The legendary Maryland/DC band has a reissue of their classic record Came by to Kill Me on Solid Brass. The first record to be written exclusively with Darren, who would later play in Office of Future Plans, Channels, Continuals and J. Robbins Band as well. A powerful live band that practiced 5 or 6 times a week and toured relentlessly, we get a rare window into a beloved band that existed in a time before the internet as we know it exists. Came by to Kill Me, recorded by J. Robbins is a great document of a the band, and is the first time it is available digitally. It's a song by song breakdown for a ripper band that were contemporaries with many Dischord faves.

Harriet the Spy has a wonderful reissue of Unfuckwithable, through Solid Brass. Jamie played the drums in that band, but is better known to most as the Impressario behind Earthquaker Devices. As well as the Party of Helicopters, Relaxer, etc. There is much talk of touring, revisiting older material, Ohio, rocking while aging, and all that. As well as, yes... quite a bit of gear talk. Yes, yes... hard to believe.

Here it is! The yearly roundup of Conan Neutron's favorite record of the years. The list:

1. J. Robbins - Basilisk - Exquisite Corpse

2. Kino Motel - Visions - Repeater

3. God Bullies - As Above, So Below - You Call This Love

4. CNTS - Thoughts & Prayers - Smart Mouth

5. Thank - I Have a Physical Body That Can Be Harmed - Woke Frasier

6. USA Nails - Feel Worse - Feel Worse

7. Arcwelder - Continue - Lafayette

8. Dale Crover - Glossolalia - Doug Yuletide

9. Kal Marks - Wasteland Baby - Insects

10. Melvins - Tarantula Heart - Working the Ditch

11. Bunuel - Mansuetude - Drug Burn

12. Shellac - To All Trains - Scrappers

13. The Jesus Lizard - Rack - Grind

14. DEAD - Burn us Clean - Burn Us Clean

15. Chat Pile - Cool World - Masc

16. Porcelain - Porcelain - Vanity

17. Upright Forms - Blurred Wires - Heaven Knows

18. Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More - Crystal Breath

19. Sugar Horse - The Grand Scheme Of Things - The Shape of ASMR to Come

20. Brant Bjork Trio - Once Upon A Time In The Desert - Backin' The Daze

21. Deep Tunnel Project - Deep Tunnel Project - Absolute Zero

22. Big'n - South of Loathsome - End Comes Too Soon

23. Bronson Arm - Bronson Arm - Conscious Confuser

24. The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - That Thang

25. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD" - BROKEN SPIRES AT DEAD KAPITAL

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That's right, the desert rock legend himself has a new record with Brant Bjork Trio - Once Upon a Time in the Desert. In an all star band featuring Ryan Gut and Mario Lalli! So how about a floor up discussion, all the way from getting into punk rock, pots and pans, into present day. With stops along the formative early days, into Sons of Kyuss (and later Kyuss) and after. Solo records, bands, Stöner and lots more. A track by track breakthrough of Once Upon a Time in the Desert? You better believe it. This band is hitting the road hard, let's hear all about it.

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Both Travis and Joe have been on the show a lot over the years. But this time they are raising funds for a Buddyhead documentary. A necessary salve for the lack of any kind of documentation for the entire mid-2000s world for one of the most irreverent websites to ever exist. Talk about that, scene documentation in general, movies that get it wrong and get it right and just general talk about DIY and things along those lines.

The guitarist for the fabulous band CNTS, with Matt Cronk, as well as Dead Cross with (Dave Lombardo and Mike Patton), finally comes on Protonic Reversal to talk about all things Retox, Rehab, Rock and Riff. Beating Cancer, outlasting COVID and getting one of the greatest singers and front men in rock to sing in your thrash band. Tis a great time!

Steve Moriarty wasn't just the drummer of the legendary band The Gits. He literally wrote the book on his bandmate and friend Mia Zapata. Whose life was cruelly cut short. A vital and impressive vocalist and artist on the verge of international rock stardom, the book tells Mia's story, shows the progress of her undeniable talent and her measure as a person and powerful figure in punk rock and beyond. Not a victim, an icon.

Frenching the Bully, Enter: The Conquering Chicken, Evil Stig (with Joan Jett) and so very much more.

Ed has been on Protonic Reversal with his old band Heads., but that was 4 years ago and this is Kino Motel! Different band, different genre. And now with Rosa! We got through a detailed breakdown for their new record Visions. Talk about Sea Shanties (!) and both musicians adjusting their playing style to make something new and unique. How the band come to be and how to present it live and a very detailed song by song of this incredible new record.

Bristol based Sugar Horse are purveyors of interesting heavy music, but it isn't exactly metal. They have a new one called The Grand Scheme of Things. Truth and Consequences, The live long after and the LIVE long after, thrash music and cassettes and the "live, laugh, love" of skeleton artwork.

https://sugarhorse.bandcamp.com/album/the-grand-scheme-of-things

We do a song by song breakdown of the new one, as well as lots of details, anecdotes and joke explanations of previous releases.