Podcast appearances and mentions of Guy Picciotto

**This episode was originally published on January 16, 2024, but with Grails announcing a new record this week, I thought it was a good time to revisit this classic episode**For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 - his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails' “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast getting into the underrated shredding of Steve Stevens, Velvet Underground's ability for tender destruction, where you go after making one of the all-time records as your debut, how Bono ruins some great songs, Guy Picciotto as an underappreciated lyricist, Scott Walker being Scott Walker, Q Lazzarus's genius and tragedy, feeling good with Donna Summer, and loads more!Listen to all of Ilyas's picks HEREIlyas Ahmed “A Dream of Another”Grails “Anches En Maat”ecoegoeSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyMastodonThe Jewel GardenSong ListBilly Idol "Eyes Without A Face"The Velvet Underground "Candy Says"Nas "Memory Lane"Scott Walker "On Your Own Again"U2 "With or Without You"Phil Collins "Sussudio"Donna Summer "I Feel Love"Captain Beefheart "Frownland"Fugazi "Last Chance For a Slow Dance"ecoegoe "kissing"Q Lazzarus "Goodbye Horses"John Coltrane "A Love Supreme"

Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Podcast Host, and more-Conan Neutron stops by to talk his new record; Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends: "The Way of the Neutron", the process of working with Dale Crover of the Melvins on drums for all the records thus far, demoing -vs- going into the studio, working with Australian band DEAD, some his favorite guitarists, some of Conan's previous guests that Jody's fascinated with: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi (and a couple of good Fugazi stories), Trey Spruance of Mr Bungle/Secret Chiefs 3, and Ralph Spight of Victims Family- plus much more!  Link for pre-order of “Way of the Neutron”:https://neutronfriends.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-of-the-neutronhttps://www.neutronfriends.com/ - Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends - Rock Band: Neutron/Crover/Ashhttps://www.protonicreversal.com/ - Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal - Music Interview Podcasthttps://caterwaul.org/ - Caterwaul - Yearly 4 Day Music Festival - Minneapolis, MNhttps://www.movienightextravaganza.com/ - Movie Night Extravaganza - Fast Moving Movie Discussion Show

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fine, but please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, Ian MacKaye, and Guy Picciotto from Fugazi and filmmaker Jem Cohen discuss their 1999 documentary, Instrument, how it was captured using film technologies of the time, how live and interview footage was used to reflect the band's inventive music-making, insights about memorable moments from the film, its remarkable soundtrack, Jem's focus on audience portraiture and commentary, the basketball hoop, what may become of the longer edit of Instrument and film footage we haven't yet seen, Fugazi's most iconic song, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #849: Jim White and Guy PicciottoEp. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #583: Ian MacKayeEp. #400: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #385: The MesstheticsEp. #224: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part II)Ep. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As TNT zeroes in on record labels this season, it was only a matter of time until Thanh + Tim made their way to the legendary Dischord Records. And what better to showcase the label than one of the heaviest hitting albums in all of post-hardcore, the foundational 1990 release “Repeater” by a little band named Fugazi. Enjoy this one, you ice cream eating motherfuckers!

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO $6 PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Jim White and Marisa Anderson discuss their lovely new album Swallowtail, why they recorded it in Australia, the distinction between ideas, possibilities, and arrangements in an improvised music practice, melodic drumming and rhythmic guitar, the Velvet Underground, peregrination and the natural world, the artwork of Anna White, cats and the Bitterroot Valley, things I think I see that might not be real, touring more than ever, future plans, and much more.Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #865: Myriam GendronEp. #849: Jim White and Guy PicciottoEp. #768: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #718: Marisa AndersonEp. #633: Marisa Anderson & William TylerEp. #541: Jim White and Marisa AndersonEp. #400: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #293: Marisa AndersonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO $6 PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fine, but please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Myriam Gendron discusses her moving new album Mayday, some of the places in the world she lived in before moving to Montreal, a good job at a bookstore, playing in metal bands, a charming close encounter with Leonard Cohen, why she is generally disinterested in the personalities behind the art she loves, losing her mother and being a mother and some of the lyrical themes on the bilingual Mayday, collaborating with Bill Nace, Marisa Anderson, and Jim White among other people, why we love flowers, transmission and keeping our parents with us, how her boyfriend helps her be online, touring, writing more music, other future plans, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #849: Jim White and Guy PicciottoEp. #847: RosaliEp. #775: Will Oldham & Lori DamianoEp. #768: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #731: Bill NaceEp. #718: Marisa AndersonEp. #562: Bill CallahanEp. #541: Jim White and Marisa AndersonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ça faisait un petit moment que je n'avais pas sorti d'analyse, et pour cause, celle-ci m'a donné du fil à retordre !Cependant, elle fait une parfaite transition avec le précédent qui était consacré à Gainsbourg, vous comprendrez pourquoi !Une belle analyse en tout cas de plus de 50min pour un des plus beaux albums de ma collection. Il sera question de basse à 6 cordes, de clavinet, d'accordage tordu, de voix qui sonnent faux, d'accident d'équitation et même de Rick & Morty, bref, beaucoup de choses à dire pour ce chef d'œuvre.Quelques liens complémentaires sont disponibles sur la page de l'épisode : https://ecoutecapodcast.fr/ep-136-blonde-redhead-misery-is-a-butterfly-lanalyse/La playlist de l'épisode : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5PDFxpmetxNBOELiO0SOPI?si=c4c257cc13d64f74Mon best of chronologique perso de Blonde Redhead : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38PdXFFeC2d5t6JfxVaA89?si=05f1b00bf2d14908Vous pouvez retrouver Ecoute Ca sur les réseaux sociaux aux adresses suivantes et contribuer au financement participatif via le site tipeee. Merci également de partager l'épisode autour de vous et de commenter via les applications dédiées.Tipeee : http://tipeee.com/ecoute-ca Discord :  https://discord.com/invite/wgxkGN3grG Instagram : @ecoutecapodcast Bluesky : https://bsky.app/profile/ecoutecapodcast.bsky.socialTwitter : @ecoute_ca Facebook : ecoutecapodcastPour me contacter : ecoutecapodcast@gmail.comPodmust : https://podmust.com/podcast/ecoute-ca/  Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/%C3%A9coute-%C3%A7a/id1307143363?l=en              Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Guy Picciotto's work in Fugazi and Rites of Spring had an immeasurable impact on Joe's life. As a producer, Guy has helped artists such as Blonde Redhead, Vic Chestnut, and The Blood Brothers reach new heights. In an uncharacterisically candid conversation, Guy tells Joe about his childhood, his artistic trajectory, and his most recent project as a producer--Jim White's first solo album, All Hits: Memories. 

For over thirty years, Jim White has been the drummer of choice for many of the most compelling songwriters working. Now, with assitance from producer Guy Picciotto, he's created his first solo album, All Hits: Memories.

