Drummer Jason Gerken of KC’s Shiner returns to the CBBP to talk their fantastic new record Believe You Me, the process of recording the drums in what started as pre-production (and how much of that ended up on the record), the franken-kit he used in the studio, some go-to snares, the process of writing, jamming and winging the hell out of parts, vampire armadillos, leper colonies, aching backs, acidic stomachs, shitty Japanese backline gear (and why he’s bringing drum heads with him overseas going forward), the drumming of Bonham, Tony Thompson, and Sebastian Thomson, drummer Chris Metacalf of The Life and Times approving of Jason’s best impersonations of Chris, original Shiner drummer Tim Dow’s crazy injury that lead to Jason filling in (& joining the band), the hurricane that was Billy Cobham, Jason’s love of Prog and Podcasts - and much more!!! Believe You Me is available everywhere!

https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/album/believeyoume

Drummer David Silver of Season to Risk talks about how he got the STR gig and shadowing Shiner drummers Jason Gerkin and Tim Dow in the beginning, their subsequent tour with COC (Reed Mullin’s amazing playing), how ALL the members of Shiner are connected to STR, their van wreck, their flooded studio, their burned masters, a record that was released out of phase, one particular story of good luck around an early STR demo tape, their new record 1-800-MELTDOWN due out April 12th, the wild backstory that lead him to being a Qigong teacher, how that lead him to Lou Reed AND how it has helped him in drumming!!

Drummer Jeff Gensterblum of KC post hardcore OG’s Coalesce talks about his recent sub for drummer Tucker Rule on the recent Thursday tour, we try to figure out how ewe actually know each other via NYC, the impetus for relocating to Kansas City/leaving Brooklyn, NY, crazy Coalesce gigs both present and past, his work around for double bass parts, his drum set-up for Coalesce with an all aluminum kit and a bell brass snare, and a whole lot mo’!!

PHOTO: MATT WOJTANEK

Drummer Sean St Germain of Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol talks about their recent tour, having a sense of silliness on-stage, the origins of the band name and the formation of the band, early shows in Austin, TX, Canadian Rednecks and other funny accents of the NE Coast, Sean’s recent fascination with King Crimson, some of their favorite towns to play in the states, his early bands and how he started to play the drums, and sweet things to come in 2025!

Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Podcast Host, and more-Conan Neutron stops by to talk his new record; Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends: "The Way of the Neutron", the process of working with Dale Crover of the Melvins on drums for all the records thus far, demoing -vs- going into the studio, working with Australian band DEAD, some his favorite guitarists, some of Conan’s previous guests that Jody’s fascinated with: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi (and a couple of good Fugazi stories), Trey Spruance of Mr Bungle/Secret Chiefs 3, and Ralph Spight of Victims Family- plus much more!

Link for pre-order of “Way of the Neutron”:

https://neutronfriends.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-of-the-neutron

https://www.neutronfriends.com/ - Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends - Rock Band: Neutron/Crover/Ash

https://www.protonicreversal.com/ - Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal - Music Interview Podcast
https://caterwaul.org/ - Caterwaul - Yearly 4 Day Music Festival - Minneapolis, MN

https://www.movienightextravaganza.com/ - Movie Night Extravaganza - Fast Moving Movie Discussion Show

Drummer Jon O Garrett of Turbid North talks about the Antartica origins of the band as well as the six years it took to put out their record “The Decline”, growing up playing in bands/in bars with his early band The Destro, the busy last few years of touring with bands; Warbeast, Mas Generator & Shock Withdrawal, Tommy Buckley of Soilent Green as an influence, the two days to prep for a month-long EU tour with Weedeater (and acclimating to the stage volume of the band), Meshuggah and Tomas Haake’s drumming as influences, playing border towns in Mexico and Bulgaria for a tour with Mondo Generator, and a whirlwind 2024 with 19 countries!

Drummer Bob Pantella of Atomic Bitchwax & Monster Magnet talks about AB’s recent 25 year anniversary tour, some of their longer tours, how he built up his own studio in New Jersey, his favorite Franken-Kit in the studio for recording, we revisit some of our favorite rock drummers from the 70’s/80’s; Ian Paice, Cozy Powell, Carmine & Vinnie Appice as well as Dio’s guitarist Vivian Campbell’s questionable firing, Sharon Osbourne’s evermore questionable decision on Bob Daisley & Lee Kerslake’s tracks on the first two Ozzy records,the cast of nefarious characters Bob picked up while driving yellow cab in NY in the 80’s plus much more!

Drummer Rey Washam (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Helios Creed, Ministry & more) talks about how amazing Austin was in the 80’s, the origins of Scratch Acid; from David Yow asking him o join to hanging out and listening to records to finally recording and touring, The new Touch & Go Scratch Acid Box Set (and remastering process), He and bassist David Sims moving to Chicago and starting Rapeman with Steve Albini, the brutality of recording 2 Nuns & a Pack Mule, Steve Albini’s distaste fro drum compression, him joining Ministry for the FilthPig & Dark Side of the Spoon records (and the carrying processes’ between them, the intensity of their live shows, his early drums sets, ones that he regrets selling, the 10 year break he took from playing (and the process of re-connecting tot he kit), his favorite recording and the story behind the infamous neck brace pictures! CBB!!