Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal

Double the guests, double the fun! As Conan and Josh have on Joe Cardamone of the Icarus Line and Michael Grodner, filmmaker beyond the upcoming (sorta) biopic: The Icarus Line Must Die.

17:05 Michael Grodner

57:10 Joe Cardamone

Michael Grodner:

-The Jim Jarmusch Black and White Aesthteic.

-It’s not a documentary

-darkness following the band.

-relating to creative pursuits

-art vs. commerce, subtly

-Jerry Stahl’s book-on-vinyl

-Keith Morris

–Dirty Laundry (TV!)

-the Hell of fundraising vs. actually making a movie.

https://www.facebook.com/theicaruslinemustdie/

Joe Cardamone

-Starting the film having no idea what was going on

-Dialogue that sounds like one person (aka: Sorkin-speak)

-Gimme Danger the movie: a missed opportunity

-Some Kind of Monster: Best thing ever

-Music’s marketability and it’s inextricable ties to youth culture

-not taking advantage of making a “comeback”

-Eastbound & Down

-Scott Weiland’s death and the last Icarus Line’s last show

-Getting real life in the movie

-Metallica in a Bob Log style

-How to get to the solo record

-“Do whatever you want. No one’s going to hear it, who gives a fuck?”

-Sounding good next to Gucci Mane

Hello, summer people! It’s time to put away the sweaters and break out the shorts, and while you do all that shuffling about with your damned laundry, you should listen to this great episode of Protonic Reversal! Conan and Josh welcome back to the show Rick Valentin, of Poster Children and Thoughts Detecting Machines! We talked about such things as:

-semi-accidental topicality

-there’s nothing wrong with writing music of its time

-putting out a record from your basement…again

-DIY and PledgeMusic

-the album as a complete package

-packaging multiple items/bundling

-members of Fugazi actually selling merch

-avant-garde smart-ass humor

-sequencing an album

-rejecting digital perfection and “Keeping in REAL”

-working with Albini after a 25 year gap

-changing songwriting techniques

-a record of songs vs. a “production”

-making a pocket band

-doing all the wrong things at the right time

-fully baking the half baked ideas

-a long digression on TV

-building autonomous community on the internet

Hey hey hey!

it’s Andrew Elstner of Dead Now, and formerly of Tilts, Torche, Riddle of Steel and more.

He speaks of leaving Torche, the passing of Ken McCray, moving down south, boutique pedals. Putting on a show. It’s a whole thing.

Did you know that the original theme song for this show was a Tilts song?

Yup. He’s also a returning guest. All the way back from Episode 3. Holy moly! that’s 114 episodes ago. OK!

Well met, all! Welcome once again to the home of the Protonic Reversal! This week’s guest was friend of the show Andrew Falkous! It’s always a blast chatting with Falco, as you can see by the list of topics we touched upon:

-All the Bongs, Vol. 2

-the binary of “California” and “Not California”

-pissing around until something good happens

-the story of a band vs. the quality

-the demented husks of humanity, at least they’re having a good time

-making the music is the most fun part

-the Cardiff post office

-Morrissey needs limits

-”proper music” (said with disdain)

-the misplaced optimism of the doomed

-cat updates

-”Of Wolf and Man”

-the future kings of Spain

-Halliburton: Radio Nope’s biggest listener

-parenthood and living in London

-the French are very attached to smoking

-the skill of further alienating a bad audience

Well met, all! Welcome once again to the home of the Protonic Reversal! This week's guest was friend of the show Andrew Falkous! It's always a blast chatting with Falco, as you can see by the list of topics we touched upon:

-All the Bongs, Vol. 2-the binary of “California” and “Not California”-pissing around until something good happens-the story of a band vs. the quality-the demented husks of humanity, at least they're having a good time-making the music is the most fun part-the Cardiff post office-Morrissey needs limits-”proper music” (said with disdain)-the misplaced optimism of the doomed-cat updates-”Of Wolf and Man”-the future kings of Spain-Halliburton: Radio Nope's biggest listener-parenthood and living in London-the French are very attached to smoking-the skill of further alienating a bad audience

Well, hey, hey! Seattle's The Bismarck come into the Protonic Reversal studios to crack wise, run schtick and every once in awhile provide some deep epiphanies at being a long running band that is prone to hilarious and heartbreaking disaster. 

https://thebismarck.bandcamp.com

Well, hey, hey! Seattle’s The Bismarck come into the Protonic Reversal studios to crack wise, run schtick and every once in awhile provide some deep epiphanies at being a long running band that is prone to hilarious and heartbreaking disaster.

https://thebismarck.bandcamp.com

Howdy, all! Tonight’s special guest on Protonic Reversal is the legendary Keith Morris! Conan and Josh, delightfully, barely get a word in as Keith tells us all about such things as:

-Keith’s “turn” to write a book

-The Decline of Western Civilization Part XVIII

-Picking opening acts

-James Brown

-Taking opportunities when presented, or not

-Jeffrey Lee Pierce

-Early punk rock scenes

-Keith Levene

-the end of the Circle Jerks

-the beginning of Off!

-Playing festivals to build a new audience

-Getting the friends and family discount at the hotel