Jim White and Guy Picciotto discuss their work together on Jim's first solo album, All Hits: Memories, drumming, our relationship with artifacts and memories in an age of informational saturation, experimenting with keyboards and music production, perspectives on Jim's idiosyncratic approach to drumming and ambient music, working in film and a lost soundtrack opportunity, tour, updates on new projects, other future plans, and much more.Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #791: Nina NastasiaEp. #775: Will Oldham & Lori DamianoEp. #768: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #745: The Casual DotsEp. #723: Jessica MossEp. #718: Marisa AndersonEp. #642: Warren EllisEp. #562: Bill CallahanEp. #541: Jim White and Marisa AndersonEp. #400: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #323: Nick Cave and Warren EllisEp. #137: Xylouris WhiteSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, and Anthony Pirog from the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis discuss their wonderful new self-titled debut album, when musicians “sat in,” freedom from genre signifiers, music school pros and cons, why Anthony and James connected and what makes Brendan and Joe such a special rhythm section, upcoming tour and festival dates, other future plans and much more.Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #839: Mary TimonyEp. #811: Joseph ShabasonEp. #768: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #585: Rob MazurekEp. #583: Ian MacKayeEp. #385: The MesstheticsEp. #348: Matthew ShippEp. #285: Chicago Underground DuoEp. #275: Incredible Love – Alan Vega & Suicide Remembered by Steve Albini, Jehnny Beth, Brendan Canty, Kid Millions, Robyn Phillips, Priya Thomas, & Mike WattEp. #31: Jesse Stewart and Hamid DrakeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

J. Robbins discusses his excellent new album, Basilisk, life in Baltimore, band resurrections, punk and synthesized music, getting musicians together in a room again, January 6, ahistoricism, and temporality, a Jawbox update, hitting the road with these new songs, other future plans, and much more.Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Join my Patreon by January 31, 2024 for a chance to win a Matador Records/4AD prize pack! Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #819: ScreamEp. #768: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #766: Black EyesEp. #745: The Casual DotsEp. #732: SoulsideEp. #729: Hammered HullsEp. #613: AZITAEp. #583: Ian MacKayeEp. #216: Russell Mael & Alex Kapranos of FFSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian MacKaye imbues 2024 with all goodness through his inspiring take on life and music. His knack for expressing the way he lives and what punk rock means to him dominates and radiates through this conversation with Rain. They discuss everything from spirituality to Fugazi, living life joyfully, and the importance of doing the work. We then launch The Bobby Lees and Sam shares about their decision to take a break in 2024 by highlighting the financial struggles bands face on the road. We close this special episode with THE BOBBY LEES infectious song “Radiator”.  -----------------  LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.com  LAUNCHLEFT PATREON https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft  TWITTER https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft  INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/  FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/LaunchLeft  --------------------- LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism where famed creatives launch new artists. LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a curated ecosystem that includes a podcast, label and NFT gallery. --------------------- IN THIS EPISODE: [1:36] Rain and Ian talk about how they met each other. [10:52] All about Fugazi’s extensive archive  [17:56] Ian shares how he avoids producing trash.  [23:48] What is Ian’s belief and how does he focus on living? [37:57] What was it like growing up in Washington DC? [40:36] What led Ian to live in a way that doesn't compare and despair or make judgments about others? [48:35] How can you find and create joy in the despair that is also happening in life?  [55:15] How does Ian go about “selling” his music? [1:00:04] How did Ian learn to roll with the ups and downs of life? [1:19:17] Rain welcomes Sam from The Bobby Lees. [1:19:58] Did The Bobby Lees really play their last show? [1:24:00] What is Sam’s plan for 2024 since they won’t be touring? [1:26:32] How did music find Sam originally?  [1:27:56] What was the point that Sam realized she wanted to make music?  [1:30:57] Does Sam have any advice for young or up and coming artists? [1:33:02] Listen to “Radiator” by The Bobby Lees.   Watch the interview on YouTube. Listen to “Radiator by The Bobby Lees on YouTube. Connect with The Bobby Lees on Instagram    KEY TAKEAWAYS:  [20:09] There are warehouses filled with records that were never sold, and they are just sitting there as trash/product waste. [46:19] Let’s not forget that life is rich, there’s so many good people are doing so many incredible things all over the world every day.  [48:34] There will always be pain and beauty happening simultaneously. You can choose to focus on the pain and suffering which pushes into the negative, but you also need to create joy because that's how to balance the energy.  [1:23:33] It’s hard to be a US band on the road and break even financially.    RESOURCE LINKS LaunchLeft Podcast Smart Link  Ian MacKaye Ian MacKaye Wikipedia  Ian MacKay Dischord Site  Dischord Website  Fugazi Live Series: A to Z The Bobby Lees The Bobby Lees Website  The Bobby Lees Instagram  The Bobby Lees Facebook   BIOGRAPHY:  Ian Mackaye founded Dischord Records as a teenager in 1980 with partner Jeff Nelson. Their original intent was simply to release a single to document their recently defunct band, Teen Idles. However, the label has gone on to release music from more than 60 bands, with more than 160 albums over the last 25 years and counting. As musicians Ian and Jeff went on to form Minor Threat, who along with Bad Brains are credited in the early 80s with introducing the D.C. hardcore ethic to an audience well beyond Washington, D.C. In 1986, Ian formed Fugazi with Joe Lally, Brendan Canty and Guy Picciotto. Over 20+ years the band has released seven albums and toured the world extensively covering all fifty United States, Europe, Australia, South America, Japan and many points in between. Fugazi is self managed and maintains a policy of affordable access to their work through low record and ticket prices and all concerts are all-ages. In 2003 Fugazi decided to take an indefinite hiatus from recording and touring as young families and other priorities began to take center stage. Since 2001, Ian has played in The Evens, a duo with Amy Farina. The Evens revel in short-circuiting the conventions of rock music and perform mostly in non-traditional music spaces — libraries, art spaces, schools, theaters, etc. They have released two albums and have toured extensively in North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Ian has also been taking on speaking engagements, delivering talks that take the form of informal Question and Answer sessions.

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 - his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails' “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast getting into the underrated shredding of Steve Stevens, Velvet Underground's ability for tender destruction, where you go after making one of the all-time records as your debut, how Bono ruins some great songs, Guy Picciotto as an underappreciated lyricist, Scott Walker being Scott Walker, Q Lazzarus's genius and tragedy, feeling good with Donna Summer, and loads more!Listen to all of Ilyas's picks HEREIlyas Ahmed “A Dream of Another”Grails “Anches En Maat”ecoegoeSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyMastodonThe Jewel GardenCarl Antonowicz

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 - his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails' “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast getting into the underrated shredding of Steve Stevens, Velvet Underground's ability for tender destruction, where you go after making one of the all-time records as your debut, how Bono ruins some great songs, Guy Picciotto as an underappreciated lyricist, Scott Walker being Scott Walker, Q Lazzarus's genius and tragedy, feeling good with Donna Summer, and loads more!Listen to all of Ilyas's picks HEREIlyas Ahmed “A Dream of Another”Grails “Anches En Maat”ecoegoeSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyMastodonThe Jewel GardenCarl Antonowicz

