Ep379: Kevin Rutmanis - Cows, Melvins, Tomahawk, Hepa-Titus
Podcast |
The Vinyl Guide
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The Vinyl Guide
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audio
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Interview
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Publication Date |
Feb 13, 2023
Episode Duration |
01:09:06

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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