Billy Fuller is a bass player and songwriter from Bristol, England. He has played bass guitar with acts including Massive Attack, Robert Plant and is a founding member of Beak>. Beak’s new record, Beak>>>> (Beak 4), is available now via Invada Records. Billy shares his early experience of learning the bass by listening to his brother’s records and cassettes that he picked up at his local petrol station that is ultimately the root of his sound.  We get his take on the famous “Bristol Sound”, overcoming “old tricks” when recording a new record and the relativity of bass guitar tone, supported by a story about the great Robbie Shakespeare. Billy walks us through the recording of the new record, how the Beak> writing process typically goes and specifically how they put together the current single, The Seal. Billy and Joe finally publicly address their Instagram beef and we hear a few hot numbers.

Beak>

Invada Records

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Ryan Kattner is a singer, songwriter, and lyricist for Man Man, Mister Heavenly and his solo effort, Honus Honus. The newest Man Man record, Carrot on Strings, is out now and is Man Man’s first full length release on Sub Pop Records.  Old pals Joe and Ryan discuss the long road of Joe finally playing with Man Man, the process of writing the new record and Ryan explains the song Mongolian Spot and how the records art may parallel his life.  The two speculate on why Ryan is living in a “carrot orange” space and the consequences of making this decision at this point in his life. Ryan share’s his experience splitting his head open in a bike accident, we learn the roll that Old Yeller plays on the new record, and we hear a couple tunes.

Man Man

Sup Pop Records

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Tara Jane O’Neil is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and visual artist residing in California. She composes and performs under her own name and in collaboration with other musicians, artists, dancers, and filmmakers. As a solo artist she has released ten full-length albums and her newest record, The Cool Cloud Of Okayness is out now on Orindal Records and available everywhere. Tara shares her experience playing music as a youngster, sitting in on a friend’s guitar lessons, learning bass from Jefferson Airplane and Pixies records and ultimately starting bands Rodan and Drinking Women. She tells us why she almost stopped making records, what changed that trajectory and how it affected her songwriting approach.  We learn how “good feelings” is the catalyst for the new record, why acting fast with her guitar was so important and how the title track came to her in an afternoon. Joe and Tara flirt with getting stoned on the beach together, discuss the importance of “diva status” and we hear a few tunes.

Tara Jane O'neil

Orindal Records

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Today Joe stops by the Cult and Culture headquarters in San Diego. Cult and Culture is a podcast co-created by renowned musician and actor Justin Pearson and producer and musician Luke Henshaw. The show explores the DIY-driven, subversive world of art and culture, featuring a diverse array of guests from various subcultures. They are also Ruinous Media Network Partners!  They talk about the variety of music he has taken part in, working on research podcasts, tour stories involving frisbees and back problems, pickle ball and yoga, the San Diego connections that Joe has, and the similarities in the DNA of Seattle and San Diego. They also talk about the heart, integrity, and work ethic that brings their community of weirdos together, even despite their musical or artistic differences.

Cult and Culture

Three One G

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Logan Lynn is a singer, songwriter, producer, filmmaker, and activist currently based in the Northwest. For the past 25 years, he has been recording and releasing music with Caroline, EMI and The Dandy Warhol’s label, Beat The World. His newest record, Softcore, will release on June 7th via Kill Rock Stars, alongside a film of the same name. Logan shares his story of growing up in a Christian cult, how that led him to creating music in his youth and how he wound up in Portland, Or during his artistically formative years. He shares the love loss and self-motivated loneliness that inspired the new record and how he came to a Bill Callahan/Smog song as his lead single.  He tells us about his involvement with Pass The Mic, a foundation started by Portugal The Man that advocates philanthropy and community engagement around universal issues related to human rights, community health, and the environment with a specific focus on the stories of Indigenous Peoples. Logan also shares his community’s reaction to his attendance to a White House Pride event, and we hear a few tunes.

