185. SONIC BOOM (A.K.A. PETE KEMBER)) REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SPACEMEN 3 AND RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 3: PLAYING WITH FIRE, PERFORMANCE, & DREAMWEAPON)

With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice and then passing away during the taping of this series, this 6 1/2 hour interview  literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band's lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts.   Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:   The very moment when the rot and discontent began infiltrating the Spacemen 3 world; Why the band’s relationship with their record company came limping out of the gate right from the go; The origin of the band’s “no girls on the bus” policy; How Pete really feels about Spiritualized; Not to mention a fascinating deep-dive on Playing With Fire, and the twin live documents Performance and Dreamweapon!   Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠   I support a wife and a five-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.    If you’re a Spacemen 3 superfan like me, you’ll want THE DIRECTOR’S CUT of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 25 ADDITIONAL MINUTES of essential material! You can purchase it as a one-off from our Patreon Shop: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/   Better yet, SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON and receive a ceaseless barrage of must-hear binge-listening! Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule is yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   TIPS: VENMO GEBROE @David-Gebroe PayPal @[email protected] Even a $1 tip will be massively helpful. Thank you.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404 Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954 Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe Web site: http://discograffiti.com/   CONTACT DAVE Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe   #spacemen3 #petekember #perfectprescription #playingwithfire #jasonspaceman #takingdrugstomakemusictotakedrugsto  #spaceagerecordings #vinyl #sonicboom #spiritualized #psychedelic #mybloodyvalentine #spacerock  #soundofconfusion #shoegaze #silvertonerecords #spectrum #palfium #odcatastrophe #jasonpierce #forallthefuckedupchildrenofthisworldwegiveyouspacemen3 #glassrecords #peterkember #recurring #metalmachinemuzak  #discograffiti #creem #offthebeatenpath #soldiersofsound