Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek shares tales from his memoir Full Throttle, from early Stooges & MC5 memories, Lou Reed's part of the Radio Birdman story, becoming a doctor, flight surgeon and piloting the band through their final 50th-anniversary shows.

"Full Throttle" book here | Deniz' solo work

Topics Include:

• Deniz Tek joins from Hawaii, crediting moderation and coffee for longevity.
• His memoir Full Throttle arrives October 27th.
• Birdman documentaries revealed bandmates' hidden frustrations and poor communication.
• Murray Engelhart's Retaliate First illuminated the scene surrounding the band.
• Mum taught him to read; his Turkish migrant dad drove achievement.
• Engineering at Michigan, then medicine, partly to dodge his dad's classes.
• A non-rock-loving father still bought his first electric guitar.
• Mum's old 78s, then Beach Boys and Beatles records with allowance.
• First sighting of Iggy: behind the counter at Discount Records.
• MC5's high energy versus the Psychedelic Stooges' oil-drum noise experiments.
• How the Stooges lifted jazz riffs the night before recording.
• Three months of lessons, then learning guitar by ear from records.
• Australia's vibrant 1967 scene had become stale covers by 1972.
• AC/DC as early rivals; Birdman skipped the suburban pub slog.
• A Lou Reed no-show launched the Oxford Hotel residency.
• Rob Younger, already a fan, loved Deniz's firsthand Detroit stories.
• Music first, medicine second: a day job buys creative freedom.
• Flow state links medicine, flying, and music, alongside discipline and checklists.
• Emergency medicine's surprises and over 100,000 patients seen.
• Joining the Navy as a lieutenant; guards saluting his car.
• Playing Philippine bars with shipboard band Dust in the Rotor Heads.
• New Race bootlegs traced to Ron Asheton's sold rough-mix cassette.
• Albert Studios tape stash discovered; New Race reissue now underway.
• Ending Radio Birdman at 50 years and the setlist-building dilemma.
• Prime Minister Albanese hangs backstage

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Circle Jerks drummer Joey Castillo reveals the story behind the new "Revenge of Nervous Breakdown" record, the importance of Raymond Pettibon cover art and what's next for the Keith Morris-fronted juggernaut.

Preorder Circle Jerks "Revenge of Nervous Breakdown" single here - or here in the UK

Topics Include:

• Joey returns from tour and adjusts to life back home.
• Tour life, family logistics, and dogs that act up when he's away.
• How a Circle Jerks Black Flag single came together.
• Fans kept asking for Black Flag songs; Keith said no pressure.
• Road-testing Depression, Revenge and Nervous Breakdown at European festivals.
• Why Joey calls Keith Morris the blueprint for every Black Flag singer.
• Everything Went Black versions became Joey's template for the songs.
• The first Black Flag EP and Keith's staccato vocal delivery.
• Recording live, in set order, at Tim Armstrong's studio.
• Keith rejects the first take: "That doesn't sound like us."
• Pillow out of the kick drum; the second take nails it.
• The closing block where these songs send crowds bananas.
• Other contenders discussed: Gimme Gimme Gimme and Louie Louie.
• Discovering Nervous Breakdown via older friends and Rodney on the ROQ.
• Growing up in Gardena, where skating and punk went hand in hand.
• South Bay bands like Redd Kross, Descendents and Nip Drivers.
• A neighbour's red sparkle kit and an instant connection.
• Self-taught by playing along to records, no formal lessons.
• A friend's tip lands him the Wasted Youth gig as a teen.
• Fixing bad habits, practice pads, and Neil Peart's mid-career reinvention.
• Learning by watching Lucky Lehrer, Chuck Biscuits, Bill Stevenson and Spit Stix.
• Replacing Chuck Biscuits and Dave Grohl: respect what's already there.
• Why Chuck Biscuits remains his favourite drummer to watch.
• Still feeling like a kid behind the kit at 60.
• Dream gigs: Bon Scott-era AC/DC, Iggy Pop, and Cheap Trick.
• A short reunion stretches into 2027, plus the Repo Man shows.
• Keith's legendary stage raps, curfews, and when the band nudges him.
• Six or so new songs demoed; only killer tracks will see release.
• Raymond Pettibon's cover art and his lifelong bond with Keith.
• What's next: Doom Regulator, a Bronx Halloween show, maybe Australia.

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Ahead of Mudhoney's Australian tour, Mark Arm talks vinyl rarities, bootlegs, Australian imports that blew Seattle's mind, and the daunting task of singing Chris Bailey's songs in The Saints 73–78.

Mudhoney's Aussie Tour Info & Tix here | The Saints 73-78 Aussie Tour Info here

Topics Include:

• Mark Arm preps for Mudhoney's Australian tour, then the Saints.
• He's worked at Sub Pop's warehouse for 21 years.
• Not a collector anymore; he's cleaning out via Discogs.
• Bandcamp lets fans try before buying; vinyl prices feel abhorrent.
• The rarest "Touch Me I'm Sick"? The plain black radio copies.
• Sub Pop's colored "Loser Edition" first runs get band input.
• Holding Mr. Epp's first seven-inch felt unbelievable at age 20.
• A cheeky flyering campaign caught the eye of Seattle's Pravda label.
• Rodney on the ROQ played them, briefly charting above Toni Basil.
• Music wasn't a career, just entertaining bored suburban friends.
• Rock records were banned at home; his mother loved classical.
• He smuggled forbidden seven-inches home under his coat.
• Radio staples like "Radar Love" gave way to Cosmo's Factory.
• Devo on Saturday Night Live was a Beatles-on-Ed-Sullivan moment.
• He thought bands needed virtuosos, until friends started making noise.
• Downtown punks, he realised, came from the same suburbs.
• Steve Albini tipped him off to the Saints' Prehistoric Sounds.
• A surf chat in Torquay sparked Saints 73–78.
• Nailing Chris Bailey's phrasing and facing Saints purists felt daunting.
• New Saints material? Ed has old songs; Mark's open.
• Tom Hazelmyer ran Amphetamine Reptile from a Marine barracks footlocker.
• His holy grail: Randy Holden's Population II, found in Vienna.
• Records as time machines: even bad Jefferson Starship lyrics stick.
• Doo-wop's market vanished, Stones records stall, yet Rumours keeps repressing.
• His wife's first Stones album? Black and Blue, a stubbed-toe start.
• Early Mudhoney bootlegs, possibly Long Gone John's, felt like a badge.
• Deep Six codified Seattle's heavier punk underground.
• Gambles on Australian imports like the Scientists and Feedtime paid off.
• 1990: bunking above the Lansdowne, and an empty second Auckland night.
• Now: East Coast dates, Raglan surfing, and Saints shows with Jim White.

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