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• April 15, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep050: Chris Frey (Porch) & Mike Markowski

  

  

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  Chris Frey is from the excellent band Porch, Mike Markowski is a guy from Jersey by way of Hawaii who films stuff. Hear special episode 50 station ids! Hawaii traffic, being related to the Carter family, Primus stories, and all the PRF West news you can imagine. Captain Planet, Wonder Twins and everybody stealing each other’s punchlines.

  8:00am: Casually Intense (Opening Theme) by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends from the Enemy of Everyone
  8:04am: The Shaman by the rutabega from Brother the Lights Don’t Work
  8:14am: Modded Stun Gun by Glose from The Very Best of Glose

  8:28am: Conversation by Porch from Walking Boss
  8:28am: Fell Runner by Survival Knife from Loose Power

  9:02am: New Danger Activities by Freeway Park from Freeway Park
  9:08am: Payment Www.yzzzz.rd by Replicator from Machines Will Always Let You Down
  9:28am: Sing to Me by Culture Abuse from The Day Dreams of Nothing

  9:28am: Attack of the 50 Foot Side Project by Christian Fitness from I’m Afraid of Everything that Isn’t Me
  9:51am: The End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac

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• April 15, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal – Ep049: talk, tunes, etc.

  

  

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  PRF West talk up, RIP Obits (the band), tunes, talk. etc. Conan gets polled by a BART worker.

  8:00am: Casually Intense by Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends from the Enemy of Everyone
  8:07am Thud of the Jackboot by Survival Knife from Survivalized
  8:09am: I’m Getting Sick Of You by Le Butcherettes from Sin Sin Sin

  8:14am: Dickhead by Porch from Walking Boss

  8:38am: Jamie by the Bismarck from Wild Prairie Rose
  8:40am: Born Ready by Love Moon from Hocus Focus
  8:46am: The Ladder by the rutabega from Shiny Destination

  9:04am: Raise the Dead by Charmless
  9:08am: Lean Something by Cinder Cone from Bird Why Is There Sand
  9:10am: Fading All Away by Jay Reatard from Blood Visions

  9:28am: Widow of my Dreams by Obits from I Blame You
  9:32am: Wet Firecracker by Silkworm from Firewater
  9:35am: Room With a Door by Chung Antique from Sweater Weather

  9:47am: Contagious by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  9:50am: Witches in the Garden by Hurry Up Shotgun from Abracadabraham Lincoln
  9:51am: The End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac

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• April 6, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal – Ep048: Back to the Bay

  

  

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  Brenna and Conan return to SF. There’s a Live from the Barrage appearance wrap up. Including Conan’s contentious history with the show. Calls from Massimo of Sardinia and Tommy Rockstar of LFTB. The Brenna on PR Origin Story, playing roles and so much more. Oh yes, good tunes too.

  8:00am: Casually Intense by Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends
  8:04am: Born Ready by Love Moon

  8:20am: Little Fear Of Drowning by Freeway Park
  8:39am: See Me through by Tony Molina
  8:41am: Contagious by Happy Fangs
  8:43am: Taekwondo by Mother Fucker

  9:02am: Under this Crimson Sky by Cofrontational
  9:06am: Civilized Worm by Melvins from A Senile Animal
  9:39am: Easy on the Heart by Risk Reward
  9:43am: Demons Stuck In Your Eye by Le Butcherettes

  9:45am: Blank Screen by Dead Rider
  9:51am: The End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac

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• April 1, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal – Ep047 – Rick Valentin (Poster Children, Thoughts Detecting Machines, Radio Zero)

  

  

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  The Pkids alumnus talks musical influence and record presentation and packaging being as important as the music. From Andy Gill’s Gang of One to Insane Clown Posse. A career spanning interview that promises to both delight and entertain. Delight!

  8:00am: Casually Intense (opening theme) by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends from The Enemy of Everyone
  8:03am: In The Right by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Work The Circuits
  8:05am: White Lies by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Work The Circuits

  9:47am: Zero Stars by Poster Children from Poster Children
  9:47am: Junior Citizen by Poster Children from Poster Children
  9:48am: Going Home by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Forget

  9:52am: The End of Radio by Shellac (closing theme) from Excellent Italian Greyhound

  10:00am: return to normal schedule.…

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  March 29, 2015Protonic Reversal, Show Posts

  Ep046: Tony Molina

  

  

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  Daylight savings time is stupid and Conan rants about it. What to do when youtube flags your own song for copyright violation. Replicator. In hour two they talk to Tony Molina. Speaking to classic rock, ZZ Top, Pantera party houses and blood fountains and Brenna tells a cautionary tale of why you should be careful in strange cities.

  8:00am: Casually Intense (opening theme) by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends
  8:17am: Dragging Your Axe by Eastern Anchors from Dragging Your Axe Behind You

  8:19am: Shiny Destination by the rutabega from Shiny Destination

  8:26am: Henry Don’t Get Love by Le Butcherettes from Sin Sin Sin
  8:32am: Going Home by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Forget

  8:52am: Keep Your Mouth Closed by Risk/Reward from Risk/Reward
  8:55am: ESPN Zone by Room Runner from Seperate

  9:01am: Poor Born by Dead Moon
  9:04am: Poor Born by The Bismarck
  9:07am: Hydronauts by Nonagon from the Last Hydronaut

  9:22am: Change My Ways by Tony Molina from Dissed and Dismissed
  9:22am: Can’t Believe by Tony Molina from Dissed and Dismissed

  9:53am: The Way Things Are by Tony Molina from Dissed and Dismissed
  9:54am: See Me Through by Tony Molina from Dissed and Dismissed

  9:58am: The end of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound (Closing Theme)

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• March 17, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal – Ep. 45: “Say ‘YES’…to NOPE.”

