Ep438: Tom Flynn of Boner Records
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Boner Records never went away, they were just hibernating. Today founder Tom Flynn discusses the label history, early records, Melvins KISS parody EPs, the Lysol lawsuit, having his song covered by Nirvana, the imposter "DUH", the new release of "Antler Family" and more.
Tom is not a record nerd
Does Boner Records have a website?
Creating the “Tapeworm” record – Hermaphrodite Records
Forming “Fang” – Yukon Fang 45
Creating the “Boner Records” record label
Fang’s “Landshark” record
Expanding Boner Records to take on additional bands
Working with Alternative Tentacles on Maximum Rock n Roll compilation
The song “The Money Will Roll Right In”
Kurt Cobain really liked Fang and Melvins
How Melvins came to Boner Records
Recording “Ozma” with Mark Deutrom
Tom’s role in album artwork for Boner releases
Melvins KISS parody solo albums
Original artwork for modern reissues
The activity of Boner Records in recent decades
The Melvins “Lysol” fiasco – lawsuit, fixing album art
How they fixed the album covers, cassettes and CDs of Lysol to comply
Alberti and Rainbo pressing plants going out of business
The story of the band “DUH”
The imposter “DUH”
Did any major labels approach Boner Records to purchase?
Why did he pause Boner Records for so many years?
Boner Records was largely a 1-man show
Recent revival, making “Antler Family” album
250 Antler Family vinyl copies
Playing live again – future of Antler Family
Another band “Suboptics”
Interview wrap up
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