Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal

Phil Manley is most known for the incredible band TRANS AM, but he also played in a latter version of the Fucking Champs, plays in Life Coach with Jon Theodore of Mars Volta and QOTSA and is in the awesome Terry Gross! Hear all about Phil’s relocation from east coast to west, a run down for all of the Trans Am records and… jamming with Zack De La Rocha?

It’s been 123 episodes since Phil’s been on the show, clearly a few things have happened since then! DIG IN!

Phil Manley is most known for the incredible band TRANS AM, but he also played in a latter version of the Fucking Champs, plays in Life Coach with Jon Theodore of Mars Volta and QOTSA and is in the awesome Terry Gross! Hear all about Phil's relocation from east coast to west, a run down for all of the Trans Am records and... jamming with Zack De La Rocha?

It's been 123 episodes since Phil's been on the show, clearly a few things have happened since then! DIG IN!

Long before Vern Rumsey recorded my old band Replicator, long before I was crashing at his place on tour. LONG before HHG. I was listening to Unwound. Wearing out my cassette tapes rocking out to Repetition or New Plastic Ideas.

Put simply, they were one of the reasons I play music in the first place. Their unique and iconic sound was so immediate and compelling and it’s forceful presentation inspired me. I always held that in my head and heart, even as we created stuff together and approached things as musical peers. Vern didn’t seem to realize how much Unwound had touched and inspired people, as if Leaves Turn Inside You isn’t one of the best albums ever made in indie rock. Come on!

But Unwound did and he was a big part of that. Vern wasn’t a perfect guy, his demons are well documented, and shouldn’t be ignored. He was an alcoholic, let’s not short sell that.

He sought help and received it, and transcended that gross and destructive addiction for awhile. He dug deep and brought the thunder with us and found a light in the darkness to transcend for.

 

He was without a doubt the biggest advocate of Household Gods and was experiencing the deep high of creative satisfaction.

I was glad he got to have that. I am glad to have been in his life.

He was one of the most unique and interesting bass players of all time for my tastes, one of a kind. An icon.I remember watching him play in the unstoppable and incredible Unwound, just bearing down in that inexorable way. Smoking tough the entire time.A portrait of rock ’n roll cool, a viking.

The world is a sadder and quieter place without him in it and I miss my friend.

Rest in Power,Vern Rumsey

Playlist:

Unwound - Corpse PoseUnwound - Valentine Card / Kantina / Were, Are And Was Or Is

Unwound - DemolishedUnwound - Side Effects of Being TiredUnwound - Broken E-Strings

Unwound - DecemberUnwound - For Your Entertainment

Oslo of Olympia - Walk The PlankBlonde Redhead - Water

Unwound - All Souls DayUnwound - Terminus

Unwound - Lady ElectUnwound - Envelope

Long Hind Legs - Open WideUnwound - Re-Enact the Crime

Unwound - DragnalusUnwound - Off This Century

Red Rumsey - Big HouseUnwound - Arboretum

Household Gods - Rest In Power (Instrumental)/Unwound - Below The Salt

Long before Vern Rumsey recorded my old band Replicator, long before I was crashing at his place on tour. LONG before HHG. I was listening to Unwound. Wearing out my cassette tapes rocking out to Repetition or New Plastic Ideas.

Put simply, they were one of the reasons I play music in the first place. Their unique and iconic sound was so immediate and compelling and it’s forceful presentation inspired me. I always held that in my head and heart, even as we created stuff together and approached things as musical peers. Vern didn’t seem to realize how much Unwound had touched and inspired people, as if Leaves Turn Inside You isn’t one of the best albums ever made in indie rock. Come on!

But Unwound did and he was a big part of that. Vern wasn’t a perfect guy, his demons are well documented, and shouldn’t be ignored. He was an alcoholic, let’s not short sell that.

He sought help and received it, and transcended that gross and destructive addiction for awhile. He dug deep and brought the thunder with us and found a light in the darkness to transcend for.

 

He was without a doubt the biggest advocate of Household Gods and was experiencing the deep high of creative satisfaction.

I was glad he got to have that. I am glad to have been in his life.

He was one of the most unique and interesting bass players of all time for my tastes, one of a kind. An icon.I remember watching him play in the unstoppable and incredible Unwound, just bearing down in that inexorable way. Smoking tough the entire time.A portrait of rock ’n roll cool, a viking.

The world is a sadder and quieter place without him in it and I miss my friend.

