The Check in with Bob Bert- Beach Bongo Bloodbath, Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Knoxville Girls

From Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer by Ruinous Media

June 12, 2026 · 17 min · Season 8 · Episode 325

About this episode

Bob Bert discusses his debut solo record and the creative process behind it.

Bob Bert is a New Jersey based drummer, writer, and punk rock veteran whose resume includes Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Knoxville Girls and Lydia Lunch. His debut solo record Beach Bongo Bloodbath is due out June 12th via Bar None Records. Bob shares the process and inspiration behind the new record, which is largely made up of an eclectic collection of covers. We learn how a specific percussion setup shaped the record, how he chose the songs to record and why Beach Bongo Bloodbath is a guitar-free recording.The two discuss Bob’s recording process, Bob shares the details for the jam-packed record release event and we hear some new tunes. Bob Bert Bar None Records Tour Stories would like to welcome our newest sponsor Kuma Coffee. Kuma Coffee is a 100% Independently owned roasting company right here in Seattle since 2008. Kuma is a 5-person team, roasting over 100,000lbs of exclusively high scoring coffee each year. They source their coffees direct from origin and pay well over fair trade pricing to farmers. This guarantees the highest quality, while supporting rural farming communities throughout the Global South They also just launched an instant coffee… (Joe’s favorite instant)…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Plummer

Guest: Bob Bert

Topics covered

music
punk rock
recording process
album release
covers
interview

Keywords

Bob Bert
Beach Bongo Bloodbath
Sonic Youth
Pussy Galore
Knoxville Girls
Kuma Coffee
Izotope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bar None Records, Izotope, Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Knoxville Girls

Books & works: Beach Bongo Bloodbath