Dave Hill discusses his endearingly insightful, heartwarming, and hilarious book, The Awesome Game – One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey, the state of hockey and reasons why basketball might be more popular, performing national anthems on electric guitars, a funny story about seeing Fugazi in Cleveland, knowing Dick Cavett, the artful awfulness of sports interviews, whether Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and LeBron James are funny people, future plans, and much more.Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Related episodes:Ep. #224: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part II)Ep. #385: The MesstheticsEp. #583: Ian MacKayeEp. #604: Rhea ButcherEp. #620: Tom ScharplingEp. #671: Joe PeraEp. #725: SloanEp. #741: Steve AlbiniEp. #747: Fucked UpEp. #768: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete Stahl discusses the celebratory, star-studded new album, DC Special, by Scream, the heartbreaking, recent passing of founding member Kent Stax, Dave Grohl's pre-Nirvana role in Scream and his engagement with the band since, working at the longstanding location of Inner Ear before the studio was displaced, our shared love of the people in Fugazi, the strange cycle of similar socio-political lyrical themes within over 40 years of Scream songs, whether Scream can continue on without Stax, other future plans, and much more.Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Related episodes:Ep. #768: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #766: Black EyesEp. #732: SoulsideEp. #729: Hammered HullsEp. #613: AZITAEp. #583: Ian MacKayeEp. #553: Aaron RichesEp. #550: Ian Svenonius & Rich Morel of Too MuchEp. #421: Joe Gross on Fugazi's ‘In on the Kill Taker'Ep. #385: The MesstheticsEp. #224: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part II)Ep. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)Ep. #221: Ryan Nelson of Soccer TeamSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guy Picciotto, Giorgos Xylouris, and Jim White discuss the beautiful new Xylouris White album, The Forest in Me, making music together and apart, collaborating with filmmaker Rebecca E. Marshall, the band's curious way of recording music and fascinating temporality, a thunderstorm in Crete, tour dates, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OK folks, here's part two of our very special episode celebrating one of the best records in the entire Dischord catalog. Not only does the show feature Drew and I pontificating our asses off, as usual, but most importantly we talk to the mighty Guy Picciotto! If you are the least bit into Fugazi, this is one not to be missed.

Christina Billotte, Kathi Wilcox, and Steve Dore discuss their unique history and work together as the Casual Dots, living far apart but making it work, two-guitar interplay, recording their new album Sanguine Truth with Guy Picciotto and Don Zientara, songs that are personal and political, James Brown, Bobby Moore, and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, updates about their respective other bands like While, Bikini Kill, and Snoozers, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal

This week Jeremy interviews Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers, JR Slayer, Head Wound City, Waxwing, and more! On this episode Cody and Jeremy discuss growing up in a rural part of Texas and moving to Washington, discovering Drive Like Jehu and Jawbreaker, meeting the other members of The Blood Brothers, Gibson SG's, forming the Blood Brothers sound, the first show he ever played, recording with Jake Snyder from Minus the Bear, joining Waxwing, working with Matt Bayles, when Justin Pearson saved his band, being approached by Ross Robinson, signing to Artist Direct, the first Blood Brothers tour, the release of March on Electric Children and Burn Piano Island in the same year, getting to work with Guy Picciotto from Fugazi, Matador Records, the genesis of Head Wound City, what inspired JR Slayer and how it formed, working with Will Yip, and so much more!  SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON to hear a bonus episode where Cody answered questions that were submitted by subscribers! Follow the show on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Want some First Ever Podcast merch? Click here!

A joint mix with musician Guy Picciotto, who plays in Fugazi and Rites of Spring for Radio alHara. Track listing: (Artist, Track Title) 01. Some Became Hollow Tubes - Dad's Last Purchase Was from Bed Bath and Beyond 02. Xylouris White - Achilles Heel 03. Gil Scott-Heron - 'Me And The Devil' 04. Eric Dolphy - Music Matador 05. Dayin - A Cold Flawless World (via @amekcollective) 06. The Ocean's Nerves - Songs Ohia 07. ANTELØPE - Reflector 08. White Magic - Winds 09. Vic Chesnutt - Parade 10. Altın Gün - Ordunun Dereler 11. @faditabbal - Music for Sleeping Masksi Accompanying image taken at the Museo Jumex in CDMX by Stefan.

Ian MacKaye with some working titles https://i.imgur.com/kDaV4Xi.jpg "Survival" by Prince Far I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlMvVR93i0 My Korg DT-1 tuner https://i.imgur.com/hjEFR0k.jpg Guy Picciotto's "guitanjo" https://i.imgur.com/jemecjC.jpg Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund (https://dcabortionfund.org/), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion Funds (https://abortionfunds.org/). Thank you.

"Waiting Room" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-room "Waiting Room (Demo)" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-room-demo 1991 interview with Ian MacKaye (And When There's Darkness) https://mezzanottereport.com/2021/03/11/the-word-is-ian-mackaye-fugazi/ Guy Picciotto on Songwriting Malpractice https://podcasts.apple.com/ml/podcast/ep-65-guy-picciotto-rites-of-spring-fugazi/id1514529140?i=1000539308910 One Week One Band interview with Ian MacKaye https://oneweekoneband.tumblr.com/post/11733504291/ian-mackaye-interview Mark Prindle interview with Ian MacKaye http://www.markprindle.com/mackaye-i.htm "Who Let the Song Out?" by Dave McKenna https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/261357/who-let-the-song-out/ Guy Picciotto on End On End https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fugazi-s-t-guy-picciotto-and-ted-nicely/id1500702253?i=1000523869572 Night Gallery S2E18 "The Waiting Room" https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82qrpw "Waiting Room" cover by Jazz Band Rejects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIZD9WFpWZo "Let It Out" by Girl Talk (Fugazi sample at 5:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtsxfquYHf0 "Independent Room" mashup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvhTjiOHP0g Chris Richards on Twitter https://twitter.com/chris__richards Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund (https://dcabortionfund.org/), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion Funds (https://abortionfunds.org/). Thank you.

Interview No. 65 with Guy Picciotto of Rites of Spring, Happy Go Licky, and Fugazi! Emperor Cabinets can be found at emperorcabinets.comMusic in ad by Adrian VinoMusic placed in podcast intro by Frodus

Hard to believe we're already at the first Fugazi record. This one was huge for us (and we're not just talking the length of the episode!). Join Brian, Jeff and recurring guest/cohost Ben, if you dare. No doubt this is a long ride, but well worth the time invested. Not only do you get to hear us all rap elegiac about this perfect 12", but  Fugazi producer, Ted Nicely lends his time and insight into the making of this classic. Later in the show we have an engaging and thoughtful conversation with Guy Picciotto. Listen in chunks! 

