Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal

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Ep007: Rebecca Gone Bad & Michael Cobra (Happy Fangs) Jun 05, 2014

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Rebecca and Michael from Happy Fangs stop by the studio to talk. Brenna Betts sits in as cohost and hilarity and mirth ensue. 0:00:00 Tilts – Ozark Bowtie (Protonic Reversal Theme) 00:04:05 Happy Fangs – The Truth 00:06:44 Happy Fangs interview part 1 The third fang, noted sexist Conan Neutron, Greatness, graveness, Grape ape, RV benefit, Battlestar Galactica, Million Dollar Baby. DJ Scratchatory rape and other “badass’ dj names 00:18:04 Happy Fangs – Perk Up 00:20:51 Hurry Up Shotgun – Abracadabraham Lincoln 00:26:31 Happy Fangs interview part 2 00:26:56 Call from Austin Pitts of Hurry Up Shotgun in-ter-ven-tion INTER-VEN-TION! On “instasongs” and “sex and food… and heroin”, rap battle /reward 00:37:03 Happy Fangs – Hiya Kaw Kaw 00:40:45 Happy Fangs interview part 3 Happy Fangs tour, DJ Other Male In the Room, Pittsburgh vs. Pittsburg, Bovine Sex Club, going international… 00:50:01 Happy Fangs – That Activity 00:52:52 Happy Fangs interview part 4 DJ Ray of sexism. DJ names for Brenna, DJ Real Time Drop, Jeff Goldblum and the Jeff Goldblumangroup, Courage rock, “Nickel back”, “hick hop” “Big smo” the Scatman… HF tour. Social media mongering… 01:08:07 Happy Fangs – Lion Inside You 01:11:08 B. Hamilton – EVerything I own is Broken 01:16:00 Brenna’s coworkers listen to the Seinfeld theme song at work. 01:19:37 Dead Rider – Blank S©reen 01:24:01 Night Marchers – All Hits 01:27:09 On the band The Night Marchers… Dead Rider as a “more evil TV on the Radio” and underwhelming bands. 01:34:53 Risk/Reward – B Side 01:37:45 Body Futures – Save the Clock Tower 01:43:03 Red Fang show recap, on show hopping, Their / They’re / There the band and Creative Adult 01:50:24 fugazi – Great Cop 01:52:15 Shellac – End of Radio (Closing Theme)

Ep006: Bryan Giles (Red Fang)/Melissa Dale Neal (Dark Beach) May 29, 2014

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Neutron is completely exhausted from rock ‘n roll double header the night before. So he wanders around more than usual and laughs at nothing quite a bit more. Also he talks to the talented Melissa Dale Neal of Dark Beach and Bryan Giles the guitarist for Red Fang. 00:00:15 Tilts – Ozark Bowtie (Opening Theme) Protonic Reversal opening – mission bingo 00:06:06 Federation X – So Tired 00:10:29 the rutabaga – The Shaman 00:13:24 Conan saw the final Griddle show and the Songs for Snakes release the night before the show and is very tired because of it. 00:16:07 The Columbines – Nightstick 00:19:05 Primes – Valentine Heart Explosion 00:21:49 Radio Valencia benefit, Conan is “a little disappointed in social media”, “serving posts” 00:27:11 Fred Schneider – Bulldozer 00:31:14 Phone call from Michael Cobra of Happy Fangs, the radio valencia benefit show, custom songs, and adding a “third” fang and Mr. Boombastic. 00:36:22 Happy Fangs – The Truth 00:39:08 Interview with Melissa Neal impresario of 9th floor radio and half of excellent bay area band Dark Beach. Simple names. On keeping a campy image, while not being cheese ball. Also neutron rambles on about something. 00:48:33 Dark Beach – Scream Queen 00:51:14 Dark Beach UFO 00:53:57 Back with Melissa Neal, the “show hierarchy” of important events. 9th floor radio and the east bay punk documentary. Why the term “videographer” sucks. 01:04:28 Dark Beach – Persephone 01:09:09 Last piece with Melissa Neal, local shows, etc. http://www.melissadale.net, http://9thfloorradio.com/ 01:16:04 Hot Snakes – Automatic Midnight 01:17:35 Red Fang – Wires 01:23:17 Interview with Bryan Giles of Red Fang, on van murals/cop magnets, the “situation awesome” tour, cooking bandmates in an econoline, touring with Rick Froberg in Last of the Juanitas, and seeing Drive Like Jehu at a formative age. Vans vs. busses, breaking even. The making of the Wires video with Whitey McConnaughy 01:38:17 Red Fang – Prehistoric Dog Last piece of Bryan Giles tour, Federation X t-shirts, American Sharks and Red Fang Hot Sauce. Amazing! 01:49:33 Red Fang – Blood Like Cream 01:53:00 Shellac – The End of Radio (show close)

