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In Defense of Ska Ep 140: Bill Stevenson (The Descendants, All, Black Flag, The Blasting Room, Higley)

In Defense of Ska Ep 140: Bill Stevenson (The Descendants, All, Black Flag, The Blasting Room, Higley)

FromIn Defense of Ska


In Defense of Ska Ep 140: Bill Stevenson (The Descendants, All, Black Flag, The Blasting Room, Higley)

FromIn Defense of Ska

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Length:
95 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Bill Stevenson is a punk rock legend. He's the drummer/only consistent member of The Descendants. He played in Black Flag, All and he owns/operates punk-friendly recording studio The Blasting Room. And while most bands that roll through The Blasting Room are punk, Bill has worked with several ska bands, including Mustard Plug, Kemuri, Suicide Machines, Less Than Jake and Big D and the Kids Table. Today we dig into Bill's connection to ska! But we talk about so much more, including recording techniques, pre-show stretching techniques, nightmare tour stories, major label stories, Conan O'Brien stories, Joey Ramone stories, and he tells us about his special drink. Also, I mention an obscure Fort Collins group called The Bob Hollister Band to see if Bill has ever heard of them. Plus he gives us an update on how Milo's been doing since the heart attack. And he answers drum question by Omnigone drummer Justin Amans.  Support the show
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Ska no longer needs to be the butt of every joke. IDOS is flipping the narrative on this style of music that they love dearly. Hosts Aaron Carnes (author of "In Defense of Ska") and Adam Davis (Link 80, Omingone) chat with people in and outside of the ska scene to tell its stories, show its pervasiveness in culture, and defend it to their last dying breath.