AND introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Eleven: FUGAZI! Back in DC, Ian MacKaye is looking for something new out of hardcore. Enter Rites of Spring frontman Guy Picciotto, who along with Ian, Joe Lally and Brendan Canty form Fugazi, not only a post-hardcore powerhouse, but an ethical lodestar, and revered bastion of integrity. Josiah and Sam of the 155Pod join us to discuss. Go to https://155pod.com/ for all things 155pod! And GET YOUR FRQNCY1 TIX at https://frqncy.live/frqncy1 SONGS: Rites of Spring - For Want Of Fugazi - Waiting Room Fugazi - Margin Walker Fugazi - Repeater Fugazi - Merchandise Fugazi - Epic Problem

Cold open: What is Democracy? Outro: Jeff Mangum and Guy Picciotto at the Rolling Jubilee telethon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztyj7kE9tNc Extremely excited to be joined by Astra Taylor – acclaimed author, activist, filmmaker, and dream TMK guest – for a wide-ranging discussion about engaging with big important things like democracy, debt, and technology, about putting politics into practice to improve people’s lives, about paying close attention to not just the operators of the machine, but those who are thrown into its gears, and about so much! Grab Astra’s latest book: haymarketbooks.org/books/1635-remake-the-world Follow Astra: twitter.com/astradisastra Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills TMK shirts are now available: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)

"Life and Limb" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/life-and-limb RX Bandits cover of "Cashout" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXj9PQ43JAQ Pitchfork interview with Guy Picciotto https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/5840-fugazi/ Fugazi Live Series: Louisville, KY USA 4/4/2002 https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/louisville-ky-usa-40402 "Little Babies" by Sleater-Kinney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmiV47UbpTQ The Musicians Guild with Steve Cho‪i https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-musicians-guild-with-steve-choi/id1532529600 RX Bandits https://rxbanditsofficial.com/ Steve Choi on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rxchoi/ Steve Choi on Twitter https://twitter.com/rxchoi/ Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com Donate to the podcast: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-alphabetical-fugazi

Our pod is 21 episodes old; we celebrate it's ability to drink legally in the US by discussing Ringo's influence on early American emo, Scotty's work on making podcasters essential, the Beatles DIY ethic, the similarities between the Beatles and DC postpunk stalwarts FUGAZI, the potential of doing a reverse alphabetical Beatles podcast, the potential of doing a podcast where we play Fugazi songs backwards, Ian's single malt scotch takes, Sir Walter Raleigh's level of gitness, the lost colony of Roanoke and its overall spookiness, Beatles pillow fights, a dip into the Fugazi "I'm So Tired" demo from the Instrument soundtrack, how weird it is that it is Fugazi's second most popular song, our first voicemail from a very prestigious guest caller, and the bed-based Beatles song, "I'm So Tired." If all of this Fugazi discussion piqued your interest, please check out our Blotto Beatles Guide to Fugazi playlist.As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram (@blottobeatles) and Twitter (@blottobeatles), by emailing us (blottobeatles@gmail.com), or on the web (blottobeatles.com).  We want to hear from you!Please also take the time to rate and review us on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.We have a shop!  Grab some merch.  You can also drunk dial us here or leave us a tip in our new tip jar (don't forget to include a message telling us what drinks we should drink with the money).See the canonical, argument-ending list of Beatles songs we are assembling here: https://www.blottobeatles.com/list; listen to it on Spotify here.Please remember to enjoy Blotto Beatles responsibly.Peace and Love.Hosts: Becker and TommyGuest: Ian James Wright of The Alphabetical Fugazi Podcast (FB Group)Executive Producer: Scotty C.Additional Musical Supervision: RB (@ryanobrooks)#PeteBestGetThatCheck

On today's episode I talk to musician Ian MacKaye. Originally from Washington DC, Ian is a guitarist and singer who founded Dischord Records as a teenager in 1980 with Jeff Nelson. Ian and Jeff went on to form the defining DC hardcore band Minor Threat, and in 1986, Ian then formed Fugazi with Joe Lally, Brendan Canty and Guy Picciotto. Over 20+ years the band has released seven albums and toured the world extensively covering all fifty United States, Europe, Australia, South America, Japan and many points in between. Ian has also played with a number of other bands including Teen Idles, Egghunt and Embrace, and since 2001, he's played in The Evens, a duo with Amy Farina, and most recently the trio Coriky, whose first album was released just last summer. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

"Forensic Scene" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/forensic-scene Arcade Fire's Funeral and the Legacy of the "WHOA-OH" https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/484-arcade-fires-funeral-and-the-legacy-of-the-whoa-oh/ INTERVIEW w/ IAN MACKAYE & GUY PICCIOTTO, Oslo, Norway, JULY 14, 1995, by Petter Karlsson https://anothersievefistedfind.tumblr.com/post/124041639714/interview-w-ian-mackaye-guy-picciotto-oslo Patrick Foster’s review of Red Medicine https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/296470/powerful-medicine/ "Cadaver Sniffing Dog" by The Mountain Goats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhWmbViBAxg Stuart Berman's writing at Pitchfork https://pitchfork.com/staff/stuart-berman/ CBC Radio - q https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q This Book is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story https://www.amazon.com/This-Book-Broken-Social-Scene/dp/088784796X Too Much Trouble: A Very Oral History of Danko Jones https://www.amazon.com/Too-Much-Trouble-History-Danko/dp/1770411356 Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com Donate to the podcast: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-alphabetical-fugazi

"Foreman's Dog" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/foremans-dog Kreative Kontrol http://vishkhanna.com/ Ian MacKaye on KK http://vishkhanna.com/2020/12/01/ep-583-ian-mackaye/ Ian MacKaye and Steve Albini on KK http://vishkhanna.com/2015/11/12/ep-223-ian-mackaye-steve-albini-part-i/ Guy Picciotto and Xylouris White on KK http://vishkhanna.com/2018/06/12/ep-400-guy-picciotto-xylouris-white/ The Messthetics on KK http://vishkhanna.com/2018/03/21/ep-385-the-messthetics/ Interview, Addicted to Noise, April 1998 https://www.oocities.org/drawcamp/addict98.htm "Taxman" by the Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zaebtU-CA Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com Donate to the podcast: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-alphabetical-fugazi

"Do You Like Me" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/do-you-like-me Guy Picciotto interview at diskant.net http://www.diskant.net/features/fugazi-guy-picciotto/ Guy Picciotto interview at Pitchfork https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/5840-fugazi/ "Idylls of the King" by The Mountain Goats https://themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/track/idylls-of-the-king The Business Model of Private Prisons https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/062215/business-model-private-prisons.asp History of Lockheed Martin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin#History An interview with Ian where he discusses the stolen Perth show https://pitchfork.com/news/44777-ian-mackaye-talks-fugazi-live-archives-legacy-nostalgia-occupy-musicians/ Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com Donate to the podcast: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-alphabetical-fugazi

Joe Lally of Fugazi, Coriky, The Messthetics, Ataxia   Joe Lally has played bass in Fugazi since the band’s inception in 1987. In 2003, the members of Fugazi decided to take an indefinite hiatus from recording and performing. Since that time, Joe has continued to write and perform solo material, accompanied by various musicians and friends.Joe has released three solo albums -- “There to Here” (2006), “Nothing is Underrated” (2007), and “Why Should I Get Used To It” (2011).Joe's albums are never really solo efforts; rather they feature collaborations with fellow musicians who use his bass-lines as an anchor. "There To Here", recorded at Dischord House and at Inner Ear Studio by Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara, features contributions from Jason Kourkounis (Hot Snakes), Jerry Busher (French Toast), Danny Frankel (KD Lang), Eddie Janney (Rites of Spring), Guy Picciotto (Fugazi), Ian MacKaye (The Evens, Fugazi), Amy Farina (The Evens), and Scott "Wino" Weinrich (Spirit Caravan, Hidden Hand)."Nothing Is Underrated", Joe's second album, was recorded in the summer of 2007, also at Dischord House and at Inner Ear Studio, and also with Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara. The album was mixed by Ian and Guy Picciotto and features contributions from Ben Azzara (Capitol City Dusters), Andy Gale (Haram), Eddie Janney (Rites of Spring), Sam Krulewitch and Ricardo Lagomasino (Capillary Action), Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), Devin Ocampo (Medications) and Guy Picciotto (Fugazi).For “Why Should I Get Used to It”, Joe settled in with a more traditional line-up featuring his current touring mates, guitarist Elisa Abela and drummer Emanuele Tomasi. The album was recorded in Rome, where Joe now lives with his family, and was released on Dischord in conjunction with Joe’s imprint, Tolotta Records. Bio from https://dischord.com/band/joe-lally Hear Joe on.. https://dischord.com/band/joe-lally https://open.spotify.com/artist/1sbo1L9XfmgiWMFsL5xNjf?si=ue4izXBeSli82BMhruNz4A  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZpEgaOeSS8&list=PLI77EIKC5NZzG55gP1Ag01xZurR08Mvlo&index=1    Follow Joe on .. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joe.lally.585  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joelally898/    Hear the new Coriky album on.. https://coriky.bandcamp.com/album/coriky https://www.dischord.com/band/coriky   Podcast Mixed by Studio 44 https://www.facebook.com/studio44cle/