  

  

  

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  Brenna and Conan talk RADIO NOPE. Premieres by the rutabega, Hungry Man and Torche as well. The frozen foods aisle, Iron Maiden, DEVO, and such. Conan recaps Replicator redux.

  8:00am: Casually Intense (opening theme) by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends from The Enemy of Everyone
  8:04am In the Morning by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  8:08am: Mind Flayer by Hungry Man from Eater
  8:25am: Minions by Torche from Restarter

  8:29am: Shiny Destination by the rutabega from Shiny Destination
  8:33am: Night For Day by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Work the Circuits

  8:51am: Done With You by Confrontational from Done With You
  8:53am: Wired To Make Waves by Nervous Curtains from Fake Infinity

  9:05am: Uncontrollable Urge by DEVO from We Are Men

  9:08am: It’s Shoved by Melvins from Bullhead
  9:28am: I Am Beautiful by The Book Burners from Amen

  9:32am: Summer Song by Terminal Orchestra from The Seasons

  9:38am: Parachute by Martha’s Vineyard Ferries from Mass. Grave

  9:55am: The End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• March 12, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep044: PRF Thundersnow 2015 roundup *OR* Augury and the Douche

  

  

  Somebody’s pleasure being somebody else’s work, sexist dudes. “She wanted to spin donuts on it.” Conan trips on his tongue a lot. Replicator reunion. Scorpions with Ravi Shankar.

  8:00am: Casually Intense (Opening theme) by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends from The Enemy of Everyone
  8:05am: Out of the Woods and Into the Light by the rutabega from Brother the Lights Don’t Work

  8:17am: (That’s a) Big Smile (For Someone About to Drown) by Body Futures from Brand New Silhouettes

  8:34am: Just Hangin’ Out, Super rad, and Fucking Wasted by Split Pricks from Hang In There Baby
  8:35am: Spent by Reverb Bomb from Cheaters

  8:40am: Get You Alone by The Cell Phones from Get You Alone

  9:03am: The Prognostication is Murder by Cmn Ineed Yr Hlp from It Came Without Warning….as most disasters do
  9:06am: Night Stick by The Columbines from Feral Villa

  9:26am: Login With My Fist by Replicator from Machine Will Always Let You Down
  9:32am: Thunder Wig by New China from Buffet
  9:52am: The End of Radio (closing Theme) by Shellac from Excellent italian Greyhound

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• March 4, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep043: Sardinian Hello.

  

  

  Brenna and Conan get a surprise call from Sardinia (!) from Max of Confrontational. Pretty cool! Also music and laughs and such.

  8:00am: Casually Intense (Opening theme) by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends from The Enemy of Everyone
  8:06am: Bury Our Friends by Sleater-Kinney from No Cities to Love
  8:09am: Sea Saw by Swami John Reis and the Blind Shake from Modern Surf Classics

  8:30am: The Gold Chair Ate The Fire Man by Le Butcherettes from Cry is For the Flies
  8:35am: Territorial Pissings (Devonshire remixes) by Nirvana from Nevermind
  8:37am: The Call by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Work The Circuits

  8:58am: Psychopath by St. Vincent from St. Vincent
  9:01am: Dreamcrusher by SEMINARS from Dreamcrusher

  9:03am: Very Ape by Nirvana from In Utereo
  9:11am: For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC from For Those About to Rock We Salute You

  9:42am: California by Low from The Great Destroyer
  9:46am: Raw Nights by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  9:54am: The End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• February 9, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep042: Travis Keller (Buddyhead)

  

  Travis Keller speaks about being the Waldorf and Statler of alternative music, Limp Bizkit hitmen, why Wes Borland is a “good nazi”, selling Bob Dylan box sets for food money, hanging out with Oasis, getting saved from the guy from the Transplants by Michael Rapaport he truly does tell it all.
  Also: Conan makes a *HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT* that he has been sitting on for five months, all that and laughs and tunes for days.

  

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie (opening theme) by Tilts from Tilts
  8:10am: New Day by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Work The Circuits
  8:11am: We Know Where You Sleep by the pAperchAse from Now You Are One Of Us

  8:19am: The Waterglass by Melvins from The Bride Screamed Murder

  Announcement

  8:35am: The Bargain is Sealed, Child of Man by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends from The Enemy of Everyone
  8:42am: Casually Intense by Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends from The Enemy of Everyone

  More EoE talk, What constitutes a “secret friend”

  8:43am: Average Guy by 400 Blows from Angel’s Trumpets and Devil’s Trombones

  Interview with Travis Keller, on being the Waldorf and Statler of alternative music, growth, selling Bob Dylan box sets for food money and the “record club” scams, getting into Oasis and hanging out with them at the dude from Maroon 5’s house, book writing. Getting punched by the dude from the Transplants, Fred Durst calling out a hit on team buddy head Michael Rapaport. Moving in with Nine inch Nails guitarist. Wes Borland talk. The south, good and bad, general intolerance… Detroit’s houses for writers program, Natalie Imbruglia and hindsight in reviewing. Kings of Leon KKK theory. Steve Gunn, Kurt Vile was a douche to Travis, Mark Kozelek vs. War on Drugs,

  9:46am: White Noise by Howls
  9:48am: Bandwhore by Shat

  John Houlihan Steel Wheels corrections, Mixed Emotions is a decent jam

  9:55am: End of Radio (Closing theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• February 8, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep041: the Neutron and Gritzy Show II – The Final Solution of Fun

  

  

  The “Final Solution of fun” returns once again for a raucous fill in episode. As Neutron and Gritzy spin sweet jams and hot rock. Premieres from Thoughts Detecting Machines and Heroine Complex. New music from Sleater-Kinney, Rock Lotto, legacy bands, calls from Rebecca and Jess of Happy Fangs and Bob Bucko Jr. of Dubuque “tylenol 3 is a hell of a drug”, Matt Frewer look alike mom-hasslers, bad bandnames for good bands and so VERY much more.