Logan Lynn

Kill Rock Stars

Pass The Mic Foundation

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Chris Cohen is a producer, songwriter, and a multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, California. He has released several solo records, is a founding member of The Curtains and was the guitarist for Deerhoof from 2002-2006. He has also done production and session work for the likes of Weyes Blood, Kurt Vile, Le Ren, and Marina Allen. His new record, Paint A Room, is due out on July 12th via Hardly Art Records.  Chris tells us how he grew up as a lonely punker in Los Angeles, what sparked his interest in music and why no-one has ever heard his first band, The Blocks. He talks about a show in a Santa Cruz basement in the 90’s that set in motion a life in music and why a flexibility between instruments guides his journey. We learn why Milton Nascimento is his musical hero, what he learned about producing recording Paint A Room and we hear a couple new tunes.

Chris Cohen

Hardly Art

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Ep 213 with Babe Report! The wonderfully raucous four piece from Chicago have followed up their debut EP, The Future of Teeth, with Did You Get Better, a full-length LP due out May 31st via Exploding In Sound. We hear how the band formed following the pandemic, how they recorded and mixed the entire record over a weekend in their basement studio and the meaning behind the title Did You Get Better. They share how the first single, Turtle Of Reaper, addresses societal paranoia and why their neighborhood print newspaper, Nadig Newspaper,  is both a weekly pre-rehearsal muse and inspiration for the record.  Joe tells the group how he met Charles Barkley 10 days after his son was born and we hear a couple rip roaring tunes.

Babe Report

Exploding In Sound

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Coady Willis is a drummer based in Los Angeles CA. He has a robust pedigree of performing and recording with The Murder City Devis, Big Business, Melvins and High On Fire, to name a few. He is also one of three drummers on the all percussion record, Hew Time, along with Joe and Dale Crover. Coady tells us how his uncle helped pave the way for life as a rock n roll drummer, why seeing the band Tribe 8 changed his early teen perspective on performance and he shares his experience of playing in bands in Mt. Vernon and Seattle in his formative years. He also shares his journey from being a young Dale Crover fan to eventually playing alongside Dale in Melvins. The two drummers discuss their individual approaches to joining an established band, the hurdles that come with it, and why being conscientious of the group’s chemistry is crucial. Finally, Coady talks about his long history with High On Fire and why recording and writing the new record Cometh The Storm (out now via MNRK Music Group) was such an educational and rewarding experience.  We hear a few tunes from Cometh The Storm and of course the drummers talk drums.

High On Fire

MNRK Music Group

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This is the Built In Sun appreciation episode. Released on August 7, 2015 via PIAPTK Records, Built In Sun is Joe Plummer's first and currently only solo record. BIS began as an instrumental idea, with inspirations landing somewhere between John Cale’s Fear, the punker vibrations of The Wipers, guitarist John Reis and Joe’s favorite soundtrackists, John Brion and Clint Mansell. Recorded both at his studio in Seattle and with the late Richard Swift at National Freedom, Joe made a point to collaborate with his friends and former bandmates. The lyrics and vocals on the record are provided by longtime friend and former The Black Heart Procession colleague, Pall Jenkins, with additional players David Bazan and Cody Votolato filling out the piano and guitar respectively. In this episode, Joe expresses his love for the opportunity to make a record with his pals and leaves an easter egg or two.

Built in Sun

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Kai James is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and a founding member of Brisbane based Girl and Girl. Their newest record and Sub Pop debut, Call A Doctor, is out May 24th with extensive touring planned throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. Kai shares his experience of life growing up on a farm outside of Brisbane, how music entered his life and why it’s an important form of expression for him. Joe and Kai discuss the direct and personalness of his lyrics, the familial origin of Girl and Girl and the experience of recording Call A Doctor. Joe encourages Kai to become an actor, Kai tells us about surfing with “big fish” and we hear a couple tunes off the new record.

Girl and Girl

Sub Pop Records

Mother Video

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