This week we’re discussing Fugazi, the band Mike openly calls “his Beatles.” One summary isn’t enough to explain the profound impact this band has had on independent music, but we will say that Fugazi was formed in Washington DC by former Minor Threat frontman Ian Mackaye and Joe Lally. The two quickly recruited drummer Brendan Canty and second guitarist/vocalist Guy Picciotto. Very few bands in the world have the raw chemistry that Fugazi did and the bond between each member shined through every one of their albums. We like them a lot and this is one of our most gushy episodes by far. Listen to this one before any other episode. And if you’ve already heard other episodes, pretend you haven’t.Closing track: “Shut the Door” from Repeater (1990)Check out our episode playlists on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/user/motherpuncherincMike’s Picks:The Argument (2001) — Best AlbumRepeater (1990) — Personal FavoriteInstrument soundtrack (1999) — Worst Album13 Songs (1989) — Least FavoriteAlex’s Picks:The Argument (2001) — Best Album, Personal FavoriteSteady Diet of Nothing (1991) — Worst AlbumAlbums we discussed this episode…13 Songs (1989)3 Songs EP (1989)Repeater (1990)Steady Diet of Nothing (1991)In on the Kill Taker (1993)Red Medicine (1995)End Hits (1998)Instrument soundtrack (1999)The Argument (2001)Follow Mike on Instagram @popejesseventura for show updates and @pandermonkey for original musicFollow Alex on Instagram @motherpuncher

“I Can’t Keep Up! I Can’t Keep Up! I Can’t Keep Up!” This week, we bring you one of the most requested guests in TOAP history. BRIAN BAKER is on the show! Listen in as Damian has his mind blown with stories from the genesis of DC hardcore from a guy who lived it! After all these years, THIS ONE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT.  Here’s to a little escape Also Touched On: Mutual respect Going to elementary school with Guy Picciotto & Micheal Hampton Moving to Detroit Moving home & everyone is punk! Everyone was into the Damned, Clash & the Viletones The importance of Skip - Yesterday & Today  Discharge & Crass Empire, Lime Spiders, Hoodoo Gurus & the Church inform a sonic change Either Teen Idles & The Cramps or The Extorts on top of a record store Pussy Galore elementary school connection “I could have been seeing Doc Watson play a deli two times a month but I was too busy putting bandanas on my boots, hangin’ outside of 7-11 drinking cokes” Going to see Stiff Little Fingers with fake IDs & pencil shavings rubbed on your face The BAD BRAINS The early Minor Threat shows not really understanding the name The Violence No more fights The difference between DCHC & NYHC Getting a Canadian SIN Card Choosing SNL over playing at the GI DOA at Woodlawn High School Forming a Meatmen Forming Doggy Rock: “just a shit show” Dag Nasty: The California years “The Great Minor Threat Escape” Forming Samhain “We don’t need this MacKaye character, let’s get Glen!” Missing out on Bad Religion until “Recipe For Hate” & MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS

Today, we welcome a legend. Guy Picciotto from Rites of Spring and Fugazi. You may also know him from Happy Go Licky or One Last Wish. Insert another obscure band to tweet at me later. In my years of doing this podcast, I never expected to have such legends of the genre. I’m glad I waited because Guy speaks about his feelings about the word emo and how it’s changed over the years. Really eye opening and wasn’t expecting him to expound on that as much as he did. Definitely stick around for that. Rites of Spring were only around for a couple years but still are mentioned when referring to this genre. As the word morphs and changes, Rites of Spring are the big bang of emo worth mentioning to this day. Guy was so eloquent and thoughtful in his responses and since we did the interview at my day job, Atlantic Records. We start the podcast discussing Fugazi’s experience back in the day when they were being courted by Atlantic. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/washedupemo)

