Month: May 2018

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  May 30, 2018Protonic Reversal, Show Posts

  Ep118: Rick Valentin (Poster Children, Thoughts Detecting Machines)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 118)

  Hello, summer people! It’s time to put away the sweaters and break out the shorts, and while you do all that shuffling about with your damned laundry, you should listen to this great episode of Protonic Reversal! Conan and Josh welcome back to the show Rick Valentin, of Poster Children and Thoughts Detecting Machines! We talked about such things as:

  -semi-accidental topicality
  -there’s nothing wrong with writing music of its time
  -putting out a record from your basement…again
  -DIY and PledgeMusic
  -the album as a complete package
  -packaging multiple items/bundling
  -members of Fugazi actually selling merch
  -avant-garde smart-ass humor
  -sequencing an album
  -rejecting digital perfection and “Keeping in REAL”
  -working with Albini after a 25 year gap
  -changing songwriting techniques
  -a record of songs vs. a “production”
  -making a pocket band
  -doing all the wrong things at the right time
  -fully baking the half baked ideas
  -a long digression on TV
  -building autonomous community on the internet…

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  May 12, 2018Protonic Reversal, Show Posts

  Ep117: Andrew Elstner (Dead Now, Tilts, Torche)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 117)

  Hey hey hey!
  it’s Andrew Elstner of Dead Now, and formerly of Tilts, Torche, Riddle of Steel and more.
  He speaks of leaving Torche, the passing of Ken McCray, moving down south, boutique pedals. Putting on a show. It’s a whole thing.

  Did you know that the original theme song for this show was a Tilts song?
  Yup. He’s also a returning guest. All the way back from Episode 3. Holy moly! that’s 114 episodes ago. OK!…

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  May 3, 2018Protonic Reversal, Show Posts

  Ep116: Andrew “Falco” Falkous (Future of the Left, christian fitness, mclusky)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 116)

  Well met, all! Welcome once again to the home of the Protonic Reversal! This week’s guest was friend of the show Andrew Falkous! It’s always a blast chatting with Falco, as you can see by the list of topics we touched upon:

  -All the Bongs, Vol. 2
  -the binary of “California” and “Not California”
  -pissing around until something good happens
  -the story of a band vs. the quality
  -the demented husks of humanity, at least they’re having a good time
  -making the music is the most fun part
  -the Cardiff post office
  -Morrissey needs limits
  -”proper music” (said with disdain)
  -the misplaced optimism of the doomed
  -cat updates
  -”Of Wolf and Man”
  -the future kings of Spain
  -Halliburton: Radio Nope’s biggest listener
  -parenthood and living in London
  -the French are very attached to smoking
  -the skill of further alienating a bad audience…