Feb 13, 2023
Ep379: Kevin Rutmanis - Cows, Melvins, Tomahawk, Hepa-Titus
Kevin Rutmanis takes us through his career, rare records, vinyl pressings, working with Melvins, Tomahawk, Cows, AmRep, Ipecac Recordings, his 2 new LPs "Crackpot Whorehead" w Trevor Dunn, "unEat" w Hepa-Titus and more!
Topics include:
* Kevin has many hats
* Short vinyl runs on his new albums
* The recording of the new albums
* How he works with Trevor and other collaborators
* Putting his projects out in limited vinyl runs/lathe cuts
* How Kevin and Trevor collaborated across the country
* The album name “Crackpot Whorehead”
* The term “unEat”
* Hat Change #1
* Kevin understands music collecting
* Kevin spent a lot of money on White House records
* Kevin likes movie soundtracks
* Memories of recording Hostile Ambient Takeover
* Cows “Taint Plurbius Taint Unum”
* Cows getting involved with Treehouse Records
* Some Cows have been reissued, some haven’t
* The HAZEXXL pressing of Sexy Pee Story
* Tom Hazelmyer is awesome
* The story of “Daddy Has a Tail”
* Kevin does know where the Cows master tapes are
* Does Kevin reflect much?
* Moving from Cows to Melvins
* Recording “Electro Retard” / Mans Ruin label vinyl
* Recording the Trilogy (“The Maggot”, “The Bootlicker”, The Crybaby”)
* Hat Change #2
* Hepa-Titus & Mickey Mouse artwork
* Memories of Melvins joining Ipecac
* Joining Tomahawk
* Reissues of Tomahawk vinyl – where’s “Mit Gas”?
* Kevin just wants his music out there, free or not
* How does Kevin find out about new music?
* LA record shops
* Kevin lost a lot of records
* Hepa-Titus hand drawn covers for an art show
* Discussion of rare records of Hepa-Titus
* Is Gina / Mow Skwoz do art inspired by the music?
* DIY record packaging and shipping
* Hat Change #3
* How to order the new LPs
* Will Kevin return to live shows?
* Matthew Barney soundtrack
* Cosmic Psychos memories
* Interview wrap up
Order Kevin's new LPs here: "Crackpot Whorehead" w Trevor Dunn | "unEat" w hepa-Titus
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