Mailbag with Rob Harvilla, Plus An Interview with Militarie Gun’s Ian Shelton

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

It’s mailbag time, and once again Rob Harvilla is here to help Yasi answer your most pressing questions. Is 31 too old to go to shows? What would you recommend to impress a hardcore Swedish punk gamer? Why do all the kids these days look like Geese (the band)? And who was stage diving at a Riff Raff show?! Next, Yasi is joined by Militarie Gun’s Ian Shelton to discuss their new album God Save The Gun. And along the way they talk getting over your embarrassment, therapy through songwriting, and some less controversial topics (like God). CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek ⁠@yasisalek⁠ Guests: Rob Harvilla ⁠@harvilla⁠, Ian Shelton ⁠@militariegun⁠ Producer: Rob Sundermann Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's with this band anyway?
0:04.0	I don't get it, can you please explain?
0:07.0	Wait, like, Bansplaine?
0:11.0	Never heard this band in my life.
0:15.0	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:19.0	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one. Bansplane, Bansplane, I love this song.
0:22.4	Oh, I don't know that one.
0:25.6	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain.
0:27.2	I really hate this band.
0:29.1	Whatever, I'm their biggest fan.
0:33.9	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain.
0:37.1	Bansplain. Bansplain!
0:59.5	Hello and welcome to Bandsblane. I am your host, Yossi Salick. This is usually a show where we explain cult bands and iconic artists, but today this is a show where we answer your mailbag questions. And also later, I will be interviewing military gun frontman Ian Shelton about the band's excellent new album, God Save the Gun.
1:01.2	So stick around for that after.
1:18.6	You guys, my guest today, helping field your queries, putting in his two cents, none other than Mr. Robert Harvilla, Esquire of 60 songs that explain the 90s, colon the 2000s fame.
1:20.5	Thank you for saying the colon.
1:21.7	Thank you for having me.
1:24.4	I've never been in a studio like this.
1:25.7	In a place.
1:26.1	Yeah.
1:27.2	No, I haven't.
1:53.3	Like such. And there was like a 10% chance I thought that it was all like fake or like cardboard or like AI or something. I hadn't worked out the details. Oh, you didn't think there would be a real brick wall behind us. Exactly. Yeah. This is a genuine brick wall and I'm very impressed. We're in rent. By the craftsmanship. Yeah is, can I sit here in like a normal manner while I do this is a question that will be answered over the course of the next 60 to 90 minutes?
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