  12:00am: Neutron and Gritzy show – Opening theme(s) Raise our Fists Up by Minutes from Roland
  12:04pm: In the Right by Thoughts Detecting Machines from Work The Circuits
  12:06pm: In the Morning by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  Happy Fangs record release talk up, on stage puppets, “inappropriate” covers. Evan goes to (but does not participate) in “Rock Lotto” and proceeds to list all of the preposterous one off bands and their schtick.

  12:20pm: Rags and Bones by NoMeansNo from Wrong
  12:26pm: Bury Our Friends by Sleater-Kinney from No Cities to Love

  Sleater-Kinney talkup. New records, legacies and being excited about new material from legacy bands

  Harvey Milk’s the pleaser

  12:34pm: Rock and Roll Party Tonight by Harvey Milk from the Pleaser

  The pleaser.. a very erudite stupid, Paul Stanley and his Labrador, far too much talk about Eric Carr, ericcarr.com… Peter Criss

  12:44pm: Don’t Eat the Bag of Dicks Marked “Bob” In the Break Room Fridge by Split Pricks from Hang In There Baby
  12:46pm: Fuck City by Legal Fingers from No Time For Tenderness

  Dubuque rock block and talk, tiny bass amps, sister grizzly show talk up, and stand-ies of rock stars and large cabinets.

  12:59pm: California by Everyone Is Dirty from Dying Is Fun
  1:02pm: Comm House by SEMINARS from Dreamcrusher

  Call from Rebecca and Jess from Happy Fangs, more talk of puppets and moms. Matt Frewer lookalikes, singing and playing drums, Mom-agers and more. Bob Bucko Jr calls in from Dubuque to talk blizzards and Dubuque rock block bat signals. riding lonesome on west coast tours, foulmouth and Elliot Gould on bass “tylenol 3 is a hell of a drug”

  1:20pm: Walking With Jesus by Bob Bucko Jr.

  “Rob Zombie says yeah.”, and John Houlihan knows the soundman

  1:29pm: A Complete Divorce by Body Futures from Brand New Silhouettes
  1:34pm: Shhmna by Helms Alee from Night Terror

  Helms Alee show wrap-up. Neutron french exits, underboob and amazons. Body Futures talk, etc.

  1:45pm: You Make My Dreams by CN & the Minions from PRF Tribute to Hall and Oates
  1:46pm: This Way by Heroine Complex from Hollow

  bad band names for good bands, and Swami John Reis needs to get on point with pre-orders… closing comments.

  1:52pm: Lemon Squeezer by Soft White Sixties from Get Right
  1:57pm: Brown Room by Swami John Reis and the Blind Shake from Modern Surf Classics

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• February 2, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep040: Michael Cobra & Rebecca Gone Bad (Happy Fangs)

  

  

  Mission fires, Popeye the black metal sailor man, anti choice chicken, “If you can’t fit the tuba in… you’re doing it wrong.” Michael Cobra whistle circus kill theme. Call from Jess Gowrie Happy Fangs drummer in the drum bunker. Sacramento/SF band. Circular breathing and the separation of mind and body. The “Whore-icane” On the origin of the name of DJ Real Time Drop, bum identification… kissed by a bum in the rain. a Mullet Zero (Dave Coulier) From Hair to Air, the Dave Coulier story. Proms and perms, Carry On my Wayward Son by Kansas / Price is Right montage / talk up pun names and onstage proposals, TWO two pieces, with THREE front people for ONE purpose to make NINE songs for a non-stop laugh riot.

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts (Opening Theme)

  8:04am: Contagious by Happy Fangs from Capricorn
  8:10am: Pardon Our Progress by SEMINARS from Dreamcrusher
  8:13am: Hiya Kaw Kaw by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  Call from Jess Gowrie Happy Fangs drummer in the drum bunker. Sacramento/SF band. Circular

  breathing and the seperation of mind and body. The “Whore-icane”

  Jess 5, the original Happy Fangs drummer (the drum machine) weighs in.

  8:42am: Lone Wolves by Happy Fangs from Capricorn
  8:44am: In the Morning by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  On the origin of the name of DJ Real Time Drop, bum identification… kissed by a bum from a
  Mullet Zero (Dave Coulier)

  From Hair to Air, the Dave Coulier story. Proms and perms,
  Carry On my Wayward Son by Kansas / Price is Right montage / talk up

  9:08am: The Truth by Happy Fangs from Capricorn
  9:10am: Controlled Burn by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  pun names and onstage proposals

  9:37am: Raw Nights by Happy Fangs from Capricorn
  9:42am: Cliche by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  9:52am: The End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italiant Radio (closing theme)

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• January 26, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep039: Tom Grigor (Sister Grizzly)

  

  

  On a two piece becoming a 4 piece, and appropriating one of your favorite guitar players. The legend of Sister Grizzly, and what it’s like having a father that is a wizard of the AMAZING 12 string guitar that sings songs about people finding their keys. Also hot tubs and tuxedo tattoos, Mulle’ and Mullet zero, etc. There are Happy Endings and some Truth and Consequence. Conan would like to apologize for the use of the “boo-oing” sound effect.

