Today’s guest is BOB NANNA of the bands BRAID & HEY MERCEDES.

Earlier this year, POLYVINYL RECORDS reissued the entire Hey Mercedes discography on vinyl, & in 2023 they released a 25th anniversary remixed & remastered edition of Braid’s Frame & Canvas. Obviously, those are highly recommended. Links below.

His other projects include Lifted Bells, The City on Film, Friction, & -- as we’ll discuss in a few minutes -- the explosive but under-heard ORWELL, who released a compilation LP called 1995 on EXPERT WORK RECORDS.

He has an extensive archive of both original solo work & cover songs on his Bandcamp, also linked below.

In this episode, we discuss genre-fluid shows, the Champaign-Urbana/Chicago nexus, the joys of alliteration, & the sonics of the psychonautic state.

[Editor's note: the Castor song title we couldn't remember is "Stay Lo"]

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BRAID @ CBGBs '97

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BOB NANNA BANDCAMP

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HEY MERCEDES REISSUES

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BRAID, FRAME & CANVAS 25TH ANNIVERSARY ED.

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ORWELL, 1995 LP

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02:20 // “A-List Actress” (Hey Mercedes)

03:35 // CBGBs Flyer & Fireside Lineups

09:00 // Champaign/Urbana/Chicago Scenes & Venues

15:41 // Touring with (& Covering) Castor

20:53 // “Moving Backgrounds” (Bob Nanna/Castor)

21:49 // Orwell, 1995 LP

23:12 // “Ph9 Green” (Orwell)

25:25 // “4242” (Orwell)

29:06 // “9.30” (Orwell)

30:40 // HUM & Braid Shows

32:27 // “The Pod” Video & DIH Fandom

35:42 // “The Pod” Discussion

01:02:22 // Upcoming Shows

01:04:16 // “A Dozen Roses” (Braid)

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Today’s episode features a couple of LTG alumni, LYLE HODGES & KEITH M., & they’re back to discuss the first 2 Slide Away shows.

We talk about the '90s rock scene’s newest youth infusion, bask in the hypnotic audiovisual spectacle, give thanks to everyone who made it happen, & pick some standout moments from an unforgettable weekend.

Links to these guys’ previous episodes & various musical projects in the notes below.

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LYLE:

ELECTRIC STALLION // CHROME CHRIST

EPISODE 024: CENTAUR'S IN STREAMS

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KEITH:

MEMORY ENTRY // THE NEW SCENE PODCAST

EPISODE 025: THE INUIT PROMISE

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Today’s guest is DOMENIC PALERMO of the band NOTHING.

This past February, in-between tours of Japan & the U.S., they released their 5th album, A SHORT HISTORY OF DECAY, on RUN FOR COVER RECORDS. It veers from raw downer lullabies to overdriven beat-based raptures of distortion, sometimes even within the same song.

Nothing will play their second album, TIRED OF TOMORROW, in full at all 6 dates of this year’s Slide Away Festival, which begins this Friday & Saturday (May 15th & 16th), in New York City, then moves to Chicago & L.A. the following weekends.

As everyone listening already knows, HUM are headlining those shows, marking their first live performances in almost 7 years.

Nicky started the festival in 2024, & it’s already featured a multi-generational variety of shoegaze-adjacent bands like Swervedriver, Astrobrite, Swirlies, Whirr, Knifeplay, Mo Dotti, & many others.

In this episode, we discuss the logistics of festival curation, night-capping at a pseudo-strip club, the weary routines of touring, the kaleidoscopic gloom of songwriting, & meeting Kevin Shields when you can barely stand up.

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SLIDE AWAY '26

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"VERTIGO FLOWERS" VIDEO

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TIMESTAMPS:

02:35: “Cannibal World” (Nothing)

04:07: Japan & M.B.V. Shows

18:24: Album Titles

22:08: Touring Logistics

24:29: Slide Away Prep & Production

32:00: Lineups, HUM, & '90s Influences

43:24: Tired of Tomorrow LP

49:39: “Vertigo Flowers” Song & Video

57:59: “Curse of the Sun” (Nothing)

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