Ep005: Bradley R. Weissenberger (The Book-Burners, .22) May 22, 2014

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Conan talks with the prolific Bradley R. Weissenberger from the Book-Burners and rock band .22 about compiling the .22 anthology, songwriting, process, the Silkworm documentary, all things PRF, and lots more. All that and more great tunes than you can shake a stick at. Cool! 00:00:15 Tilts – Ozark Bowtie (Opening Theme) Protonic Reversal opening 00:04:58 Marnie Stern – You Don’t Turn Down 00:07:59 The rutabaga – Come Back Big Brother The Mission as a game of Paperboy, St. Vincent on SNL 00:16:11 St. Vincent – Birth in Reverse (Live on SNL) Conan discusses the “Controversy” and then plays music. 00:22:23 Happy Fangs – Lion Inside You 00:25:20 Survival Knife – Fell Runner Survival knife show round up, Ben Abraham graduation party, Radio Valencia benefit reminder. 00:32:33 Hurry Up Shotgun – Ghost Of Ursula 00:35:57 Body Futures – A Complete Divorce more Cosmos, Conan Degrasse Tyson 00:43:37 B. Hamilton – Stupid As the Sun 00:50:01 The Loyalists – Gorilla With a Hardon 00:55:03 Minutes – Stolen Wallet 00:56:35 .22 – “Are You Still There, Cherie?” 01:00:54 Bradley R. Weissenberger interview, on the Dead Friends anthology, playing a first show the day they found Kurt Cobain’s body, pouring through the archives of the roaring 90s and more. 01:07:35 .22 – Spyrock 01:10:52 The Book-Burners – Come Home 01:14:26 back to Bradley R. Weissenberger, on People’s Songs, agitprop, the Silkworm Documentary…. the origin of the Book-Burners and the process of begin a band with people living so far away. 01:25:51 The Book-Burners – Fireman 01:27:07 Last BRW segment, the PRF BBQ On songwriting and process, songwriting as therapy, the band R.E.M., early and latter days. The story behind “You Won’t Hold My Hand When I Die.” 01:45:36 The Book-Burners – “You Won’t Hold My Hand When I Die.” 01:47:45 Bottomless Pit – Fleece 01:53:30 Shellac – The End of Radio (Closing Theme)

Ep004: Andrew Falkous (Future of the Left / Mclusky), Bill Taylor (Songs for Snakes) May 17, 2014

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Falco from Future of the Left/Mclusky joins Neutron from across the pond to speak about middle class bands, scimitars and to debut a Tremendous Fence song. Later, SF noisepop rocker Bill Taylor comes in to speak about his band’s new record “Year of the Snake”. All this, and the rock solid tunes that you have come to expect with the Protonic Reversal. <div class="podcast_player_container"> 00:05:03 Body Futures – (That’s a) Big Smile (For Somebody About To Drown)* 00:09:22 Dead Rider – Of One Thousand 00:14:56 Turbo Lightning – Perfect Swell 00:18:28 mclusky – Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues 00:21:27 Future of the Left – Donny of the Decks 00:24:20 Andrew Falkous (Falco) interview. Middle class band finances. Being thankful to not be Muse. 00:33:20 Future of the Left – Sheena is a T-Shirt Salesman 00:35:21 Andrew Falkous (Falco) interview Part II. J. Mascis as singer of the Crash Test Dummies and other cruel tricks for dear friends. Lenny Kravitz as a founding member of fugazi. The debut of Tremendous Fence. Band names. Controlled arguments (without Scimitars) 00:57:57 Tremendous Fence – Christian Fitness* 01:00:34 Future of the Left – I Don’t Know What You Ketamine (But I Think I Love You) 01:03:27 Interview with Bill Taylor from Songs for Snakes on Rocket From the Crypt how a song for a snake became a band, May 28th 2014 record release show at Bottom of the Hill. 01:10:34 Songs for Snakes – Trust Falls 01:14:03 Songs for Snakes – I Felt 13 01:17:11 Interview with Bill Taylor from Songs for Snakes part 2 Peppercorn begat Shoehouse which begat Songs for Snakes being told to like bands… Bob Mould and more. Losing perspective on recording 01:26:35 Songs for Snakes – She Is Not Impressed 01:29:30 Songs for Snakes – F.E.A.R. Fuck Everything and Run, False Expectations Appearing Real Bill’s take on the current SF Music scene. Gargling kitty litter vocals, and the story behind Bill the Grill: Trained classical Shelf. 01:40:27 Hurry Up Shotgun – Witches in the Garden 01:43:41 Cables and Arms – November Gales 01:46:49 Interview with Bill Taylor from Songs for Snakes part 3 Closing out. Stalking Bob Mould at Safeway. Bill Taylor don’t tweet. 01:52:00 Shellac – The End of Radio (show close) </div>

