Month: December 2022

Ep317: Top Records of 2022Ep317: Top Records of 2022

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It is time for the yearly countdown of some of my favorite records of 2022. I can’t include all of them and taste is subjective, but hopefully you can find some gems here that you either were not aware of or have been meaning to check out. And for those that don’t care about the episode and just want lists, here’s that too. (also in playlist form) Bandname – Song – Album, and deep links to their respective episode (where appropriate)

1. SERVICE – Hey – Drag Me 

2. Lung – Sick – Let it Be Gone 

3. Helms Alee – Mouth Thinker – Keep This Be The Way (ep268) 

4. Chat Pile – Pamela – God’s Country (ep305)

5. Kal Marks – Ovation – My Name is Hell (ep302)

6. Hammered Hulls – Rights and Reproduction – Careening  (ep316)

7. Sloan – Keep Your Name Alive – Steady 

8. Paul Roessler – Maker – The Turning of the Bright World (ep312)

9. Plosivs – Hit the Breaks – Plosivs 

10. Melvins – My Discomfort is Radiant – Bad Mood Rising 

11. Dälek – A Heretic’s Inheritence – Precipice (ep293)

12. Savak – Empathy – Human Error / Human Delight (ep292) 

13. Toshi Kasai – Perpetual Manufactory – Based on True Stories (ep306)

14. Mr Phylzzz – Pretend Friends – Cancel Culture Club 

15. Mike Baggetta / Mike Watt / Jim Keltner – Fake Break – Everywhen We Go (ep314, ep315)

16. The Art Gray Noizz Quintent – Here’s Johnny – The Art Gray Noizz Quintent (ep294)

17. A Deer A Horse – Bitter – Grind (ep290)

18. Microwaves – Your Dumb Guts – Discomfiture Atlas (ep308)

19. Coordinated Suicides – Mickey Disney Lover – This Could Be Heaven  

20. DEVO’s Gerald V. Casale – The Invisible Man – The Invisible Man ep (ep313)

Ep316: Alec Mackaye (Hammered Hulls, The Warmers, Ignition)Ep316: Alec Mackaye (Hammered Hulls, The Warmers, Ignition)

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Hammered Hulls! A new-ish band with a GREAT record called Careening. Singer and frontman Alec Mackaye comes on protonic reversal and goes into a DETAILED song by song of this incredible record, as well as talk of The Warmers, general songwriting, song lyric interpretations as jumping off points and writing prompts for the audience, inspiration and coming back to music and live performance with awesome likeminded collaborators and coming up with something very special. 

Ep315: Mike Baggetta (mssv, Mike Baggetta / Mike Watt / Jim Keltner, solo)Ep315: Mike Baggetta (mssv, Mike Baggetta / Mike Watt / Jim Keltner, solo)

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Everywhen We Go, that’s the new record by Mike Baggetta / Jim Keltner / Mike Watt is now out! It’s the latest record from a loose limbed collaboration by the iconic experimental guitarist, the mighty Minutemen bass man and the incredible session drummer who has played with everybody. So what’s the difference between that and MSSV (main STEAM stop valve)? Well Stephen Hodges for one, who played with Tom Waits and many others. We talk about the differences, Mike’s background and history with music and collaboration. Wall of Flowers and Live Flowers, creative process, tones and pedals and a song by song breakdown of the new record. Hey, Watt was just on talking about that too, it’s like the Rashomon effect.

Ep314: Mike Watt (mssv, Minutemen, fIREHOSE, the Stooges, Flipper, solo, Mike Baggetta / Jim Keltner / Mike Watt)Ep314: Mike Watt (mssv, Minutemen, fIREHOSE, the Stooges, Flipper, solo, Mike Baggetta / Jim Keltner / Mike Watt)

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Surprise! It is the one and only Mr. Mike Watt. He’s got a new record with Mike Beggata and Jim Keltner called Everywhen We Go. Hot off the presses! We discuss that (and the difference between mssv!) as well as the Watt from Pedro show, Flipper, Iggy, erasing ageism in movement music, knee blow outs, remote tracking and Orson Welles with a pair of chili dogs. Spiel time, baby! Let’s go!

Ep313: Gerald V. Casale (DEVO)Ep313: Gerald V. Casale (DEVO)

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The unmistakable Gerald V. Casale of DEVO RETURNS! He has new music. The Invisible Man ep, along with a reissue of the Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers material under his own name. Fantastic videos for I’m Gonna Pay U Back and The Invisible Man. Collaboration with Steve Bartek of Oingo Boingo and Josh Freese and more. Of COURSE, lots of DEVO talk as well. Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA, Meeting David Lynch and Ronnie Rocket. Human Highway and Neil Young, the wild antics of Iggy Pop. 9/11 stand-up comedy and lots, lots more! 

Ep159: Jerry Casale. Ep175: Jerry Casale Part 2. Something for Everybody – 10 Year song by song overview