Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal

Ian Miller is 1/4 of the incredible and iconic Kowloon Walled City. They have a (relatively) new record out and are doing tour dates on the East Coast and Rust Belt, in some cases for the very first time. That is discussed, as well as the origin and story behind (*deep breath*) Interesting Times Gang! Strangelight! No Lights! Less Art! Truxton! The strange story of Puig Destroyer! Productive Outs! Rigs of Dad Prodcast! Which songs are a game of chicken with the drummer. And a song by song run through of Piecework. PHEW!

About time!

That's right, it's Conan's old friend the mighty Jon Weisnewski, host of the excellent TOMORROW WE DIE! An podcast about touring under adverse conditions that is probably a cousin to Protonic Reversal. Also, the mighty AKIMBO, SANDRIDER and now... NUCLEAR DUDES.

Are you looking for a comprehensive history of the Akimbo Discography? How about the origin of Sandrider? How about exactly what the heck is a Nuclear Dude and why should you care? How about ALL THAT, Alternative Tentacles, the perils of trying to record two albums at the same time and SO. MUCH. MORE. ok?

OK!

Wow! It’s the amazing Lenny Kaye! Guitarist, songwriter, Creator of NUGGETS and Author! His new book: “Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll.” and it is AWESOME. Tales of creating songs with Patti and beyond. Horses! Easter! Radio Ethopia! and records made in recent decades soon. Rocking, writing, being a critic, a curator and providing a spotlight on the things you love. Because the Night. It’s a great talk with the Rockenteur, one and only… Mr. Lenny Kaye!

Wow! It’s the amazing Lenny Kaye! Guitarist, songwriter, Creator of NUGGETS and Author! His new book: “Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll.” and it is AWESOME. Tales of creating songs with Patti and beyond. Horses! Easter! Radio Ethopia! and records made in recent decades soon. Rocking, writing, being a critic, a curator and providing a spotlight on the things you love. Because the Night. It’s a great talk with the Rockenteur, one and only… Mr. Lenny Kaye!

Wow! It is THE LIVING JARBOE, artist, singer, musician and ICON. Coming at last to Protonic Reversal to talk about the reissue, remaster and reimagining of the Skin/World of Skin record "blood, women, roses" being reborn as Jarboe - Skin, Blood, Women, Roses. CRY ME A RIVER, Eat or sleep tour, Hauling heavy vintage keyboards up and down stairs (and reloading sounds during power outages), BIRTHRIGHT and Swans, living in very dangerous environments, visual art, and making unique things. Only Lovers Left Alive and Jozef van Wissem. All that and collaborations with Jesu and Neurosis, Helen Money and Kris Force. People! It's Jarboe!

Wow! It is THE LIVING JARBOE, artist, singer, musician and ICON. Coming at last to Protonic Reversal to talk about the reissue, remaster and reimagining of the Skin/World of Skin record "blood, women, roses" being reborn as Jarboe - Skin, Blood, Women, Roses. CRY ME A RIVER, Eat or sleep tour, Hauling heavy vintage keyboards up and down stairs (and reloading sounds during power outages), BIRTHRIGHT and Swans, living in very dangerous environments, visual art, and making unique things. Only Lovers Left Alive and Jozef van Wissem. All that and collaborations with Jesu and Neurosis, Helen Money and Kris Force. People! It's Jarboe!

The legendary singer and front-man of the iconic and influential The Pop Group comes on Protonic Reversal to talk all about that legendary band, as well as the Rip it Up And Start Again documentary on the "post-punk" scene. Which also refuses to just be a museum piece. Additionally lots about a brand new record of collaborations called VS, including with such folks like KK Null of Zeni Geva and Mike Watt! Lee "Scratch" Perry and lots more. Matt Groening! The Minutemen! Dispatches from that very special time in music that the Pop Group started. As well as returning to that music after many years. Taking the piss, etc. Lots of talk about moving forward and evolving.

a revisit of the classic episode 146 with the mighty Mark Lanegan (RIP)

-Doing the video with Travis and Joe (and Donel!)

-Video with Jimmy the cab driver (reprising that character after years)

-Making the other video at the Salton Sea with still photographs

-“Don’t mind the crickets.”

-The book! “Sing Backwards and Weep” (and companion piece record)

-Recording the companion piece record to the book and linking the songs to it.

-“A pandora’s box of shitty memories.”

-Working with Rob Marshall of Humanist.

-Making a double record/great double records.

-Opening for Watt

-Blues Funeral

-Meet and greets at the merch table and getting ghost pain from shaking hands.

-Complicated hand shake non-engagement

-Older audiences.

-Picking a setlist with so much material.

-Ripping off Leonard Cohen

-Rated R and joining Queens of the Stone Age

-Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli

-Playing on each other’s records, vs. working on things together.

-Meeting Greg Dulli (and initially wanting to kick ass ass)

-“Secret beef!”

-Josh Homme in Screaming Trees

-Walking the streets with Josh Homme, and Josh being misidentified as a cop!

-The Conner brothers.

-The story of the Screaming Trees.

-Publically learning how to make records

-Different crowds knowing different eras of the music.

-Artist vs. entertaintainer vs. guy who stands there and sings.

-Stooges and being in Iggy’s sights

a revisit of the classic episode 146 with the mighty Mark Lanegan (RIP)

-Doing the video with Travis and Joe (and Donel!)

-Video with Jimmy the cab driver (reprising that character after years)

-Making the other video at the Salton Sea with still photographs

-“Don’t mind the crickets.”

-The book! “Sing Backwards and Weep” (and companion piece record)

-Recording the companion piece record to the book and linking the songs to it.

-“A pandora’s box of shitty memories.”

-Working with Rob Marshall of Humanist.

-Making a double record/great double records.

-Opening for Watt

-Blues Funeral

-Meet and greets at the merch table and getting ghost pain from shaking hands.

-Complicated hand shake non-engagement

-Older audiences.

-Picking a setlist with so much material.

-Ripping off Leonard Cohen

-Rated R and joining Queens of the Stone Age

-Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli

-Playing on each other’s records, vs. working on things together.

-Meeting Greg Dulli (and initially wanting to kick ass ass)

-“Secret beef!”

-Josh Homme in Screaming Trees

-Walking the streets with Josh Homme, and Josh being misidentified as a cop!

-The Conner brothers.

-The story of the Screaming Trees.

-Publically learning how to make records

-Different crowds knowing different eras of the music.

-Artist vs. entertaintainer vs. guy who stands there and sings.

-Stooges and being in Iggy’s sights

KRÜLLER is the brand new album by Author & Punisher, the brainchild of Tristan Shone. We do a song by song breakdown at the end, but speak a but about the entire Author & Punisher catalog, as well as COVID hitting at the end of being on tour with TOOL. Why you must always have the correct tables. The logistics of getting so much hardware overseas for a tour. Bringing in people to collaborate on newer things. Accidentally pestering Neurosis backstage. Beastland! Drone Machines! And now Drone Machines the COMPANY, bespoke controllers designed to last and weather in a cool way straight from the Author and Punisher live show. All that and so much more!