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts
  8:07am: In the Morning by Happy Fangs from Capricorn

  8:10am: Azaleas by Sister Grizzly from Truth and Consequence

  8:29am: Molecules by Sister Grizzly from Truth and Consequence
  8:32am: Skillet by Sister Grizzly from Truth and Consequence
  8:57am: Outside a Hexagram by B. Hamilton from Everything I Own is Broken

  9:00am: Girls Girls Tom by Sister Grizzly from Truth and Consequence
  9:17am: Can’t Find My Keys by Dan Grigor
  9:20am: For What It’s Worth by Sister Grizzly from Truth and Consequence
  9:23am: First Date by Sister Grizzly from Truth and Consequence

  9:52am: The End of Radio (closing theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• January 20, 2015Show Posts

  Protonic Reversal Ep037: Dixie Jacobs & DJ Hostettler (Body Futures)

  

  

  1/2 of Milwaukee Wisconsin’s Body Futures arrive in the Radio Valencia studios to talk about cross continental train travel and hypothetical sleeper car searches, high concept Boson Higgs records, skateboards powered by an app, Bone Wars(tm), and Back to the Future, and exactly why it is so hard for Conan to spell the word “Silhouette“. It’s a do not miss cavalcade of laughs and fun.

  8:00am Ozark Bowtie (Opening Theme) by Tilts from Tilts
  8:04am Hospitalia! by New China from Bar and Grill
  8:08am: Is the Skeleton A Weapon? by Body Futures from Brand New Silhouettes
  8:11am: I Learned to Roll by Minutes from Roland

  8:17am: Save The Clock Tower by Body Futures from Brand New Silhouettes

  8:35am: Burn the Scab by Le Butcherettes from Cry is For the Flies
  8:37am: Cropsies by Like Like The The The Death from Cave Jenny

  9:06am: That’s So Church by Body Futures from Brand New Silhouettes

  9:09am: Continuous Symmetries by Ifihadahifi from Songs From Sexy Results: Cedar Block’s Dig for the Higgs and How the Quest Was Won

  9:27am: When You Had a Jaw by Body Futures from Brand New Silhouettes

  9:52am: The End Of Radio (closing theme), by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• January 12, 2015Show Posts

  Ep036: Jon Solomon (WPRB/Comedy Minus One)

  

  

  WPRB DJ and Comedy Minus One impressario Jon Solomon joins Protonic Reversal by phone to give a master class in conducting radio shows, preparation and building moods, digging deep on what you love and exactly how one conducts yearly 25 hour straight Christmas special. He also speaks about his current label Comedy Minus One (which is *NOT* a comedy label) and his old one My Pal God. And his formative influence: Wings – At The Speed of Sound. Brenna oversleeps so Conan tells dangerous BART multitasking to an empty room. All this, laughs and great tunes

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie (Opening Theme) by Tilts from Tilts
  8:04am: Fleece by Bottomless Pit from Shade Perennial
  8:10am: Raise Our Fists Up by Minutes from Roland

  8:16am: Diet Coke And Aspirin by SEMINARS from Dreamcrusher
  8:20am: Song 33 by The Austerity Program from Beyond Calculation

  8:29am: Couldn’t You Wait by Silkworm from Libertine

  Interview with Mr. Jon Solomon of WPRB/Comedy Minus One/My Pal God

  8:58am: The End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound (Closing Theme)

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• January 5, 2015Show Posts

  Ep035: John Congleton (Producer, the pAperchAse)

  

  

  Happy New Year! From Protonic reversal. Neutron and Brenna drag their bedraggled persons into the studio to talk to Mr. John Congleton. Legendary producer and the pAperchAse/Nighty Night Impressario. There is much talk of St. Vincent and Grammys, Explosions in the Sky, Swans, John Darnielle, production process, art by democracy, and such. As well as why there is no pt.2 to Someday This Will All Be Yours. Also a hilariously loopy first hour. Yoga dude yells at Brenna with cartoons smell waves of piousness, awake at the Wicking hour. “That’s gross”, Terry Malts mash pits, etc.

  Come on! he’s super interesting, we’re hilariously out of it… it’s a winner all around.

  8:00am Ozark Bowtie (Opening Theme) by Tilts from Tilts
  8:12am: New Year by Breeders from Last Splash
  8:13am: Now We Can See by The Thermals from Now We Can See

  8:29am: Wait Until I Get My Hands On You by the pAperchAse from Now You Are One Of Us
  8:40am: The Common Cold (The Epidemic) by the pAperchAse from Someday This Could All Be Yours
  8:43am: The Laying Of Hands the Speaking in Tongues (The Mass Hysteria) by the pAperchAse from Someday This Could All Be Yours

  8:55am: You’re One of Them Aren’t You? by the pAperchAse from Now You Are One Of Us
  8:57am: Birth In Reverse by St. Vincent from St. Vincent

  Interview with Mr. John Congleton

  9:59am: The End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound…

• December 22, 2014Show Posts

  Ep034: Matt Gentling (Archers of Loaf)

  

  

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  Stealing Weezer’s sandwiches, rocking with one act plays, and “y’know…” Matt Gentling, the raucous bassplayer of the Archers of Loaf dishes it all. Listen in to him shoot the breeze about working the poles (not what you think!) and what it was like to reconvene Team Loaf after all of those years. “the Archers of Loaf-Cross”. All of this and the greatest tunes of all time!