Ep003: Andrew Elstner (Torche and Tilts) May 08, 2014

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Neutron is back in the studio on his own, and talks with professional cool guy Andrew from Torche/Tilts… plays a bunch of music and takes about a million calls. 0:00:29 Hurry Up Shotgun – What To Do When Your Unemployment Check Bounces? 0:06:05 Tilts – Ozark Bowtie (Protonic Reversal Theme) 0:10:41 Sister Grizzly – Azaleas 0:15:24 Happy Fangs – Hiya Kaw Kaw 0:21:11 Chris Frey of Porch calls in / PRF BBQ West Roundup 0:39:02 Jawbox – Mirrorful 0:42:43 Chris Casuga of Feeling Gravity’s Pull talks about being named after an R.E.M. song, more PRF BBQ, etc. 0:51:39 Tilts – Give Me Some Of Your Loving 0:55:52 Andrew Elstner of Torche/Tilts, Tilts tour dates, crowdsourcing the pre-orders for the second record Cuatro Hombres, TV talk (Game of Thrones, Cosmos, Hannibal, Sherlock), ZZ Top and other classic rock, I suggest he call the record “I kinda know the sound man for Rob Zombie.” 01:15:06 Tilts – Touchdowns 01:19:28 Feeling Gravity’s Pull – Have I Mentioned… 01:24:00 call from Conan’s Dad 01:27:46 Survival Knife – Divine Mob 01:31:29 The Bismarck – Max Baer 01:35:20 Flaming Lips: Wayne vs. Kliph 01:38:29 Call from Conan’s Evil Dad 01:40:09 Call from Conan’s real dad again. 01:40:33 Like LIke The The The Death – Cropsies 01:43:49 Whores. – Jumping Someone Else’s Train 01:51:01 Shellac – The End of Radio

Ep002: PRF BBQ Extravaganza! Ben Abraham!, Chris Frey!, Austin Pitts!, Shannon Corr! May 01, 2014

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5 guests! All PRF BBQ related (http://www.prfbbq.org) all very intelligent, Conan is late for his own show and is generally cranky about it the entire time. Great tunes are played, trash is talked, good times are had. Protonic Reversal Theme: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts 4:43 – Hurry Up Shotgun – Dances With Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing 14:08 The Gary – Fair Weatherer 16:52 Porch – Bow to the Clown 32:04 Generalissimo – Third Way Man 34:12 Thoughts Detecting Machines – Going Home 41:17 Call from John Houlihan of Live From the Barrage – “Boobs and Dragons” 54:33 Call from Torrey Neutron (Conan’s Dad, who he hangs up on) 56:36 Turbo Lightning – Faster Than Lightning 1:00:01 Nonagon – the Pfister 01:13:27 Roland – Is This Tyrese Gibson? 01:24:43 Kowloon Walled City – Turk, Taylor and Jones Protonic Reversal End Theme: Shellac – End of Radio Also, check out these sharp pictures by one Mr. Shannon Corr!

Ep001: the Maiden Voyage! Chris Frey of Porch in studio, Call from Austin Pitts of Hurry Up Shotgun Apr 24, 2014

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Conan Neutron stumbles half awake into the Radio Valencia studios and manages to do a radio show. Who allowed this?!? He amuses himself with the Game of Thrones and Cosmos theme songs and plays a bunch of music that he likes. He tries to not say “folks” and mostly fails. including: Protonic Reversal Theme: Ozark Bowtie by Tilts 8:10am: Keep On Knockin’ by Death from …For The World To See 8:14am: Level Me Out by Thoughts Detecting Machines from An Introduction To 8:24am: I Don”t Mind It by Screaming Females from Castle Talk 8:27am: Name That Tune by Survival Knife from “Traces of Me” b/w “Name That Tune” Call from Austin Pitts of Hurry Up Shotgun 8:41am: Speedbath Megawaste by Hurry Up Shotgun from Abracadabraham Lincoln 8:44am: That Activity by Happy Fangs from Happy Fangs ep 8:52am: West Coast by The Cell Phones from Get You Alone 8:54am: Northern California by Police Teeth from Real Size Monster Series 9:01am: Vaporize by Roomrunner from Ideal Cities 9:04am: F.E.A.R. by Songs for Snakes from Charcoal Heather 9:15am: Outside a Hexagram by B. Hamilton from Everything I Own Is Broken 9:17am: Super Ultra Mega by Tilts from Tilts 9:26am: The Shaman by The Rutabega from Brother, The Lights Don”t Work 9:36am: Dickhead by Porch from Walking Boss Chris Frey live in studio. 9:45am: Raise Our Fists Up by Minutes from Roland Closing Theme: 9:55am: The End of Radio by Shellac from Excellent Italian Greyhound

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