm very happy to bring you Lung! A unique duo from Cincinnati. And what is ostensibly a second half to my previous conversation with Conan Neutron. Lung being the first half of the Adult Prom Split LP from Learning Curve Records. which you should buy here: https://lunglunglung.bandcamp.com/ This was a great conversation which starts, like most all these conversations, with in depth c...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 19 min
So excited to bring you my conversation with Conan Neutron! The music maker, podcast host, and festival curator stopped in to speak with me today about The Damned's 1979 punk rock masterpiece, Machine Gun Etiquette, as well as all the other things! Family life, discovering music, inner workings of podcasting, The new split LP with Lung, Adult Prom on Learning Curve Records and so much more! It's a little lengthy, but if you're familiar with @ProtonicReversal you can understand. It gets a little ...
Nov 08, 2023•2 hr 11 min
Oh man! This was a hard one. Do you know this album? Does it illicit pain, discomfort, joy, sadness, grief or shame? Maybe all those things within one song? If you have heard this album and not experienced at least two of those feelings, you may have missed the point. I and my guest, Doug of Quits, may not be scholars of music, and free jazz in particular, but I don't think you need to be to understand this album on an emotional level. With that being said we hope this show with as many or as fe...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min
