Atom Willard joined Rocket from the Crypt when he was still in high school. During his ten-year tenure with the band, he honed a unique style, balancing punk rawness and precision. Atom tells Joe about: his Catholic upbringing in San Diego; his early fascination with Kiss (who would soon be displaced by bands like Iron Maiden); his time with bands like Rocket from the Crypt and Against Me; figuring out who he is outside of a band context; how he defines musical greatness; and how he is trying to be a better person.
189: Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey, Marianne Faithfull, Bat for Lashes, Cold Specks, etc.)
BNS: Rob Ellis on Addiction and Recovery
BNS: Steven Drozd Revisited
188: Brendan Buckley (Shakira, Volumen Cero, JJ Lin, Teagan and Sara, etc.)
187: Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks, UK, Genesis, Bruford)
186: Rat Scabies (The Damned)
185: Fay Milton (Savages, 180dB)
184: Mick "Woody" Woodmansey (David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, U-Boat, Holy Holy)
BNS: Tessa Pollitt (The Slits)
183: Nate Wood (Kneebody, Four)
182: Ryan Pope (The Get Up Kids)
181: Alan Cage (Quicksand, Seaweed)
180: Adam Topol (Jack Johnson, Culver City Dub Collective, etc.)
179: Matt Helders (The Arctic Monkeys, Iggy Pop)
178: Geoff Mann and Marcos Garcia (Here Lies Man, Antibalas)
177: Lucky Lehrer (Circle Jerks)
176: Dean "Clean" Sabatino (The Dead Milkmen, I Think Like Midnight)
BNS: Dale Crover Returns!
175: Tony Hajjar (At The Drive-In, Sparta, Gone is Gone)
174: Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson, Beastie Boys)
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