Hello, this is Kevin Murphy and welcome to Songs from the Farside, Episode number 12. My guest this time around is Brian Howell. Brian is a father, husband, educator and mentor and all around good dude. In the 1990’s Brian played bass for the very underrated California band Triggerman and toured with legendary hardcore band No For An Answer. These days, when not tending to one of the afore-mentioned descriptions he can be found restoring old cars and playing bass for the Americana inspired band The Pollen Collective who, in 2019, played over 60 shows.

I’ve known Brian for years and it was great to talk to him about music and what it means to him. We talked about soft rock in the 1970's, about music as a healing tool and the importance of really listening to music and not just hearing it. We also talked about how music opened doors for us and exposed us to new worlds that we might not otherwise have ever known about. We did not talk about rare Venom singles or GG Allin records, but that’s probably for the best. As always - MOM, do not look up GG Allin.

#triggerman #noforananswer #OCHC #thepollencollective