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HAPPY NATIONAL EMO DAY! ... I guess join us, as we talk about emo music or whatever. Do what you want, I don't feel good today. Today I guess we're celebrating with a super cool person and we're surprised he even noticed us, comedian and musician Cory Barringer (Twitter: @HunkyCory / Instagram: HunkyCory / The Kelps on Bandcamp)!! LET'S PARTY!! Find Holiday Party online – Patreon: patreon,com/HOLIDAYPARTY Twitter: @HOLIDAYPARTYPOD / Instagram: HOLIDAYPARTYPODCAST / Facebook: @HOLIDAYPARTYPODCAST / HOLIDAYPARTYPODCAST.COM Find Alyssa – Twitter: @alyssapants / alyssapants.com Find Disa – Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/1243777842 SHOW NOTES History/Fun facts about the topic Definition and history--What exactly is emo, you ask? To start, Dictionary.com gives a two-part definition of emo as a noun 1. A type of guitar-based music developed from emocore but having a softer, pop, or mainstream sound 2. A fan of emo, especially a person who is overly sensitive and full of angst or adopts a certain style characterized by dyed black hair, tight t-shirts and jeans Wikipedia further defines Emo as “a rock music genre characterized by an emphasis on emotional expression, sometimes through confessional lyrics.”  Urban Dictionary has over 1400 entries for the definition of emo, with the top entry outlining three applications of the word as: an emotional person, a style, and a genre of music, from user “One of the few people who will say what the labels are instead of my opinion on them” in February 2008. This was their only submission to the site According to NME, emo might be “music’s dirtiest word,” one that “attracts scorn like few others.”  As a genre, It emerged as a style of post-hardcore from the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement in Washington DC, where it was known as ‘emotional or emotive hardcore’ or ‘emocore’.” The origin of the term itself is hard to pin down, though evidence shows that it was coined in 1985. Some attribute its birth to a 1985 Thrasher article in which Embrace and other Washington DC bands were referred to as “emo-core,” while others claim that Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye used it self-mockingly in a magazine, and yet other people give credit to an audience member at an Embrace show, who shouted as an insult that the band was “emocore.” Either way, the general consensus is that the term was intended as an insult from the very beginning, and none of the flagship bands wanted anything to do it Though The Beach Boys’ 1966 album “Pet Sounds” was labelled “the first emo album” by Treble Zine’s Ernest Simpson, the first Emo band is often cited to be Rites of Spring, ostensibly because of their lyrics, such as, “I woke up this morning with a piece of past caught in my throat/And then I choked,” from their song “For Want Of.” Apparently the members of Rites of Spring hate being called emo, though, with Guy Picciotto once saying, “I’ve never recognized ‘emo’ as a genre of music… the reason I think it’s so stupid is that--what, like the Bad Brains weren’t emotional? What--they were robots or something? It just doesn’t make any sense to me.” In 1980, Minor Threat frontman Ian Mackaye founded the Dischord record label where it signed many DC hardcore punk bands. Later on, it went on to sign MacKaye and Picciotto’s iconic band Fugazi. Fugazi were not emo, drawing in elements of hardcore, funk, and jazz instead, but they did inspire bands in the mid 90s to abandon conventional hardcore roots The first wave of emo took off with Revolution Summer 1985, which was an attempt deliberately sought by emo-core bands like Gray Matter, Beefeater, Dag Nasty, Soulside, and Embrace to break the limitations of hardcore punk in favor for a fresh idea of creativity. It was a social movement that challenged the initial wave of hardcore music, the attitudes of fans and bands before them, and also the image mainstream media protrayed of punks. The bands that spawned from Revolution Summer often took a stand against violence, especially at shows in the form of slamdancing, as well as standing up against the sexism of the scene. During the 90s, a second wave of emo began to spread out and started splintering into different subgenres, and became to be defined by an emotional intimacy between bands and their fans. According to the altpress.com article “What is Emo, Anyway? We Look at History to Define a Genre,” this is where we saw the birth of screamo, with bands like Antioch Arrow and Swing Kids.  In Seattle, Sunny Day Real Estate drew elements of grunge and alt-rock, and were in fact often pegged as the “next Nirvana” by industry insiders before they broke up for the first time in 1995. Farther down the West Coast in California, Green Day, Rancid, Jawbreaker, and Weezer were exploding onto the national scene The emo scene was particularly prolific in the Midwest at this time, giving us bands such as The Promise Ring, Cap’n Jazz, American Football, and The Get Up Kids, as well as many of the stereotypes that continue to this day--that emo is “boy-driven, glasses-wearing, overly sensitive, overly brainy, chiming-guitar-driven college music,” according to author Andy Greenwald, who wrote “Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and EMO,” a 2003 book that explores the evolution of the emo scene and how this culture has affected its largest group, teenagers. According to The Chicago Reader critic Leor Galil, Midwest, or second-wave, emo was critical in transforming DC emo into “something malleable, melodic, and cathartic--its common features included cycling guitar parts, chugging bass lines, and unconventional singing that sounded like a sweet neighbor kid with no vocal training but plenty of heart.” The 2000s saw a third wave of emo music, and saw pop-punk and emo become inexorably intertwined. It was during this period when bands like Jimmy Eat World, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, At The Drive-In, Saves The Day, and Brand New were at their respective peaks. We also saw the likes of Atreyu, the Faint, Bright Eyes, and Coheed and Cambria. As altpress notes, “one thing about all of these bands [is that] they all sound wildly different from one another. The sonic palette of emo is widening as quickly as outside influences can be embraced.” With the advent of MySpace in the mid 2000s, emo blew up into a full-blown counter-culture, with groups such as Fall Out Boy, AFI, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Relient K, Plain White T’s, and Panic! At the DIsco at the forefront, giving us all the inspo to go full “mall emo.”  Through that entire decade, emo purists were incensed, claiming that “emo” is already dead, horrified that bands like the Used and Senses Fail were being called “screamo,” and referring to their precious OG screamo bands as “skramz” instead.  According to NME, “this is an era that countless emo purists like to reject, but it saw the genre take flight like never before.” The last decade has seen emo take two clear paths. There has been something of an underground revival, with many newer bands finding inspiration from emo’s second wave the 90s, while the emo acts from the mid-2000s explosion have gone on to huge pop success and transitions to other genres.   With artists such as Lil Peep, Princess Nokia, nothing, nowhere, and Ghostmane, the next generation of emo may see the continuation of blending emo elements with hip-hop. Wherever it goes, we can surely expect the OG emo gatekeepers to keep their pearls clutched close and their tissues even closer The most significant update to the world of emo, as least to me, is taking place practically as we speak. The return of My Chemical Romance commences tomorrow, December 20th, at the Shrine Expo Hall In LA. The saga to this reunion has been a long and painful one. First, they stomped on the souls of emos around the world when they announced their breakup on March 22nd, 2013.  Then in July 2016, they posted to their social media for the first time in years a video with the piano intro from “Welcome to the Black Parade,” ending with a cryptic date, “9/23/16”, which stoked hopes for a reunion announcement. It ended up being the reissue date of The Black Parade with unreleased demos.  Next, in June of this year, Joe Jonas claimed that he saw the band was rehearsing in a New York studio space. Frank Iero sort of quashed these rumors, and a lot of people speculated that Joe Jonas may have confused Iero’s band, Frank Iero and the Future Violents, with My Chemical Romance.  Turns out that MCR just sucked at being sneaky. They announced on Halloween 2019 that they would be performing in LA, then followed up that announcement a week later with more dates in Australia, Japan, and New Zealand for 2020 Since the reunion announcement, Pitchfork issued a retrospective review of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, giving it an 8.2 score, describing it as “an operatic pop-rock behemoth that became an icon for outcasts.” Criticisms and controversies (from Wikipedia) Emo music was blamed for the suicide of teenager Hannah Bond by the coroner at her inquest and her mother, with emo music reportedly glamorizing suicide. She had an online presence in emo forums where she discussed the “glamour” of hanging, as well as telling her parents that her self-harm was an “emo initiation ceremony.” A qualitative study showed emo respondents reporting “attitudes including high acceptance for suicidal behavior and self-injury,” and concluded, “the identification with the emo youth subculture is considered to be a factor strengthening vulnerability towards risky behaviors.” Emo has been criticized for being androcentrist, with Andy Greenwald citing that there are few women in emo bands and those who are have little influence on lyrical content. “Emo’s popularity and its “lonely boy’s aesthetic” have lead to a litany of one-sided songs in which men vent their fury at the women who have wronged them. Some emo bands’ lyrics disguise violent anti-women sentiments with a pop-music veneer.” The emo genre experienced backlash in response to its rapid growth. Some bands rejected the label for its social stigma and controversy. The backlash intensified in 2008, when anti-emo groups attacked teenagers in Mexico City, Queretaro, and Tijuana. Legislation was proposed in Russia’s Duma regulating emo websites and banning emo attire in schools and government buildings, with the subculture perceived as a “dangerous teen trend” promoting anti-social behavior, depression, social withdrawal, and suicide. In 2012, the BBC reported that Shia militias in Iraq shot or beat to death as many as 58 young Iraqi emos.  As we know, “emo” isn’t a term only to denote a genre of music, but also a fashion statement, a lifestyle, and a collection of personality traits Wikipedia succinctly informs us that “emo fashion was originally clean-cut and tended towards geek chic”, with comparisons made to Fred Rogers and Buddy Holly. As emo entered the mainstream, fashion began to include skinny jeans, tight t-shirts, studded belts, converse sneakers, Vans, and black wristbands. Thick black eyeliner and black fingernails also became common, though the most ubiquitous facet of emo fashion is the hairstyle: flat, straight, usually jet-black hair with long bangs covering much of the face.  As emo became a subculture, people who dressed in emo fashion and associated themselves with its music were known as “emo kids” or “emos”.  