Was starting the summer break off with a nuclear fallout.

Nuclear Wind

The Talkhouse Podcast recently headed out to the fantastic Desert Daze festival at Moreno Beach at Lake Perris in Southern California. When we weren't catching sets by Tame Impala, King Gizzard, and My Bloody Valentine, we recorded a trio of great talks; this week, we present the first.

When I saw that both Steve Albini and Devo's Jerry Casale were going to be at Desert Daze giving talks, I knew we had to pair these two icons of alternative music. They're big fans of each other's work, and halfway through their conversation, Steve said, “This is the sort of stuff no one ever talks about. These are the questions I’ve had for 30 years.”

Their fascinating talk takes in the beginning years of Devo’s existence; their complex relationship with Neil Young; Brian Eno’s proclivity for ménage à trois; the differences between poker and making records; and how the name Devo became a category alongside jocks, squares and nerds.

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—Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast host and producer 

This episode was recorded by Keenan Kush at Desert Daze, and by Mark Yoshizumi at Hook & Fade Studios in Brooklyn. It was co-produced by Mark Yoshizumi.

The Talkhouse Podcast’s theme song was composed and performed by The Range.

Big thanks to Desert Daze for hosting the Talkhouse Podcast.

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Steve Albini with Jerry Casale (Devo)

Happy Birthday I love you so incredibly much

For Katie

Something fuN lake demo 01

i am not in fact the femboy from femboy fishing

trans girl femboy fishing

tried 2 make a cover of a glass beach song and instead i made this instead ^w^

Something fuN dies and goes 2 hell before it can finish a cover part 1

death knell

shut the fuck up

From an upcoming LP. Released early because Twitter won't shut the fuck up about stupid shit.

Painfully Online

Another Retard-O-Bot cover, this time a deep cut from the 2003 album Scatter Brained. Done in the style of the Screamers (electric piano + fuzz and analog synthesizers)

Written & Arranged by Johnny Robot and Peter Pepper. Second verse modified thusly:

you pull me over so you can show
how tough you are 
in your bad boy cop car
you're a rebel from high school
what better way to rebel
then to carry out the will
of the masters you once hated
you stupid fuck, the irony
cannot be overstated

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