  8:10am: Ozark Bowtie, by Tilts from Tilts (Opening Theme)
  8:18am Hydronauts by Nonagon from The Last Hydonaut

  8:29am: Notes from the Road by Truxton from We Lost Our Way
  8:30am: Fabricoh by Archers of Loaf from Vee Vee
  8:34am: Assassination on Xmas Eve by Archers of Loaf from All The Nations Airports
  8:37am: Web In Front by Archers of Loaf from Icky Mettle

  8:47am: Dead Red Eyes by Archers of Loaf from White Trash Heroes
  8:52am: Harnessed in Slums by Archers of Loaf from Vee Vee

  Interview with Matt Gentling of Archers of Loaf

  9:39am: Toast by Archers of Loaf from Icky Mettle
  9:42am: Nostalgia by Archers of Loaf from Vee Vee

  9:55am: End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• December 17, 2014Show Posts

  Ep033: Josh Hensley / Garth Mason (the rutabega)

  

  

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  Conan speaks to Josh and Garth from South Bend, Indiana two piece the rutabega. The only band known to bring hardened noiserockers to tears over their beautiful haunting tunes. The heroes of Thundersnow talk process, filling up space, recording and the impending name change to Josh the Squash.

  All this plus some bay area Storm-pocalypse news, and an old person birthday update.

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts (Opening theme)

  8:08am: (That’s a) Big Smile (For Somebody About To Drown) by Body Futures from Brand New Silhouettes
  8:11am: Through The Holes In The Floor by the rutabega from Brother The Lights Don’t Work

  8:24am: Without you by the rutabega from Bull Carp ep
  8:27am: The Gold Chair Ate The Fire Man by Le Butcherettes from Cry is For the Flies

  Interview with Garth and Josh of the rutabega.

  9:48am: Turn on the Summer by the rutabega from Brother The Lights Don’t Work
  9:55am: The End of Radio (closing theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• December 14, 2014Show Posts

  Ep032: “I Can’t Breathe” music + Talk

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 32)
  

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  Conan and Brenna get on the air, play some rock tunes and try their best to make sense of a world that just doesn’t seem to make much sense right now. They rock and roll and talk and troll. Facts vs. Frames and a world gone man. Consumerism and critical thinking, sensationalism and the fallacy or whatever of protest.

  8:00am Demon Stuck In Your Eye by Le Butcherettes from Cry is For the Flies

  8:00am Demon Stuck In Your Eye by Le Butcherettes from Cry is For the Flies
  8:09am: Fell Runner by Survival Knife from Loose Power

  8:20am: Snot Rocket by Motherfucker from Tae Kwon Do
  8:23am: Politicians In My Eyes by Death from …For The Whole World to See
  9:02am: The Shaman by Rutabega from Brother The Lights Don’t Work
  9:04am: Outside a Hexagram by B. Hamilton from Everything I Own is Broken

  9:06am: Pony (Genuwine Cover) by B. Hamilton from Garbage In, Garbage Out (Demos, Unheard Tunes, and Demos)

  9:21am: Games Without Frontiers by Generalissimo from Love Without Mercy
  9:23am: Youth Of America by Melvins from Electroretard
  9:44am: Great Cop by fugazi from In On the Killtaker

  9:47am: Failed Olympic Bid by Future of the Left from The Plot Against Common Sense
  9:52am: The End of Radio (closing theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• December 14, 2014Show Posts

  Ep031: Jason Myers – Author (Exit Here, The Mission, Run the Game, etc.)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 31)

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  Author Jason Myers joins us in studio as we talk about Dark night of the soul “nobody cares”, exit here media/jason myers sex theatre, being the 8th page of google, expectations vs results. The inside baseball of being a big time writer and other such things. It’s a good’un! NOTE: first hour of the show is missing due to Skippy the intern screwing up the archival machine. Sorry! Anyway, get into it.

  Tilts – Ozark Bowtie (Opening theme)

  Kid Dakota – Smokestack
  St. Vincent – Digital Witness
  The Gary – Original Air-Blue Gown

  Girlpool – Blah Blah Blah
  Vulgar Trade – Daryl Gates L.A.P.D.

  Shellac – The End of Radio (closing theme)

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• November 22, 2014Show Posts

  Ep030: Love Moon (Chuck Tom, James Lyter, Jordan Martich)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 30)

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  Indiana transplants Love Moon (3/4 of the band Male Bondage) come into the Radio Valencia studios to talk about relocating to the west coast, avocado apps and… potlucks? Additionally there is a lot of talk of Scatman John. Did you know that he overcame adversity? All this… great tunes, and great times.

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts (Opening Theme)

  8:04am: The Gold Chair Ate The Fire Man by Le Butcherettes from Cry is For the Flies

  8:24am: Blonde Mexican by Glose from Very Best of Glose

  8:26am: 19 Hours in Portland by Love Moon from Hocus Focus

  8:46am: Mirrorful by Jawbox from Jawbox
  8:49am: Titanium Falcon by Tilts from Cuatro Hombres

  9:17am: Dances With Wolves In Sheeps Clothing by Hurry Up Shotgun from Abracadabraham Lincoln
  9:19am: Born Ready by Love Moon from Hocus Focus

  9:52am: The End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound (closing theme)

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• November 15, 2014Show Posts

  Ep029: Enough guests, some nice MUSIC for a change!