An “emo kid,” according to Urban Dictionary is: A social classification that has been bastardized by scenesters, rich preps, and wannabe goths united. A true emo kid does not label him/herself as being “emo”...often this label is foisted on him or her against the alleged emo kid’s will. True emo kids listen to whatever the hell music they feel like, and it is often poetic or expressive. Emo is not a clothing style, cutting our wrists, or being a frequent buyer at Hot Topic. Those who call themselves “emo” are most likely just trying to be “scene” and have really screwed up the genre through wearing generic, borderline gothic clothing that all their sad little friends wear.” In other words, a “true” emo kid is someone who gatekeeps being an emo kid The most common Emo stereotypes, as taken from thetoptens.com, wikipedia,  Emos hate themselves They self harm or are suicidal They’re Emo for attention Emos have fake cut marks They whine a lot They’re depressed Their poetry is bad Emo songs are bad Emos wear their mom’s makeup (pro-tip: don’t share mascara or eyeliner with anyone unless you want some attention-grabbing eye infections) They wear black clothing in hot weather (this is a good idea though!) Have spiky hair Only wear converse Their hair covers one of their eyes (sounds painful if hair is indeed spiky) Worship the devil According to National Today, emo is responsible for starting some well known trends, including Ear gauges, which NT describes as “the default millennial piercing option Social media--”Back when you couldn’t see the point in getting a Facebook page, emos were tricking out their Myspaces with glitter, animations, and their favorite songs on autoplay” Selfies: “Emos pioneered the art of self-photography, before phones even had a selfie camera!” And skinny jeans, “the official ‘00s pants style for both men and women started in the emo community first” History of National Emo Day From definithing.com, “national emo day takes place on december the 19th, and is celebrated all around the world, by emo’s and non-emos alike. It is a day for emos to celbrate their sub-culture, and for non-emos to pretend to be emo, for a day, sometimes people use the day, as an excuse tyo National emo day A day for the all emos to congregate together for a m-ss non-celbration, and general whine about life. Celebrated on the 19th of december “Oh my god… my life is like, so totally hard.” “Yeah me too… i hate my life, like so much” “What” “Go to national emo day” “Omg yeaaaah!! I mean, like. Okay, whatever, man.” Also known as-ned Its where you act emo, dress emo, be emo! Its always on may 4th. Its to make fun of the fake emo kids who are scene! “Hey are you celebrating national emo day?” “H-ll yeah i am! I cant wait to act depressed all day!” Now according to Uncyclopedia, National Emo Day “was created in 1927, created by a group of Christians who wanted to reach out to more people. In a desperate attempt they had 10K people sign a document stating they would created a holiday to celebrate the life of Emos. As they continued to publicize the petition to create the holiday they got little to know [sic] results so they decided to change their approach on the topic, They decided to instead of publicising it as an emo holiday to publicise it as a petition to make “Girls Gone Wild” videos for free. Within only 6 days they had achieved 10k signatures.” But for real, the earliest reference I could find to National Emo Day was an Urban Dictionary entry by BlackSouledBeast from December 5th, 2009, which states, and this may sound familiar, “National Emo Day takes place on December the 19th, and is celebrated all around the world, by emo’s and non-emos alike. It is a day for emos to celbrate their sub-culture, and for non-emos to pretend to be emo, for a day. Sometimes people use the day, as an excuse tyo” There was another UD entry from December 5th, 2009, by user Johnatronn, which stated, “a day for the all emos to congregate together for a mass non-celbration, and general whine about life. Celebrated on the 19th of December.” There are a grand total of 4 entries on Urban Dictionary entries for National Emo Day. The other two were added May 1st, 2018, by CRIMSON_WOLF, and June 9, 2018, by Moncricket Killer. So take that information for what it’s worth Activities to celebrate Take part in our National Emo Day social media challenge, which is to post as many sad sack updates as you can throughout the day, ending each of them with the hashtag #NationalEmoDay and the :( emoji Become emo! WikHow gives a helpful breakdown of precisely how to be an emokid. First, look the part and get an emo appearance.  Start with getting “emo hair,” which usually refers to a layered haircut in which long bangs are swept and styled to one side usually held in place with mousse, hair gel, or pomade. The color is mainly natural, but sometimes “emo hair” is dyed black and sometimes features a bright highlight of blonde or other “punky” colors Then break out the black eyeliner and don’t be shy with it. Get your full waterlines, and don’t skimp on the corners of your eyes You’re also going to need nail polish, specifically black. Don’t be afraid to wear different colors or mix them Consider getting piercings! Snake bites in particular are a very common piercing among the emos  Dress in emo fashion. Stock your closet with skinny jeans, hoodies, vintage t-shirts, and checked shirts that will pair great with your concert tees. Wear emo bands t-shirts, even if you’ve never seen them live Wear thick horn rimmed glasses, even and especially if you have perfect eyesight Shoes should be converse or vans. WikiHow says that you do not have to buy them new, and that’s a lie. If you don’t have an outlandish collection of limited edition high-tops and canvas slip-ons, you’re a poser and not doing emo correctly Accessorize with scarves, stripy socks, wristbands, studded belts, safety pins that are doing nothing, badges, and fingerless gloves.  Embrace androgyny.  Don’t forget to cuff your jeans, cut thumb holes into your hoodies, and be sure to own at least two items with characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas Next, you have to understand Emo, so learn all about it. You’re off to a good start with this episode. Learn about the history as well as the subgenres, including emocore (Rites of Spring); post-emo indie rock/Midwest emo (Sunny Day Real Estate); Emo pop (Jimmy Eat World); screamo (Heroin); and emo rap (MC Lars).  Understanding emo includes appreciating emo music. You can listen to the classics of the subgenres, as well as explore using music streaming services like SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Pandora, Spotify, and Youtube to find less well-known emo bands. Develop a passion for different kinds of music. Generally speaking, all emo music has two things in common: big, sweeping, extremely melodramatic guitar-based music, either aggressive and harsh or acoustic and gentle, that contain confessional or explicitly personal lyrics, often about heartbreak and loneliness. You can listen to Death Cab for Cutie or My Chemical Romance or both (you lunatic) and still be emo. Learn to tell the difference between emo and other subcultures.  Emo is a subculture that is based around music, and deals with emotions, self-expression, and self-exploration. Being emo means you understand your roots, listen to emo music, and participate in the community Scene is a subculture which emerged from members of the chav subculture in England experimenting with alternative fashions. It’s a mixture of several styles including emo, indie pop, rave, and punk. Scenes tend to wear brighter colors, and have teased or backcombed hair which may feature “cool tails.” Scene kids tend to listen to genres like metalcore, deathcore, and crunk core Goth is a subculture which emerged from the British post-punk scene in the late 70s/early 80s. Goths primarily listen to goth rock, cold wave, deathrock, and darkwave. And finally, participate in emo culture by going to shows, cultivating a creative persona, picking up an instrument, or making or customizing your own clothes (pins, patches, color on your shoes) If you don’t know where to start with your emo music adventure, you have some options. If you’re feeling brave, you could throw a dart at Wikipedia’s list of emo artists, You can get some recommendations from Rollingstone’s article “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time”, which lists the top ten as  10. MCR “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004) 9. FOB “From Under the Cork Tree” (2005) 8. JEW “Bleed American” (2001) 7. Cap’n Jazz “Burritos, Inspiration Point, For Balloon Sports…” (1995) 6. American Football “American Football” (1999) 5. Braid “Frame and Canvas” (1998) 4. Jawbreaker “Dear You” (1995) 3. The Promise Ring “Nothing Feels Good” (1997) 2. Rites of Spring “Rites of Spring” (1985) 1. Sunny Day Real Estate “Diary” (1994) Make sure to check out our NATIONAL EMO DAY Mixtape. This is the first one I’ve made that intentionally doesn’t have a specific listening order, though I did put them in order of their album release dates. Since I don’t know what kind of ~emotions~ you’ll be needing to connect with when you listen, I encourage you to hit shuffle and keep clicking “next” until you find your emo unicorn song.  Wouldn’t it Be Nice by The Beach Boys (1966) For Want of by Rites of Spring (1985) In Circles by Sunny Day Real Estate (May 10, 1994) Buddy Holly by Weezer (May 10, 1994) Here Come the Rome Plows by Drive Like Jehu (1994) Red & Blue Jeans by The Promise Ring (1997) Napoleon Solo by At The Drive-In (1998) Never Meant by American Football (1999) At Your Funeral by Saves the Day (2001) The Middle by Jimmy Eat World (2001) A Favor House Atlantic by Coheed and Cambria (2003) A Decade Under the Influence by Taking Back Sunday (2004) Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional (2004) I’m Not Okay (I Promise) by My Chemical Romance (2004) All That I’ve Got by The Used (2004) Sugar, We’re Going Down by Fall Out Boy (2005) Streetcar by Funeral For A Friend (2005) I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At The Disco (2005 Everything is Alright by Motion City Soundtrack (2005) Misery Business by Paramore (2007) 20 Dollar Nose Bleed by Fall Out Boy (featuring Brendon Urie) (2008) In Exile by Thrice (2009) Your Eyes Are Bleeding by Princess Nokia (2018) Uncomfortably Numb by American Football (featuring Hayley Williams) (2019) SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=emo https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=emo%20kid https://www.thetoptens.com/false-emo-stereotypes/ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/emo https://www.wikihow.com/Be-Emo https://www.altpress.com/features/what_is_emo_history_definition/ https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/emo-wave-guide-evolution-2302802 https://www.facebook.com/events/national-emo-day/1304009436379814/ https://nationaltoday.com/national-emo-day/ https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=National%20Emo%20Day http://mirror.uncyc.org/wiki/The_Only_Emo_Holiday:_National_Emo_Day https://definithing.com/national-emo-day/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-23526/my-chemical-romance-three-cheers-for-sweet-revenge-2004-158842/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emo_artistshttps://www.ranker.com/list/emo-bands-and-musicians/reference

