(stream and download – Episode 96)
Conan and Josh kick off the show with a brief discussion of big shows from the past weekend, then have a great chat with J. Robbins! Topics include:
The songwriting process:
-Bendy guitar loop overdubs
-Reviving/rewriting old songs and playing acoustic shows
-Shading confessional songwriting
-The integrity of a band and its members vs. being the sole songwriter
-Going out on a musical limb
-Collaborative projects
-Using the studio as a compositional tool
Stories of various recording projects:
-Roomrunner
-The great moment when a recording project sounds like a record
-the Dismemberment Plan
-What a producer’s role is and/or what it should be
-the Monorchid
-Shiner
-Hand-editing 2-inch tape
-Coliseum
The grand story of his brief time playing with Scream:
-“J., EVERYBODY knows ‘Ballroom Blitz.'”
Jawbox’s influence, and how influence works in general:
-Creating your own culture
We almost entirely avoided discussing politics!
Music played:
Jawbox – FF=66
J. Robbins – Our Own Devices
Jawbox – Won’t Come OffShellac – End of Radio (Closing Theme)
