Conan and Josh kick off the show with a brief discussion of big shows from the past weekend, then have a great chat with J. Robbins! Topics include:

The songwriting process:

-Bendy guitar loop overdubs

-Reviving/rewriting old songs and playing acoustic shows

-Shading confessional songwriting

-The integrity of a band and its members vs. being the sole songwriter

-Going out on a musical limb

-Collaborative projects

-Using the studio as a compositional tool

Stories of various recording projects:

-Roomrunner

-The great moment when a recording project sounds like a record

-the Dismemberment Plan

-What a producer's role is and/or what it should be

-the Monorchid

-Shiner

-Hand-editing 2-inch tape

-Coliseum

The grand story of his brief time playing with Scream:

-"J., EVERYBODY knows 'Ballroom Blitz.'"

Jawbox's influence, and how influence works in general:

-Creating your own culture

We almost entirely avoided discussing politics!

Music played:

Jawbox - FF=66

J. Robbins - Our Own Devices

Jawbox - Won't Come Off

Shellac - End of Radio (Closing Theme)