“Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind” begins with Hubley’s drums over which a snippet of studio chatter can be heard, including a laugh as if they are saying, “Wait until they’ll get a load of this song.” Immediately, McNew commences with a perfect six-note bass riff that powers the song through to the end like the scientifically-tuned Formula 1 car engine.
Transmissions :: The Mekons
This week on Transmissions, two punk rock lifers drop in: Sally Timms and Jon Langford of The Mekons. They have a bracing new album out this week called Horror and they join host Jason Woodbury to get into it all: supernatural financialization, Judge Dredd, the breakdown of politics and why you should “save your pessimism for happier times.” Tune into this all-new Transmission.