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 29)
  

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  We were going to have the Blind Shake in to the show in person, but it fell apart at the last minute. Whaddya gonna do? We do an election roundup, get deep into some Reading Rainbow/soundboard schtick. Conan rants a bit about garage rock being banal… music is played, wisecracks cracked. You get it.
  Cool.

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts

  8:04am: B/W Silence by Wire from Change Becomes Us
  8:12am: The End of Alvernon by The Gary from Farewell Foolish Objects

  8:34am: Bride of Crankenstein by Melvins from Hold It In
  8:37am: I’m Getting Sick Of You by Le Butcherettes from Sin Sin Sin

  9:03am: Kiya by Lozen from Para Vida
  9:07am: Making Breakfast by Twin Peaks from Wild Onion

  9:21am: Your Weakness Gives Me Life by Le Butcherettes from Cry is For the Flies
  9:23am: Clever Work by Sie lieben Maschinen from June Gloom

  9:46am: Witches In the Garden by Hurry Up Shotgun from Abracadabraham Lincoln
  9:53am: The End of Radio (closing theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• November 3, 2014Show Posts

  Ep028: Kevin Burkett (Electrical Guitar Company)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 28 )
  

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  The Electrical Guitar Company is a world wide purveyor of hand made aluminum necked guitars. Inspired by Travis Bean. Hear us talk to Mr. Burkett about “Not famous or not famous, vs. dick or not a dick”, why he considers EGC a machine shop that make guitars, the Melvins and Katy Perry And why If you want to get emotional and slam your sh**, he’ll fix it, All this plus premiers by Survival Knife, The Gary and New Cowboy Builders.

  Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts

  Henry Don’t Get Love by Le Butcherettes from Sin Sin Sin
  King Corky by Nonagon from The Last Hydonaut

  Ms. DNA by Roomrunner from Seperate
  Coming Up For Air by The Gary from Farewell Foolish Objects

  Interview with Kevin Burkett:

  Art school kids vs machinists, Sympathy between syphillis & suicide… Forklifts and carcasses. “I’ll be damned. It worked.”

  Thud of the Jackboot by Survival Knife from Survivalized
  Black Moses by New Cowboy Builders

  End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• October 27, 2014Show Posts

  EP027: Rey Washam (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Ministry)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 27)
  

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  Legendary drummer Rey Washam regales us with tales of playing with everybody from Helios Creed and Rapeman to Ministry and Phantom Planet. Come on an exciting tale of a drummer’s life and hear the highs, the lows and the in betweens. Oh! Also there is a lot of talk of Spoonman by Soundgarden early in the show for some reason.

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  Legendary drummer Rey Washam regales us with tales of playing with everybody from Helios Creed and Rapeman to Ministry and Phantom Planet. Come on an exciting tale of a drummer’s life and hear the highs, the lows and the in betweens. Oh! Also there is a lot of talk of Spoonman by Soundgarden early in the show for some reason.

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts (Opening Theme)

  Welcome, intro… spoon man talk… whatever.

  8:06am: Owner’s Lament by Scratch Acid from The Greatest Gift

  8:11am: Steak & Black Onions by Rapeman
  8:23am: Cannibal by Scratch Acid from The Greatest Gift
  8:26am: Sister Sarah by Helios Creed from Boxing the Clown

  Interview with Rey Washam

  9:43am: Trouser Minnow by Rapeman from Two Nuns and a Pack Mule
  9:48am: Repo Man by Dope Body
  9:52am: The End of Radio by Shellac (Closing Theme)

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• October 18, 2014Show Posts

  Ep026: Colin Frangos (The Loyalists, Hey Hey What doc – The Blind Shake/Michael Yonkers)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 26)

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  09:00am Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts (opening theme)

  09:04 amYou’re Not Sorry Enough by The Loyalists from First of the Mohicans

  8:09am: Wise Mr. Owl by The Blind Shake/Michael Yonkers

  8:09am: Go Go 78 by The Blind Shake

  8:29am: Microminature Love by Michael Yonkers Band

  8:43am: Cold Town by Michael Yonkers and the Blind Shake

  8:53am: carbo hydro by Michael Yonkers and the Blind Shake from period

  8:57am: I Myself by Michael Yonkers and the Blind Shake from period

  9:22am: Garbage on Glue (live) by The Blind Shake

  9:26am: starry eyes (live) by The Blind Shake

  9:46am: Radon Detector by The Blind Shake

  9:49am: Talk to Me by The Blind Shake

  9:51am: End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound (closing theme)

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• October 18, 2014Show Posts

  Ep025: Conan plays a bunch of music.

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 25)

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  For Protonic Reversal’s SILVER anniversary we observe it by, well… just playing a bunch of music really. Do you like music? Ok! you might like this episode then.

  Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts

  Dude Incredible by Shellac from Dude Incredible

  8:15am: Birth In Reverse by St. Vincent from St. Vincent

  8:18am: Letting Go by Torche from Harmonicraft

  8:21am: Postal Blowfish by Torche from Harmonicraft

  8:33am: Pig Fed Peg by Glose from The Very Best of Glose

  8:34am: Honeydrizzle by Motherfucker from Tae Kwon Do

  8:42am: You’re All Talk by Cheap Trick from In Color

  8:47am: Laura and Marty by Screaming Females from Castle Talk

  8:52am: I Saw You Shine by Flipper from Generic Flipper

  8:59am: A History of Bad Men by Melvins from (a) Senile Animal

  9:11am: Song 33 by Austerity Program from Beyond Calculation

  9:18am: Until the Horror Goes by The Nighty Night from Demo

  9:21am: Little Pieces by Hurry Up Shotgun from Hurry up Shotgun

  9:24am: Smokestack by Kid Dakota from So Pretty

  9:37am: Your Hair by Porch from Porch

  9:40am: Reoccurring Kind by Poison Control Center from Stranger Ballet

  9:48am: Old Lake by The Blind Shake from Breakfast of Failures

  9:51am: I Have Literally Been in 1000 Fights by Minutes from Dirty Work ep

  9:53am: The End of Radio (closing theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• October 12, 2014Show Posts

  Ep024: Minot (Matt Solberg, Shannon Corr, Ben Thorne)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 24)

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  The mighty men of Minot drop by the Radio Valencia studios, and we talk to Matt, Shannon and Ben about samples and politics, their upcoming tour abroad in Europe, their brand new record and… 311?
  Yeah, 311.
  Check it out!

  08:00am Ozark Bowtie by Tilts from Tilts

  8:07am Raise Our Fists Up by Minutes from Roland
  8:10am Allostatic Load by Minot from Equal/Opposite

  Talking with Minot, being bicoastal, etc. Arriving at their “fully realized” voice. Samples and politics. Overt vs. covert.

  8:35am: The Left Hand of Darkness by Minot from Equal/Opposite

  writing songs in studio, Treefort, touring, etc. Mynoch/Mnot… North Dakota or Maine?

  9:02am: White Castle Doctrine by Minot from Equal/Opposite
  9:08am: Prescriptions by Future of the Left from Human Death

  Call from Torrey Neutron, ripping the power out of the wall. Travelling, terrorism, being prepared to discuss foreign policy, the mylene sheath, axons. Any reason to use the word sheath.

  09:30am Tharsis by Minot from Equal/Opposite

  A surprising amount of talk about the band 311, Ben Thorne’s encyclopedic knowledge of band lineups. Scott Stapp Marlins song.

  09:52am The End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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• September 25, 2014Show Posts

  Ep023: Elliot Turton (Waxeater, None of the Above Podcast)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 23)

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  PREMIERES and RAIN! Later Conan talks with Elliot Turton of Waxeater/None of the Above Podcast. The dangers of multiple open mics, running the Howard Stern West Coast feed. The Waxeater Sports Radio appearance/interview, not being spoon fed rock music. Joining Waxeater… cassettes, etc. From Low Frequencies to None of the Above, The background on the None of the Above crew, a regular schedule, hand cues and keeping order in a broadcast/podcast. Beer radio. On dying on a stage on tour, no… literally dying from electrocution. Missing the “27 club”. Baltimore record is a concept record about the Wire and lots more. Jam packed with good music… and a baffling on air tech support call from Conan’s dad.

  8:00am: Ozark Bowtie (Opening Theme) by Tilts from Tilts

  Intro, rain, etc.

  8:09am: It All Means Nothing by Screaming Females from Ugly
  8:12am: Don’t Eat the Bag of Dicks Marked ‘Bob’ in the Breakroom Fridge by Split Pricks from Hang In there, Baby

  Protonic Reversal: like being in a record store with a pushy friend.
  Ello.co talk up, social networking (*YAWN*)

  8:19am: Spent by Reverb Bomb from Cheaters
  8:21am: Le Dragon by Lozen from Para Vida

  “Be a part of the conversation”

  8:28am: Riding Bikes by Shellac from Dude Incredible

  Phone call by Torrey, Conan’s Dad… kind of a tech support call?
  IT’S JUST RAIN!

  8:38am: Sesame Street Meat by Melvins from Hold It In
  8:41am: Psychopath by St. Vincent from St. Vincent

  You are tech support forever once you work in technology.

  8:49am: An Expose On Motherfuckers by Split Pricks from Hang In there, Baby
  8:52am: Snot Rocket by Motherfucker from Tae Kwon Do

  (see what he did there?)
  DAY OF PREMIERES!

  8:58am: That’s Protestant Whiskey by Waxeater from Baltimore Record
  9:02am: The Bunk by Waxeater from Baltimore Record

  Talk with Elliot Turton of Waxeater/None of the Above Podcast. The dangers of multiple open mics, running the Howard Stern West Coast feed. The Waxeater Sports Radio appearance/interview, not being spoon fed rock music. Joining Waxeater… cassettes, etc. From Low Frequencies to None of the Above, The background on the None of the Above crew, a regular schedule, hand cues and keeping order in a broadcast/podcast. Beer radio. On dying on a stage on tour, no… literally dying from electrocution. Missing the “27 club”. Baltimore record is a concept record about the Wire

  9:44am: Omar Comin’ by Waxeater from Baltimore Record
  9:47am: Cry Tag by Like Like The The The Death from Cave Jenny

  show close.

  9:52am: The End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Underground

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• September 22, 2014Show Posts

  Ep022: Jon Illum/Evan Gritzon (Lords of Sealand)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 22)

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  Evan and Jon from Lords of Sealand come into the studio to speak about Found Fiction their new ep/lp. Additionally Conan paraphrases the “mclusky” benefit rather ineptly, there is talk of viewmasters, flavored coffee, lyrics and profitsharing systems, the spotted dick and Bono sneaking music onto iphones. DJ ambitious wordplay suggests you give it a listen.

