A series of interviews with musicians, writers, artists, and other creative figures on topics related to the contents of Who Cares Anyway: Post-Punk San Francis...
A new podcast series from the makers (uh, maker) of The Who Cares Anyway Podcast.Interviews with musicians and artists from around the world on making music in the digital age, Metal, electronic, experimental, and gray areas in between. Available wherever you get your podcasts and at fatalstrategies.substack.comMusic credits: Blind Idiot God, "747"Terminal Sound System, "Gridlike"Dreams of the Drowned, "Midnattskogen Sorte Kjerne"Zweizz & Joey Hopkins, "No Clue" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whocaresanywaysf.substack.com
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Episode 24: David Costanza & Anne Speroni (Wh¿tefronts, Art of Flying)
In this, the final episode of the podcast, I am joined by David Costanza and Anne Speroni, who have played together in several different bands, including the Whitefronts (1982-1987) and Art of Flying (1998-present).We follow their story from Santa Barbara (where the Whitefronts formed) to San Francisco (where they relocated c. 1985) to Questa, New Mexico, where they built their own 8-track recording studio after moving there in 1987. The studio has since moved to nearby Taos, NM, but they are still making music and still being as impractical as ever.Show notes, links, and music credits: https://whocaresanywaysf.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/wca-podcast-ep-24-david-costanza-anne-speroni-whtefronts-art-of-flying/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whocaresanywaysf.substack.com
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Episode 23: James Goode (Faxed Head)
Composer and all-around audio wizard James Goode joins the podcast for a weird and wide-ranging discussion. A mere sampling of the topics discussed:growing up in Provincetown, Mass.playing the tape recorder (his first "instrument")meeting the Residents (sort of)joining Faxed Headnot joining Carolinerstudying music at Mills Collegecollaborating with prog keyboardist Roger Powell (formerly of Todd Rundgren's Utopia)touring JapanOther topics include synesthesia, eight-channel audio mixes, Cape Cod Piece, interpretive mime, and (towards the end) perhaps the most in-depth discussion of how some of those noises on the Faxed Head records were created.Show notes, links, and music credits: https://whocaresanywaysf.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/wca-podcast-ep-23-james-goode/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whocaresanywaysf.substack.com
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Episode 22: Matt Wallace
From his website: "Matt Wallace is an American record producer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who started out making records in his parents' garage in the early 80s. He attended UC Berkeley intending to teach, but pursued producing full-time after graduating. Some of his most notable work is with Faith No More, The Replacements, O.A.R., and Maroon 5. With over 30 years of experience, he now produces at his studio, Studio Delux, located in the Sound City Center in Van Nuys, California."Here, we focus on Mr. Wallace's early years as a recording engineer and producer, from working out of the aforementioned garage circa 1982 to establishing his 8-track studio, Dangerous Rhythm, in Oakland, which served as his headquarters until the late 1980s. We talk about his memories of working with not just Faith No More but also Glorious Din and Spahn Ranch (whose Odell Nails was our guest on Ep. 21). We also talk about the role of the recording engineer/producer and how it has changed over the course of Mr. Wallace's career. (And Faith No More fans, don't worry: there's plenty of FNM material toward the end, including some interesting behind-the-scenes tidbits about the recording The Real Thing and Angel Dust.) Show notes, links, and music credits: https://whocaresanywaysf.wordpress.com/2024/04/25/wca-podcast-ep-22-matt-wallace This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whocaresanywaysf.substack.com
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Episode 21: Odell Nails (Spahn Ranch, Majesty Crush)
With this episode, we take a slight detour to the Detroit, Michigan, area circa 1985-1987. Odell's band Spahn Ranch hailed from this area, but they recorded their one and only LP—1987's Thickly Settled—in the Bay Area with Eric Cope (Glorious Din) acting as co-producer.Here, Odell recounts his first encounters with Eric, Glorious Din, and the zine Wiring Dept., along with his memories of recording at legendary producer/engineer Matt Wallace's studio in Oakland and his overall impressions of San Francisco from his brief stay in the area. We also hear about the origins of Spahn Ranch, their place on the fringes of the Detroit hardcore/post-punk underground, and the eventual formation of Odell's next band, Majesty Crush, out of the remnants of Spahn Ranch's latter-day lineup.Links, show notes, and music credits: https://whocaresanywaysf.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/wca-podcast-ep-21-odell-nails This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whocaresanywaysf.substack.com
A series of interviews with musicians, writers, artists, and other creative figures on topics related to the contents of Who Cares Anyway: Post-Punk San Francisco and the End of the Analog Age (Headpress Books). whocaresanywaysf.substack.com
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