Rest in Power,Vern Rumsey

Playlist:

Unwound - Corpse PoseUnwound - Valentine Card / Kantina / Were, Are And Was Or Is

Unwound - DemolishedUnwound - Side Effects of Being TiredUnwound - Broken E-Strings

Unwound - DecemberUnwound - For Your Entertainment

Oslo of Olympia - Walk The PlankBlonde Redhead - Water

Unwound - All Souls DayUnwound - Terminus

Unwound - Lady ElectUnwound - Envelope

Long Hind Legs - Open WideUnwound - Re-Enact the Crime

Unwound - DragnalusUnwound - Off This Century

Red Rumsey - Big HouseUnwound - Arboretum

Household Gods - Rest In Power (Instrumental)/Unwound - Below The Salt

Long before Vern Rumsey recorded my old band Replicator, long before I was crashing at his place on tour. LONG before HHG. I was listening to Unwound. Wearing out my cassette tapes rocking out to Repetition or New Plastic Ideas.

Put simply, they were one of the reasons I play music in the first place. Their unique and iconic sound was so immediate and compelling and it’s forceful presentation inspired me. I always held that in my head and heart, even as we created stuff together and approached things as musical peers. Vern didn’t seem to realize how much Unwound had touched and inspired people, as if Leaves Turn Inside You isn’t one of the best albums ever made in indie rock. Come on!

But Unwound did and he was a big part of that. Vern wasn’t a perfect guy, his demons are well documented, and shouldn’t be ignored. He was an alcoholic, let’s not short sell that.

He sought help and received it, and transcended that gross and destructive addiction for awhile. He dug deep and brought the thunder with us and found a light in the darkness to transcend for.

He was without a doubt the biggest advocate of Household Gods and was experiencing the deep high of creative satisfaction.

I was glad he got to have that. I am glad to have been in his life.

He was one of the most unique and interesting bass players of all time for my tastes, one of a kind. An icon.

I remember watching him play in the unstoppable and incredible Unwound, just bearing down in that inexorable way. Smoking tough the entire time.

A portrait of rock ’n roll cool, a viking.

The world is a sadder and quieter place without him in it and I miss my friend.

Rest in Power,

Vern Rumsey

Playlist:

Unwound – Corpse Pose

Unwound – Valentine Card / Kantina / Were, Are And Was Or Is

Unwound – Demolished

Unwound – Side Effects of Being Tired

Unwound – Broken E-Strings

Unwound – December

Unwound – For Your Entertainment

Oslo of Olympia – Walk The Plank

Blonde Redhead – Water

Unwound – All Souls Day

Unwound – Terminus

Unwound – Lady Elect

Unwound – Envelope

Long Hind Legs – Open Wide

Unwound – Re-Enact the Crime

Unwound – Dragnalus

Unwound – Off This Century

Red Rumsey – Big House

Unwound – Arboretum

Household Gods – Rest In Power (Instrumental)/Unwound – Below The Salt

Jennifer Finch has lived an incredible life. Most known for being 1/4th of the powerful and incredible L7. We talk about photography, records, mindsets, the recording process, leaving L7 and coming back, and lots more. You know, Protonic Reversal stuff. Jennifer doesn’t do many interviews, so it was a blast to talk to her about everything from to Roy Thomas Baker and Voight-Kampff tests to answering machine message tapes that have Kurt Cobain on them.

David Pajo has played with everybody from Billy Corgan, Karen O, Neil Hagerty to... well, Conan Neutron. To this day, he's still most known for being a member of the iconic, influential and genre defining band Slint. Listen in on a bit of all of that as well as talk of DEAD CHILD (the band), Papa M (of course), touring with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol, a smidgen of talk about Household Gods. The band with David Pajo, Vern Rumsey of Unwound, LKN and uh... another guy. He's a suicide and motorcycle accident survivor, a master musician and a hell of a nice guy. It's... David Pajo!

David Pajo has played with everybody from Billy Corgan, Karen O, Neil Hagerty to... well, Conan Neutron. To this day, he's still most known for being a member of the iconic, influential and genre defining band Slint. Listen in on a bit of all of that as well as talk of DEAD CHILD (the band), Papa M (of course), touring with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol, a smidgen of talk about Household Gods. The band with David Pajo, Vern Rumsey of Unwound, LKN and uh... another guy. He's a suicide and motorcycle accident survivor, a master musician and a hell of a nice guy. It's... David Pajo!

David Pajo has played with everybody from Billy Corgan, Karen O, Neil Hagerty to… well, Conan Neutron. To this day, he’s still most known for being a member of the iconic, influential and genre defining band Slint. Listen in on a bit of all of that as well as talk of DEAD CHILD (the band), Papa M (of course), touring with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol, a smidgen of talk about Household Gods. The band with David Pajo, Vern Rumsey of Unwound, LKN and uh… another guy. He’s a suicide and motorcycle accident survivor, a master musician and a hell of a nice guy. It’s… David Pajo!