Episode 012 - Mike Rippy of The Dockers

This week's interview guest is Mike Rippy, of the very prolific Indianapolis band, The Dockers. Their sound is a curious blend of metal, punk, comics, and juvenile humor- they call it 'Fezcore'. Karl Hofstetter of Joyful Noise checks in ahead of the 4-day Fountain Square Music festival, which JNR is participating in.

Hour One: Rippy guides us through the new album, 'The Fury Of The Mindless Ones', complete with revealing the references. Karl Hofstetter of Joyful Noise. Statewide show listings. Music all by bands playing in the next five days: Vacation Club, S.M. Wolf, America Owns The Moon, Thee Tsunamis, Apache Dropout, Yonatan Gat, and The Lemons.


Hour Two: More madness with Mike Rippy and The Dockers, also Deezen. Music by The Melvins, Hew Time, Wet Heave, and The Gizmos.

Episode 009 - Chives

Chives is a band, Chives is the man. The play out a lot and have three records in the can. Interview with Chives and Nick Big Dick.

Hour One: Chives & Nick talk about recording at home and their evolutions with line-up changes and new sounds, and the influence of disco. Music by The Pummels, Dave Segedy (of Sleeping Bag), Psychic Baos, Missing Hearts, Chives, and Pattern Is Movement.


Hour Two: More talk with Chives & Nick, profound statements on being support in a band. Music by The Constants, Missing Hearts, Chives, Deezen, Apache Dropout, The Pummels, America Owns The Moon, We Are Hex, and Thee Tsunamis.

Episode 008 - New Music

No interview guest this week, loads of mew music instead.

Hour One: Music from We Are Hex, Apache Dropout, Wet Heave, Psychic Baos, The Pummels, The Lickers, Metavari, Bonesetters, and Sleeping Bag. Statewide show listings.


Hour Two: Music from Psychic Baos, The Down-fi, Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes, The Dockers, The Pummels, Sir Deja Doog, Mike Adams At His Honest Weight.

Episode 007 - John Dawson & Seth Mahern of Magnetic South

Magnetic South is a label, a recording studio, and a venue. Interview guests Seth & John run them all, and play in Apache Dropout (Seth), and Open Sex (John).

Hour One: Talking mainly about the recording studio and Magnetic South values, preview of the upcoming Psychic Baos 7" record, talk about Apache Dropout. The week's show listings. Music by Thee Tsunamis, Christian Taylor & Homeschool, Missing Hearts, The Lemons, and Apache Dropout.


Hour Two: More with Seth & John, talking about the evolutions of Open Sex, upcoming Magnetic South releases, more from the Psychic Baos 7" and an Apache Dropout live recording. Music by Bonesetters, The Pummels, Open Sex, and Circuit des Yeux.

Episode 003

This episode lacks an interview guest, but that is more than made up for with a ton of Indiana music. If I do say so myself, these are really well assembled sets. Great flow!

Hour One: Vacation Club, Apache Dropout, America Owns The Moon, The Down-fi, Dave Segedy, The Pummels, The Rutabega (these last two from a Kinks tribute compilation), Obnox (coming to Indy soon) We Are Hex, J Hernandez (played Bloomington, on Joyful Noise), and The Icks.

Hour Two: Thee Open Sex (from JNR's new comp "50 Bands And A Cat For Indiana Equality"), Obnox, We Are Hex, Last IV, The Dockers, Yonatan Gat (new JNR album), Open Sex, Thee Tsunamis, The Nevermores, Vacation Club, Normanoak, Sleeping Bag

First Show, With Craig Willis Bell!

After several false starts, here is the first hour of the very first Boom Shakes The Room!

Craig Willis Bell is my special guest, and he talks about his Indianapolis bands The Down-Fi and DEEZEN, with music from both, including a sneak preview of DEEZEN's upcoming cassette release.


Craig gives us a second sneak preview, courtesy of Smog Veil Records, for an X____X track he plays bass on, scheduled for release in late Fall 2015.

Music from Sir Deja Doog, Thee Tsunamis, The Dockers (from their brand new album!), Apache Dropout, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (playing Indy soon), Mike Adams At His Honest Weight, and Sitar Outreach Ministries.

Huge show listings, with comprehensive Record Store Day events from across Indiana.

Extra special thanks to Doog Aloog / Sir Deja Doog, for permission to use the phrase "Boom Shakes The Room" for the name of the show (it comes from his song, "Bombasm"), and the copious editing of his songs for drops.