When he was eleven years old, Steven McDonald co-founded a band with his older brother, Jeff. That band, which soon became known as Redd Kross, became a fixture on the late 70s LA punk scene and--remarkably--is still active today. Steven tells Joe about: precociousness; opening for Black Flag at an eighth grade graduation party; the joy and pain that came along with identifying as a punk; having a romantic relationship with a 26-year-old woman when he was 13; hanging out with Raymond Pettibone; signing with a major label; working as an A&R consultant for major labels; how he reconciles his permissive childhood with modern parenting; playing with Melvins and Off!; working as a producer; and much more! This is an action packed, "triple-LP" length episode.
241: Buzz Osborne (Melvins)
240: Meshell Ndegeocello
239: Laura Veirs
238: Mike Post (Rockford Files, A-Team, Van Halen, Dolly Parton, etc.)
237: Jeff Friedl (Beta Machine, Devo, A Perfect Circle, etc.)
236: Jason Sutter (Cher, Marilyn Manson, Foreigner, etc.)
235: Money Mark (Beastie Boys, Beck, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Solo)
234: Hunt Sales (Hunt Sales Memorial, Tin Machine, Iggy Pop)
233: Ben Lee (Noise Addict, Solo Artist)
232: Josiah Wolf (Why?)
231: Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes, Trigger Hippy)
230: Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag, Elliott Smith, etc.)
229: Anna Waronker (That Dog)
228: Mary Lattimore (Solo Artist, Thurston Moore, Meg Baird, Kurt Vile etc.)
227: Paddy Boom (Scissor Sisters, Solo Artist)
226: Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional)
225: Hugh Grundy (The Zombies)
224: Ali Koehler (Vivian Girls)
223: Jimmy LaValle (The Album Leaf, Tristeza, The Locust, Film Composer, etc.)
222: Hrishikesh Hirway (The One AM Radio, Song Exploder, etc.)
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