End On End

If you've already posted your Dischord 200 pics to social media and listened to the bonus disc included, you may be searching for somehow more archival Ian-related music from before the storm of Revolution Summer hit. Look no farther! The Skewbald/Grand Union 7" is your ticket to four minutes of "what if?" bliss. That's the subject of today's show and you may be surprised by our somewhat hot takes on the recording. Friend of the show (and vocalist for Locked Inside) Ed Mckirdy also drops some thoughts on the release, Come on in, everyones' invited!

We've already done shows on both of the releases compiled on this CD, but somehow we found more to say (believe it or not,..). No guests this go round, just Brian and Jeff battling it out about Gray Matter. Listen in on the perpetual argument!

This week we take the time machine back to 1985 for Gray Matter's debut lp, Food For Thought. Echoes of 60s garage, early 70s rock and late 70s English punk infuse the sound of these old soul high school kids  on this album. In addition to digging in track by track with Jeff, we talk to producer, R and B label owner and bassist extraordinaire Bert Queiroz.

It's always been a mystery to me, why Fidelity Jones never fully got their due. This band was driven, righteous, fierce musicians and a band that always brought it live. Maybe it was that the first record didn't fully capture the magic they were capable of. Thank God they put this single out, to set things right. This is damn near perfect piece of plastic. Hopefully this show can help bring some new folks to the band and inspire some to revisit the band's spiritual protest songs. We got to sit down with everyone in the band a second time and this episode also features a track of Tomas/Onam's impossible to find solo lp (featuring all of Fidelity Jones on this track). Give this a listen and get ready to be inspired!

And so it begins,...the next chapter of punk to come. Nation Of Ulysses were many contradictory impulses at once. A raw howl of primal punk noise, a highly literate and clever underground resistance philosophy disguised as a hardcore group of teens, a highly self conscious group of outsiders dressing as the hipster elite, a movement, a band, an art movement. Were they successful? Did they live up to their lofty aims? Did any of them get "canceled"? Many mysteries without answers. Anyhow, today we  go undercover and infiltrate the cult of Ulysses. Can't say it wasn't unexpectedly a blast. Guitarist Tim Green fills us in on what it was like on the inside of this worldwide organization. This isn't your parent's Dateline...

Spoiler Alert : We love Shudder To Think! Thusly, it was an honor and blast to dive into the liminal state of this record's environs, as well as speak with the entire band. Episodes like this one are the reason I do this podcast. Enjoy! 

As we move into the 90s Dschord catalog and start a brand new year, what better way than with a band that pretty much epitomized the 90s post hc sound. that's right, we've finally arrived at the beginning of the Jawbox dynasty. Along for the ride this week is drummer Adam Wade, who drummed in not one, but two of the best bands of that era (Jawbox and Shudder To Think, respectively). Come for the stories, stay for the music!

We've come to the third movie ( oops, I mean compact disc) in the Repeater Trilogy! This is the capstone on the blather from Jeff and I on this release, plus we had a special guest cohost with us this time. That's right, it's the return of Aldred to the show. If all that weren't enough, Repeater producer Ted Niceley joins us for a third time, as well. Artie Phillie talks with Jeff about booking Fugazi and his old band, Indecision, covering them, and Josh Erickson, who runs the We Need An Instrument Instagram page, drops by to talk about what the band and this record mean to him. its a power packed episode folks!

Damn, no need for words up top on this one. I think everyone knows how massive and how important this release is. Not sure four hours and change was enough time to cover it all, ha. This episode features-art one of a two part Ted Nicely interview about producing Repeaeter. One of my favorite interviews of his. 1-2-3-go! 

3 Songs! Two hosts! One interview! No bullshit! 
Join us as we navigate the contours of Fugazi's 3rd release, talk to producer Ted Niceley and miraculously keep it concise.