Feedback And Forth

In Episode 1.6, we discuss all things Melvins related. Well, all sorts of things that related to us and the influence they made on us, young lads from Yelm and whatnot. The first time we saw them live, first albums heard/purchased, encounters with punk rock, Buzz's afro, Dale and his underwear, Matt Lukin. All this and more in Episode 1.6, The Sidetrack.

Songs included in this one are Suburbs In Vacuum (a low-fi boombox recording from a practice in '95) and the third and final recording of Mollusk Blanket that would have appeared on an album called This Could Get Ugly circa '97, had we the cash to put the album out. Enjoy!

Have you ever tried being a serious musician with a 20-watt amplifier? If you have, we feel your pain because we've both been there. If you haven't, it's a pain, trust me. We cover that and other equipment related misfortunes.

But that isn't all! In this extra long episode we also talk about Trepan's awesome logo and name, the hell we got from parents because of our love of loud and obnoxious music, Trepan's first and only gig, the D.E.D. Zone, our first attempts at writing songs, and much, much more.

What were shows like in the 80s? What were the first shows we saw, even if they did nothing to inspire us to rock? How about the shows the DID inspire us to Rock? And what did Fred do that one time? All this and more will be covered in this episode. Well, we can’t vouch for the “more” you might be thinking of. Only our own “more”.

We don’t sidetrack ourselves too bad in this one. We do a little, don’t you worry. I’m not going to give anything else away. Except, of course, about the mummy and dragon. You already figured that one out, you intrepid and thoughtful reader! So have at it!

In this episode, we’re joined by a special guest: none other than Tony “The Whacka-mole Hammer” Nyitray. We discuss old gear, various practice spaces, fire, Yelm bands that created a “scene”, whether or not we were polite (We weren’t. We were punctual.), our first gigs, and talk about our friend Joel who got a song named after him. By us! As usual, we talk about Yelm and take many meandering sidetracks down hazy memory lane. Once again, Brooks Martin gets a mention and so does his missing P.A. system. So sit back and grab a listen to this extra long, rambling episode. Hopefully it all makes sense.

In this action packed episode we discuss how we both got into music, the travels to purchase the stacks of wax, KISS cards purchased at an absurdly low price, Brooks Martin, lyrics given to Melvins, weird leather jackets, shopping carts neglecting to sprout wings causing Icarus to fall to Earth, Spinal Tap, and for some reason, the Bay City Rollers.

All this and some music too. As always, we get sidetracked numerous times and there was mention of Yelm a couple of times. Did you know Yelm had two record stores (at different times, of course) in the 80s? Oh, Yelm…

In this episode we introduce ourselves, explore the end of Tall Toad, give a very brief history of the band, continually get sidetracked, and drop several names of people and bands that have no idea who we are. Rainier beer is also consumed, as well as hazy memories dredged up to entice you to listen and attempt to decipher what the hell we’re talking about. And we mention Tony several times.