Revolution Come and Gone

For the final episode of season one, we look back at the preeminent ‘80s trash rock band, Pussy Galore, and their long out-of-print final LP, Historia de la Musica Rock. We talk to Pussy Galore founder Jon Spencer, as well as longtime drummer/metal pounder Bob Bert and the record’s recording engineer Peter Arsenault. Because the band split for good before the record’s release, they were unable to tour behind it, and it has been subsequently overlooked and forgotten. When Matador remastered and re-released the Pussy Galore catalogue in the late ‘90s, they left Historia behind. The record has never been re-issued. In the interest of shedding light on this hidden gem in their catalogue, we bring you the history of Historia, on Revolution Come and Gone.

Hosted by Dylan Metrano and Gregory Moss.
Episode artwork by Alan Bull.

One of the most distinctive and exciting bands of the alternative era was Come. A band as likely to be seen playing the clubs of Central Square in Cambridge as opening for the 120 Minutes titans of the day, like Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth. In this episode, we follow Thalia Zedek’s journey through seminal bands Dangerous Birds, Uzi, and Live Skull to finally arrive at Come, the genre-defying band she formed with her musical soulmate Chris Brokaw.
We speak with Thalia, Chris, and WMBR DJ Jon Bernhardt.

Hosted by Dylan Metrano and Gregory Moss.
Episode artwork by Alan Bull

In this episode, we uncover the story of a little-known but influential new wave artist from 1980’s Boston; a Jayne Mansfield-obsessed eccentric with a thick Boston accent, a frontman who combined the weird charm of Pee-Wee Herman with the punk attitude of the New York Dolls; an impresario who made himself the star of his own DIY variety shows. We are talking, of course, about the great Lou Miami.
We speak with Toby Ingalls (Lou Miami and the Kozmetix), Thalia Zedek (Come, Live Skull), and Clint Conley (Mission of Burma).
Hosted by Dylan Metrano & Gregory Moss.
Episode artwork by Alan Bull.

In this episode, we speak with DIY stalwarts Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson, founders of the influential Simple Machines label and the band Tsunami. We discuss running your own indie label, wearing shorts in the DC hardcore scene, Sassy magazine, and knowing when it’s time to let it all go.
Hosted by Dylan Metrano and Gregory Moss.
Episode artwork by Alan Bull.

For part three in our Boston series, we take a look at the scene in its pre-internet era, when radio played a key role in exposing bands to new listeners, fanzines and flyers were legitimate marketing tools, and musicians were lining up to play the shadiest bars in town.
Promoter Billy Ruane was a larger than life figure in the Boston music community. He was instantly recognizable as the man in the suit jacket with a drink in hand, dancing with reckless abandon at the front of the stage. Despite his chaotic appearance, Ruane was an integral part of Boston’s musical history.
And we speak with WMBR DJ Jon Bernhardt about the days when pitching songs to college radio was sometimes the only way to get your music on the airwaves.
This episode also features Claudia Gonson (Magnetic Fields), Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna), Byron Coley (Forced Exposure magazine), Clint Conley (Mission of Burma), Damon Krukowski (Galaxie 500, Damon & Naomi), and Dana Hatch (Cheater Slicks).
Hosted By Dylan Metrano & Gregory Moss.
Episode artwork (Billy Ruane) by Alan Bull.