Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

Ep130 was our special on our favorite albums of 2018. It's a lot like the list that is on the site in list form, but we had call ins and such... if you want to listen it is here.

Conan Neutron’s top records of 2018:

1. Tropical Fuck Storm – a Laughing Death in Meatspace (TFS Band)

2. Lung – All the Kings Horses

3. sewingneedle – User Error

4. Screaming Females– All at Once

5. Hot Snakes – Jericho Sirens

6. Body Futures– Maybe It’s Just the Weather

7. Poster Children – Grand Bargain

8. Christian Fitness – Nuance the Musical

9. Haunted Heads – Everything We Agreed About

10. TONGUE PARTY – Looking for a Painful Death

Honorable Mentions:

BLAHA– Survival Climb

The God Eaters – Fading Horizons

Gouge Away – Burnt Sugar

WORK – Strictly Cruis’n

Mister Dude – Party Tape

The Messthetics – s/t

Dale Crover – Fickle Finger of Fate

(the) Melvins – Pinkus Abortion Technician

Lung – Bottom of the Barrel

The Hand – When All Of The Shit Hits All Of The Fans (The Hand Vol. 3 & 4)

Hey hey hey! This episode of Protonic Reversal features a talk with the mighty Craig Wedren of Shudder to Think, we talk to Craig about:

-Hacking the Polaroid Spectra.

-My 90s (new book and photo show)

-Analog vs. Digital in very specific incidents.

-Making unique videos, such as the X-French T-shirt one

-The label that picked Hit Liquor to start the album???

-All Hits on Planet Shudder

-Daisy Chainsaw!

-Improvising a vocal chorale.

-Putting your best glam foot forward on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack.

-Higher and Higher.

-How to bring the various quadrangs of your art to the others.

-Group songs in a solo context.

-Bassassery or Bad-assy

and lots, lots more!

Well, hello there! Guess what? You bet it’s another episode of Protonic Reversal! This week, Conan and Josh talked with the legendary Bob Bert, drummer for Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Jon Spencer and the HITmakers, Pussy Galore, Sonic Youth, and many more! We talked about:

-Touring more than ever before

-Playing shows with Jon Spencer again

-Getting the proper “junk” for the kit

-Starting the tour without knowing the songs

-Meeting Pussy Galore

-The guitar skills of Jon Spencer

-The night-and-day difference between the HITmakers and Retrovirus

-The dream gig with Lydia Lunch

-The encyclopaedic Weasel Walter

-Getting to know the Melvins

-Hearing protection

-Bad Moon Rising

-Setting up the first Sonic Youth European tour

-The historical wonder of Youtube

-Being there for the glory days of Max’s and CBGB

-Playing a better “Nature Scene” than Jim Sclavunos

-Bewitched opening for SY on the Goo tour

-The Action Swingers and the Chrome Cranks

Well hey, hey there Protonic Reversal devotees. Time for another episode, Steve Albini is back with us after a 106 episode break. Conan and Steve talk about:

-Steve inadvertently ruining the "perfect run" of 9 continuous guests for the 100th episode of Protonic Reversal (not out of malice)-Winning the World Series of Poker (and why that might not be as impressive as it sounds)-Why recording records is still satisfying. -Fluffy coffee shop-A story of two competing magic shops-Thoughts on the internet equalizing things for music.-How this helps those passionate about music as opposed to those passionate about profit.-The hive mind as a filter. -The internet as a discovery tool for lost art.-Nick Drake's mother.-Pegboy play South America-Streaming Services and the next logical progression of decentralization. -"how do you stop something that doesn't store anything?"-Longevity in studios = flexibility-dislike of meritocracy as a term.-the value of record stores are the maniacs that work there-On hating nostalgia the first time-On the lack of appreciation of nuance and allegory in past compositions-Specifically: Prayer to God-Appropriation of past art and public figures for political end-the mind opening power of punk rock-You don't make anything better by assuming your audience is stupid and dumbing down-Kindred spirits with the devout.-Making records with people who also record at home or in unorthodox ways.-Who gets told "no"?-Fleetwood Mac (and the like) helped create punk rock-Overdubs and Harmonies, and how they can be life lessons.-Who would Steve most like to record?-Rerecording In Color by Cheap Trick-The End of Radio is the end theme song for Protonic Reversal, the ideas behind the song.