Ep143: Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, The Stooges)

What happens when you get two rock ‘n roll talkers together? Good, good stuff. Sit tight for a momentous protonic with the legendary Mr. Mike Watt. The movement! Minutemen! Stooges! more… -Technology! As tool of punk rock/DIY -DROOOOOOONE -Composing with BASS! (…and leaving room for the others that way) -Contemplating the engine room -Ballhog or Tugboat?: band as comp tape! -Pedro -Nautical imagery and Watt’s dad, ships and touring bands -Gigs v. flyers -Taking turns in punk rock. -Bumper stickers/No Littering, etc. -Perception is 9/10 of the law. -Driving the van -Il Sogno del Marinaio -taking turns and different roles. -Playing stuff that you didn’t write. -Plowhard (not blowhard!) -The story of Watt joining up with the Stooges. J. Mascis and the Fog, etc. -“First you rip of a guy, then you play with him.” -The songs end when they end. -Little Doll/Pharoah Sanders -Uniform music and punk rock. -“Steve, BLOW!” -Stooges crowd age. -Delivering the songs of the Stooges. -IGGY!… focus on Iggy. -Letting the freak flag fly. -Double Nickels on the Dime -Keeping it succinct: Ummagumma -Zen Arcade v. Double Nickels: friendly arms race/game of chicken -wearing the (proverbial) Carmen Miranda hat. -Treble v. Bass -Recording budgets for Minutemen. -Jam econo: way of life, not slogan -The Watt from Pedro show. -If you want a good crop, use a lot of manure. -Why do you do what you do?