May 2023 – Protonic Reversal: Music Podcast

Ep335: Meg Castellanos (Totimoshi, All Souls, Alma Sangre)Ep335: Meg Castellanos (Totimoshi, All Souls, Alma Sangre)

May 26, 2023| Neutron| 10:20 am

The mighty Meg Castellanos of Totimoshi and All Souls comes to Protonic Reversal. Totimoshi is back and playing Caterwaul 2023, playing live for the first time in many years. Listen in as Meg and Conan go through the many eras of Totimoshi (as well as the many drummers!), lots of talk of the glory days of old San Francisco. Touring with Melvins and Helmet, Mastodon and… TOOL?!?! Alma Sangre and origin of All Souls. Flamenco! Learning bass, relentless touring, playing live now v. then, Eastside Rehearsal and so much more.

Ep334: Gareth Thomas (USA Nails)Ep334: Gareth Thomas (USA Nails)

May 15, 2023| Neutron| 6:26 pm

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All the way from the UK. How WAS Your Weekend? Rocking with day jobs and the collision of those different worlds. We talk about Character Stop love for Skin Graft records the split with Psychic Graveyard. Love for Skin Graft, alternate tunings. Enduring and changing. Picking a setlist from a deep catalog and of COURSE their upcoming US tour to Caterwaul 2023! Gareth! From the mighty USA Nails.

Ep333: Brett Bradford (Scratch Acid, Suckling)Ep333: Brett Bradford (Scratch Acid, Suckling)

May 4, 2023| Neutron| 1:14 pm

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There’s a new Suckling video for Sisyphus, and it features all 4 members of Scratch Acid! Protonic Reversal gets the honor of premiering it! We talk about all of that, as well as the awesome album that the video is off of. How Brett ended up playing with Win Wallace of Gorch Fock in this band and details of that nature. Also a historical jaunt to the world of Scratch Acid, who wrote Cannibal (the answer might surprise you!), Owner’s Lament! What’s up with those strings? The staying power of Scratch Acid and the GREATEST GIFT compilation. All of that and lots more.

Ep332: Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantômas, Dead Cross, Mr Bungle, Solo)Ep332: Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantômas, Dead Cross, Mr Bungle, Solo)

May 1, 2023| Neutron| 1:14 pm

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Dave has a cool new album called Rites of Percussion, a drum and percussion based solo album. We speak about that, as well as rise of Slayer and those classic albums, including the timeless Reign in Blood. Rick Rubin! Tori Amos covers. Blood in the mosh pits and more. Thrill! to the The Fantômas origin story and the Director’s Cut! Dead Cross and Michael Crain’s successful fight against Cancer. Mr. Bungle and Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo and so very, very much more.