Talking of Distortion, the latest instalment, Distortion: Live, comes on August 6. It follows Distortion: 1989-1995, Distortion: 1996-2007 and Distortion: 2008-2019, and like those, it’s a mammoth thing, comprised of eight discs. For the unboxing video, Bob asked his friend, comedian Fred Armisen, with whom Bob has performed in Fred’s punk band Ian Rubbish And The Bizarros, to do the honours and give him a hand.
“I’m a longtime fan of Fred’s work, especially the Portlandia series,” Bob explains. “Fred and I have made music together in the past – with my band, with Ian Rubbish, on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and at the occasional birthday party. So, it was a thrill for me to “unbox” the various configurations, geek out on the packaging, and share a handful of fun stories.”