the rat

Major album for the post-punk revival scene - in this episode we review the album Bows+ Arrows by The Walkmen.

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The Walkmen, Brows and Arrows, The Rat, Post-Punk Revival, Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer, Matt Barrick, Blenderstyle, Bakersfield

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For this third and final episode on Grainery Lane, we chat to audio engineer, Rex Hardware. Rex taught at the school of mines by day, and at night Grainery Lane proved to be an ideal training ground for his students  as they worked on some of the earliest known live internet broadcasts, in the late 90s.

Hap Haywood is the definition of jack of all trades. The thing is, he’s actually pretty damn good at all of them. From fronting bands like The Dead Salesman to dipping his toe into the world of comedy to polishing symbols for the Screaming Jets. Hap and I chat about all of these things and how Grainery Lane intersected his world. 

In the vibrant post-punk era in Ballarat, The Grainery Lane Theatre was a bizarre and much loved institution running purely on  adrenaline, high levels of creativity and masses of love. Kiri Smart spoke to us about what the company was and why it was so important to artists of the city.

Mission of Burma has been called, and we quote, "...one of the most important American rock bands of the last 20 years." That quote may be a bit dated, as now it may be 40 years, but either way, Clint Conley may find that to be hyperbole. But the fact remains that bands like The Pixies, Pearl Jam, Moby, REM, Nirvana and Throwing Muses (to name just a few) list Burma as a major influence, it is hard to argue with that moniker.

In 1979, bass player Clint Conley, along with guitarist Roger Miller, drummer Peter Prescott and the “visually unobtrusive” Martin Swope got together to create this seminal Boston band that was part of a post-punk rock scene that inspired so many. Famous for their live performance and ear piercing volume, the amazing part of the story is that they released only an EP called Signals, Calls, and Marches in 1981 which had the fantastic track Academy Fight Song that was covered by REM and then one full LP in 1982 called VS., then took a 22-year hiatus before releasing their later works. 

Clint did not rest on his laurels, although he may argue that he had no laurels to rest on. He went on to get a Masters degree in broadcast journalism and ended up at Boston’s newsmagazine program Chronicle as a producer.  He later formed his own band called Consonant and produced Yo La Tengo’s debut album, but lately has been focused on family, letting go of his vinyl collection, and enjoying life in the burbs.

Clint is a fantastic guy, funny, self-deprecating but very thoughtful and certainly seems very content.  We had a great conversation.

In this episode we go deep into the new album "Reveiller la Machine" by Awaken the Machine. Robb is an incredible musician who has been creating music for over 20 years. He has played in many different bands over the years and has had some incredible opportunities (like warped tour). Robb talks about what motivates him to continue to stay in music, the struggle of his recent divorce and making time to create music even when life is busy.

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JeanBookNerd chats with Carlen May-Mann, the Director/Writer of the 2019 Short Film THE RAT, along with actors Collin Kelly-Sordelet and Isabel Shill.

CARLEN MAY-MANN
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COLLIN KELLY-SORDELET
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ISABEL SHILL
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Edit: James Vallesteros (@jamesvallesteros)