Very excited to have Lynn Standafer a.k.a. Enduser join me today to discuss an album that he considers to be a very influential album to him. And if you know Enduser’s work, that probably comes as no surprise. Now the question is, what do you know about Mike Bell a.k.a. Hive and his 1998 album Devious Methods. Well, probably not much. And I’m sure not for lack of trying. So in more exciting news about this episode, I actually reached out to Mike directly because I couldn’t find much of anything about him or his album, and thankfully he got back to me and agreed to answer some questions from Lynn and me. And I will share that with you here. Follow the link to my website where you can read the whole interview. https://psychic-static.com/written-interviews/

And if you know and like Devious Methods, I strongly encourage you to listen to Enduser’s new album, Unquiet, available through Decay recordings. Similar in some ways, but unique in that there is also an ambient quality to it. Listen here and decide for yourself. And if you love it, pick up a vinyl copy today. https://end-user.bandcamp.com/album/enduser-unquiet

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Psychic Static is also releasing a brand new record from Providence noise rock super group, THERE today(1/30/2026)! And you can order the vinyl here:

https://thereband.bandcamp.com/album/there-3

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Today's special guest is Nikii Post! She is the singer and guitarist for In Lieu, from Minneapolis, who are releasing a new album on Learning Curve Records. Hooligan will be released on Oct. 24th and it is a beautifully heavy record. Nikii's vocals certainly take a center stage with her incredibly powerful raw screaming style. Just this week the band has released their second single off the album with a music video which shows them delivering the goods in studio and it's pretty impressive. you can find that here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIbGk2ILzmk

And of course you should pick up the vinyl or at least listen to the singles and tell me I'm wrong! Get that here:

https://inlieuminneapolis.bandcamp.com/album/hooligan

Album of discussion being what I imagine Melvins' fans consider a seminal one? I consider it to be one of their best. Not too much facts and stats about this album, but I was able to find some good tidbits for you and learn more about Nikii's artistic development and influence this album had on her. Dig it!

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Mark Shippy is here to discuss US Maple's stunning debut album, Long Hair in Three Stages. Partially because it seemed to difficult to sum up what could have been one influential album that helped shape or inform the work that US Maple was making. But in just discussing that topic a little it becomes very evident that typical classic rock had a big hand in that, but what may have been even more crucial was a lot of soundtrack music by the likes of Michael Small and Basil Kirchin.

Second being, Long Hair has been reissued for the third time by Skingraft Records, and the first time on a colored vinyl variant. You can visit their store to pick that up here: https://usmaple.bandcamp.com/album/long-hair-in-three-stages-2

Much thanks to Mark Fischer for helping make the connect!

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What a great band Venus Twins are! If you're not familiar, they're certainly noisy but as I learn in this episode, they've had some musical training, and that shows through in a jazzy, proggy way. Kinda like this album we discuss, The Mars Volta's Deloused in the Comatorium. To be honest, this time I only touch on the album in a surface manner to be able to focus more attention to the impact this album had on these guys and more about The Twins' personal musical journey to get to where they are now, and where they're going. Pretty exciting. The last release the Twins put out was called "/\/\/\/\/"(pronounced Stitching) and it's available through ThreeOneG Records. Get it here: https://venustwins.bandcamp.com/album/pronounced-stitching-ep

And don't forget to follow them to find out when the new release and upcoming shows will be. https://linktr.ee/VenusTwins

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It is an honor to bring to you Eddie Shaw! The bass player of The Monks! The Monks have been a long time influence and inspiration to me, personally, as well as being a influence over countless bands since 1966 through today thanks to the rediscovery of the band through Ugly Things Magazine in the 90's. Their album, Black Monk Time, has since been reissue many times through many labels and they have even had some previously unreleased songs released for the first time through Jack White's Third Man Records.

It's a wild and incredible story which I am honored to have been able to sit with Eddie and try to get a full description of what was happening at the time, what was informing their direction, the continued legacy and what he's been up to lately.

I encourage you all to pick up a copy of his book Black Monk Time through the provided links. Also, listen to the album! It's only available to stream through YouTube at the moment.(Light in The Attic Records I'm looking at you!)

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https://www.the-monks.com/

https://carsonstreetpublishing.com/books/

https://youtu.be/-l2D0QfJSt8?si=dfi_TR1ceq6AarWd

I am honored to bring to you today, my conversation with Vashti Bunyan. Who is Vashti, you may ask. Well, she has a book out now, with a paperback release coming this fall, called Wayward: Just Another Life to Live. So, if you'd like to know all the details, I implore you to buy it here:

https://a.co/d/9XW5tuI

I'm not trying to support Amazon, I just can't find the publisher's direct website.

In a nutshell, Vashti became disheartened by the record industry, decided to quit music and follow Donovan(Yes, that Donovan!) out to a newly acquired land of his in Scotland with her partner at the time by a horse drawn wagon from London. The journey took a year and a half. And all of that lead to the writing of what would become her now seminal and sought after debut album, Just Another Diamond Day.

On today's show, she summarizes that journey even better, while discussing with me an album that wasn't necessarily an influence on her music writing, but certainly an album she loves. There are some connections that are made, but this is a little bit of a different conversation. If you're not familiar with her music, you really ought to listen to some of it. Here is a link to a couple of music streaming sites.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4chuPfKtATDZvbRLExsTp2?si=gw8EHzihRN-WFySkIyHP3Q

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/vashti-bunyan/23956529

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Here's something fantastic! Typically on this show we discuss an influential album with an artist that was influenced by it. But today we have Martin Bisi, to discuss an album that was an influence on him, but through helping to create it. Martin met Amanda Palmer in 2001 prior to The Dresden Dolls having even really fully formed. He followed their development over a year ultimately leading up to their, almost, year long stay at BC Studios to record their seminal debut.

In this discussion Martin recounts some of his memories of that recording session, as well as some other stories throughout his years behind the board at BC!

SEE the documentary, Sound and The Chaos: The Story of BC Studio, staring Martin Bisi here: https://www.bcstudiobk.com/documentary

READ about the Voice of Gowanus coalition here: https://www.voiceofgowanus.org/

LISTEN to the sounds of new bands that recorded at BC Studios here: https://clonebk.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-split

AND here: https://theresistancecompany.bandcamp.com/album/in-memory-of

and HERE: https://whitesuns.bandcamp.com/

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On this episode, we take you to beautiful, sunny California to speak with Alee Karim. Guitarist and vocalist for The Atomic Bomb Audition. Their new album, Future Mirror, is available now wherever you listen to music. The band's music tends to lean on the heavier side and is categorized as metal for the most part, but there's so much more to this band than just that. Just by listening to the first couple of singles, it's pretty clear that this album has some serious hooks and heavily anthemic moments to grip any casual listener. So, we encourage you to give it a shot. And if you like it, please buy it here:

https://theatomicbombaudition.bandcamp.com/album/future-mirror

Some may say, TABA may be too heavy to relate to Pink Floyd, but I'd say there's much more there than meets the eye. So, join us as we dive deep into this 1977 classic.

TABA will be performing a record release party at The Golden Bull on Dec. 14th. For more information and all links to follow the band can be found at theatomicbombaudition.net

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