Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal

Steven McDonald has been playing music since he was 12 years old and making records and touring with his brother Jeff as the band Redd Kross the whole time. He’s also played in such bands as OFF!, Melvins, and a live incarnation of Sparks. Redd Kross has a new album out called “Beyond the Door” and Steven and Conan talk about… well, a lot of stuff.

-Postponed tour

-Beyond The Door

-Dale Crover on drums

-Sparks Covers / “When Do I Get To Sing My Way?”

-Sparks talk with Conan and Steven.

-Georgio Moroder

-There really haven’t been that many Redd Kross records for as long the band has been around.

-40+ year career/starting in with Redd Kross as a kid!

-First show with black flag. (Keith and Robo era)

-Then playing with Keith in OFF! years later.

-Redd Kross being influence by rock and… well KISS.

-Neurotica and recording with Tommy Ramone (after learning to play along to the first Ramones record.

-Influencing GRUNGE

-Dale Crover interlude

-“Big Time Records”

-Major label stuff/the “Alternative era”/manuf

-Major or minor, anybody can be a dick.

-Right thing/right time and taking a 10 year break from actively being in a band.

-Getting out of ruts, overlooking things, liking things as identity (punk rock)

-Thrift stores over hardcore

-oh yeah… THE MELVINS

-Joining the Melvins.

-Melvins logistics

-Superhero team logistics

-The wild world of the Melvins.

-Bringing the Rock ‘n roll show energy to the Melvins.

-“Don’t listen to the records!”

-Melvins fans/trolls

-Please do not throw things at Steven McDonald.

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

Tim Midyett returns to Protonic Reversal, for the first #StayHome edition of the show. Tim comes back with a brand new 2xLP Mint Mile record, as well as new experiences from recording and touring with legends of drone: SUNN 0)))

-Quarantine life

-Cancelling shows

-Playing live vs. not

-Ambertron!

-Baroque elements and Showing Ambertron to a younger Tim.

-Listening to old stuff from way back when.

-Playing with people more skilled than you are/playing with people better than you.

-Inspiration.

-playing with and entering the world of SUNN 0))), a detailed journey!

-Michael Dahlquist tour diaries.

-Bottomless Pit revisited.

Tim Midyett returns to Protonic Reversal, for the first #StayHome edition of the show. Tim comes back with a brand new 2xLP Mint Mile record, as well as new experiences from recording and touring with legends of drone: SUNN 0)))

For the 150th episode, one of our favorite guests is back, the unmistakable and always interesting Mr. Steve Albini.

-Making ends meet in the age of quarantine.

-The American Health Care system

-The slow escalation of risk with a midwest Shellac tour

-Playing new songs live, 1/3 of the set is unreleased stuff.

-Live experience vs. vegas stage show (the art of surprise and stage expectations)

-Billiard Player Song and live evolution of songs

-Cheap Trick vs. the Ex

-Do the internal meanings of the songs change.

-Scrappers

-Old songs

-Accountability for song content/flawed thinking

-Culpability v/ doubling down on dickery.

-Jokes vs. just being a jerk (comedians)

-Chappelle

-Big Black art aesthetic (it was cheaper!)

-Big Black: Jordan, Minnesota

-Big Black: Seth (his DOG hated black people…)(race in America and privilege)

-The Mentors

-The name of the band Rapeman

-Rapeman: “I have not been held to account”

-Blitz tattoos.

-Dave Riley of Big Black remembered

-The Girl on the Third Floor soundtrack (with Tim Midget and Helen Money)

-The End of Radio Peel sessions

The one and only Billy Gould finally comes on Protonic Reversal! Billy and his coharts have an awesome new The Talking Book album. A project that evokes eno-like soundscapes as well as 70s film soundtracks. Conan and Billy talk about that, many things Faith No More and… Milk Cult?

-Talking Book II-70s film soundtracks

-9 year gap

-Structured but not structured

-“It’s not ready until it’s ready”

-Adding a member to a very subjective and subconscious enterprise

-Not the same as getting a new band member.

-Milk Cult!

-Faith No More going into new directions the audience didn’t necessarily expect

-Being known as a “rock guy.”

-Old San Francisco

-(Men of) Porn

-Playing in Jello Biafra’s band

-Faith No More reunion and complex relationships.

-Songs with problems “We fixed ’em!”

-Getting the call from Wayne Kramer to play in the MC50

-The pressure.

-Playing with Brendan Canty

-“If you do something, see it though

-Choose a journey where you don’t care about the destination.

-The many moods and styles of guitar players of Faith More.

-FNM as alchemy

-Slap bass demo tapes

-touring vs. recording

-Live shows with Talking Book

-Kool Arrow: the genre is “good”

Billy Gould!

-Talking Book II-70s film soundtracks -9 year gap-Structured but not structured-"It's not ready until it's ready"-Adding a member to a very subjective and subconscious enterprise-Not the same as getting a new band member.-Milk Cult!-Faith No More going into new directions the audience didn't necessarily expect-Being known as a "rock guy."-Old San Francisco-(Men of) Porn-Playing in Jello Biafra's band-Faith No More reunion and complex relationships.-Songs with problems "We fixed 'em!"-Getting the call from Wayne Kramer to play in the MC50-The pressure.-Playing with Brendan Canty-"If you do something, see it though-Choose a journey where you don't care about the destination.-The many moods and styles of guitar players of Faith More.-FNM as alchemy-Slap bass demo tapes-touring vs. recording-Live shows with Talking Book-Kool Arrow: the genre is "good"