  00:00:00 Tilts – Ozark Bowtie

  Intro

  00:06:26 christian fitness – aghast, anon, anew
  00:09:42 shellac – dude incredible

  00:15:38 Feeling Gravity’s Pull – The Committee to Keep Death Permanent

  00:18:44 Talk with Evan Gritzon and Jon Illum from Lords of Sealand
  Conan paraphrases the “mclusky” benefit rather ineptly, nostalgia, etc. Scottish independence.
  The wrath of Con, “giving this ‘record thing’ up’. The Crux vs. Big Crux, viewmasters, etc.
  The story behind “found fiction”.

  Jon Illum

  00:42:19 Lords of Sealand – Salty Gear
  00:45:42 Lords of Sealand – Architect

  00:48:07 back with Evan and Jon, Conan steals Brenna’s headphones. Musical takes on things, Lords of Sealand is hard to describe. Storytelling Forest Rock?, Evan rejects Conan’s description completely. Flavored coffee. Lyrics and profitsharing systems, charity, etc. Bloodhag and libraries, recording in isolation

  01:04:45 Lords of Sealand – King With No Hands
  01:09:29 Burn Permits – The Jerk
  01:12:12 Dead Rider – New Eyes

  01:14:55 palpableness and the spotted dick, heard at a renfest, Jon spotted dick exclusive
  skit tracks, people still love the “idea of Conan” on Spotify, Bono sneaking U2 songs onto iphones

  01:39:15 The Book-Burners – Come Home
  01:43:05 Lords of Sealand – Brittle Bones

  01:46:56 Hitting the post-post, DJ Ambitious Wordplay, Camus. plugs and wrap up.

  01:52:00 Shellac – The End of Radio
  01:52:59 Surprise post show call from Torrey Neutron

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• September 4, 2014Show Posts

  Ep021: Steve Albini (Shellac, Big Black, Engineer)

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 21)

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  We speak with the one and only Steve Albini, pretty cool. Drive Like Jehu show recap and a whole lotta great talkin’ get into it.

  00:00:00 Tilts – Ozark Bowtie (Opening Theme)
  00:02:20 Welcome to one and all. Don’t leave your drugs scattered about. Rhymes with Gandolfino. Whippets with protonic reversal.

  00:05:50 The Bismarck – Necklace of Human Dicks
  00:09:21 Shellac – Copper

  00:11:08 Candy necklaces and human dicks, coffee, Shellac – Breaking the Silence, and breaking the glass, the dicks of hazard, Frente! (yes Frente!), Drive Like Jehu / Spreckels Organ recap, reunions that are not cash ins but instead build community.

  00:21:30 Drive Like Jehu – If It Kills You
  00:28:42 Shellac – The Guy Who Invented Fire

  00:30:15 Steve Albini
  Radio stations and ambient noise, Hearing the character of the neighborhood in the show, being a punk rock guru and answering questions, John Grabski III and the story of Teeth: a man with cancer who made the record he always wanted to make. That just so happened to be about his fight with cancer, the second Teeth record, The self policing PRF (Electrical Audio Forum), service industry, Spotify/Sleepify, pay to stream models, instant availability and constant present tense, the democratization of distribution, the statistical unlikeliness of a good band from Florida, finding an audience post-mortem, “classic DATs”, a typical Steve Albini day. work, sleep, wife and a few indulgences. longevity vs. productivity, DUDE INCREDIBLE, if the process is so slow, why not put out singles?, The people’s microphone, the song and concept. Surveyors. working knowledge of the land. The End of Radio – explained, perspective and evolution, younger generations, retrospection, etc. Nina Nastasia, listener fatigue from engineering, Cigar Aficionado and Guitar Aficionado magazines, heated walkways, Don’t quit.

  01:40:42 Shellac – Steady As She Goes
  01:44:45 Shellac – Wingwalker
  01:49:37 Shellac – Spoke

  01:51:04 Call from “Steve Albini”, always take the points.

  01:52:04 Shellac – The End of Radio (Closing Theme)

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• September 3, 2014Show Posts

  Ep020: Good Morning, Music

  

  

  (stream and download – Episode 20)

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  At some point early on Conan talks about seeing Slint after the funeral of his dead friend. Otherwise this one is pretty much just music. Do you like music? Good! You will like this episode then.

  8:05am: Peacetime by Minutes from Minutes

  8:08am: Digital Witness by St. Vincent from St. Vincent

  8:17am: Come Home by The Book-Burners from The People’s Songs

  8:21am: Tae Kwon Do by Motherfucker from Tae Kwon Do

  8:32am: Lost Year by Family Ghost from No Dreams

  8:40am: Mt. Pleasant Isn’t by The Evens from The Evens

  8:46am: Brass Cupcake by Melvins from Hold It In

  8:50am: Instrument of God by King Buzzo from This Machine Kills Artists

  9:00am: Do You Compute? by Drive Like Jehu from Yank Crime

  9:07am: soft power fitness by christian fitness from i’m scared of everything that isn’t me

  9:08am: Wannadon’t by FoWlMoUth from Smith

  9:17am: WORK! by Vulgar Trade from Gross Century

  9:18am: Jamie by The Bismark from Wild Prairie Rose

  9:24am: Song 30 by The Austerity Program from Beyond Calculation

  9:28am: Buried in the Snow by the rutabega from Brother, The Lights Don’t Work

  9:40am: The Swifts by Nonagon from People Live Everywhere

  9:43am: Gold Widow by Survival Knife from Loose Power

  9:48am: Nothing Left by Marnie Stern from Marnie Stern

  9:54am: End of Radio (Closing Theme) by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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