Listening to Fletcher C Johnson

In 2009, Atlanta was in the midst of a crime wave. Bars were empty, lest you be robbed in the parking lot. Friends were tied up as their homes were burglarized. And there I was, trying to record a record with my band. We knew we were in trouble when a stripper took us aside and warned us not to go anywhere alone. Welcome to Atlanta.Nowhere Now album on SpotifyNowhere Now album on YouTubeInstagramSubstack

Telepathy is real. Names are inconsequential. Alcohol can be made from other alcohol. Women’s spaces are hard to break into. Tongues feel wet on the palm of your hand. You don’t have to remember it to have done something wrong.InstagramSubstack

Push a parked car into the middle of the street and see what happens. Set your friend’s shoe lace on fire while they’re not looking. Piss in a beer bottle and put it in the refrigerator. Draw a penis on a sleeping person’s face. Punks say "kill your idols" but what if your idols kill you first?Pinkerton Thugs Live 1999 (greatest show of all time)InstagramSubstack

One night, while bicycling home, a drunk girl pushing me into traffic. I collided with a car, flipped over my handlebars and landed on the pavement in such a way that my face required stitches. But, as luck would have it, this was only the second worst thing that happened to me that day.InstagramSubstack

In 2002 I was homeless, dressed in the wrong clothing and terrified of sex. Can one abrasive friend and his kitten with a cocaine problem help me find my way out of this mess?InstagramSubstack

Do you trust Fletcher with your money? At the Bone Zone, at the goth night, at the ZZ Top concert, without a shirt on? Let him be your roadie. Fletcher on Instagram  Season 1 on YouTube  

Stealing drinks from expensive clubs. Smashing glasses in your favorite bar. Getting a gun pulled on you. Clubs that don’t open until 4am. Public parks that aren’t owned by the city. You heard the rise now watch the fall. Fletcher on Instagram Season 1 on YouTube  

What brought so many metalheads to Brooklyn? Who’s painting all this graffiti? Are a dozen punk scenes too many punk scenes for one city? Why do people from Atlanta do so much cocaine? Fletcher on Instagram Season 1 on YouTube 

Where does your allegiance lie? In the lofts and warehouses of the DIY scene or the dark, horny rooms of the  indie club nights? Hear from a man who swings both ways. Fletcher on Instagram  Season 1 on YouTube  

Hiding in basements, tiptoeing around strangers, sneaking food out of pantries, and avoiding fistfights. It’s just your usual couch surfing stories. Fletcher on Instagram Season 1 on YouTube 

The story of all of Fletcher’s STDs. Parental advisory (duh) Venmo: @fletchercjohnson Season 1 on YouTube Fletcher on Instagram Fletcher on Facebook 

Strange town, strange people, no show. What’s a band to do? Venmo: @fletchercjohnson Season 1 on YouTube Fletcher on Instagram Fletcher on Facebook

How many looks is too many looks? The YouTube version of this story also contains pictures (although the pictures are not necessary to enjoy the episode) Fletcher on Instagram Venmo: @fletchercjohnson 

A teenage Fletcher lives in the woods with a group of activists trying to stop loggers from cutting down the old growth forest in Fall Creek, Oregon. Members of the group occupy tree-sits 100 feet above the forest floor. As tension escalates between the activists and the forest rangers, Fletcher tries to find shelter from the storm Season 1 on YouTube Fletcher on Instagram Venmo: @fletchercjohnson

Can a bunny survive the flood? Did Fletcher crash his bicycle naked? Season 1 YouTube Fletcher Instagram Venmo: @fletchercjohnson

Fletcher C Johnson's new album,“Are You Feelin' It,”  will be released 10/14.Record-release show at Union Pool, Brooklyn, Friday 10/18.CREDITS: Written and recorded by Fletcher C Johnson Mastering by James Ellis Art Direction by Public Announcement

The single “Portland” is now available on Spotify and all streaming sites. Listen to the Are You Feelin' it album today on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp Record-release show at Union Pool, Brooklyn, Friday 10/18. CREDITS: Written and recorded by Fletcher C Johnson  Mastering by James Ellis  Art Direction by Public Announcement

"Love Will Carry Me Home" is the third song from the album Are You Feelin' It, available now on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp CREDITS: Written and recorded by Fletcher C Johnson Mastering by James Ellis Art Direction by Public Announcement

"Wilder Than Me" is a greatest hit from 2016's Lesson in Tenderness. Have you seen the video? Now there's even a video inside of a video, wow. CREDITS: Written and recorded by Fletcher C Johnson Mastering by James Ellis Art Direction by Public Announcement Photo by John Dougherty

"Don't Ever Go Alone" is the second song from the album Are You Feelin' It, available today on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp This episode is also available on YouTube. CREDITS: Written and recorded by Fletcher C Johnson Mastering by James Ellis Art Direction by Public Announcement