Guy Picciotto was a founding member of numerous DC bands of the 80's that made an impact on the direction of American rock music, but none more so than Fugazi, the band led by him and fellow DC punk legend Ian MacKaye. After the band went on hiatus in 2003, Picciotto took a very different path, playing extensively with singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt until Chesnutt's death in 2009. In this episode, Picciotto talks about the three songs that changed him: a Baroque pop tune from an iconic British group, a brutal proto-punk single, and an extremely under-the-radar song from an unclassifiable Irish band.

       Our final episode covering the Fugazi discography, End Hits and The Argument. We invited Mike to the studio again for drinks and a microphone. We talk about the live shows attended and look back on all their music and the ones that were most influential or what we would give to someone who was hearing Fugazi for the first time. This is the third part in a three part series. Email - records@harveylovesharvey.com Twitter - @welisten21 Instagram - welisten2records Leave a message on the Welisten hotline - 978-707-9899 

       In an attempt to cover the entire Fugazi discography we listen to the next three records, Steady Diet of Nothing, In On The Kill Taker and Red Medicine with our friend Mike who continues to teach his master class in their evolving sound. We talk about their changing sound and the surrounding politics track by track. Recorded one long afternoon in Brooklyn this is the second part of a three part series. Email - records@harveylovesharvey.com Twitter - @welisten21 Instagram - welisten2records Leave a message on the Welisten hotline - 978-707-9899 

       In our attempt to cover the entire Fugazi discography we listen to their first two records, 13 Songs (which Matt will point out is not a real album) and Repeater with our friend Mike who has loved Fugazi since picking these up on cassette. We talk about the early years of the band, their politics and band practices and how we each discovered them while listening through each song on both records. Recorded in a marathon session one long afternoon in Brooklyn this is the beginning of a three part series. Email - records@harveylovesharvey.com Twitter - @welisten21 Instagram - welisten2records Leave a message on the Welisten hotline - 978-707-9899 

Guy Picciotto and Xylouris White discuss their fruitful musical collaborations and Mother, the third record they've made together, which is out via Bella Union! Supported by Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, Grandad's Donuts, Humber College’s online Music Composition course, Hello Fresh, and Planet of Sound. 

Fugazi mattered.  From their strict $5 admission policy, to never selling merchandise to infamously preventing their audiences from slam dancing they lived and breathed the DIY ethic and set the standard for every other band to try to live up to.  Their approach to the business side of music was admiral and impressive but insignificant if the music itself wasn’t great and it certainly was that.  From the airtight rhythm section of Joe Lally and Brendan Canty to the perfectly unique vocal interplay of Ian McKaye and Guy Picciotto they were a perfect musical storm that made six incredible albums starting with 1990’s Repeater.    Recommended Listening   Fugazi Live Series  https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series   Rites of Spring Rites of Spring  https://open.spotify.com/album/2xtDqnjyKOuOd3Y9wl3Thx?si=9hbwvgErTo2dFYKRHjbQkA   Embrace Embrace    https://open.spotify.com/album/6hgvPpFtEUDYVsBwvkiSty?si=vJiqxFclQu6551JcLoU57Q   Movie Instrument  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230334/?ref_=nv_sr_6   Book Our Band Could Be Your Life https://www.amazon.com/Our-Band-Could-Your-Life/dp/0316787531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523419216&sr=8-1&keywords=Our+Band+Could+Be+Your+Life     huntsmanhill.com #huntsmanhill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg

Tommy Keene was a gifted songwriter and guitarist who unexpectedly passed away in November of 2017 at the age of 59.  His melodic, hook-filled songs, made him a staple of college radio during the 1980's, and influenced many musicians that came after.Keene was a guest on the Icon Fetch podcast on five separate occasions.  These interviews reveal a musician who was dedicated to his art, but was also a passionate music fan himself (with a great sense of humor).We've culled the best moments of these interviews, where Keene talks about the many twists and turns of his career, plus he reflects on many of his influences.We've also recorded  new tributes to Tommy from R.E.M's Peter Buck, Guy Picciotto of Fugazi, Ted Niceley (who played in Tommy's early band), and Dwight Twilley.  Plus, we talked with Josh Grier, who signed Tommy to Dolphin Records in the early days, and Stephen Judge, where Tommy put out a string of fantastic albums during the last years of his life.

Providence, Rhode Islands' Downtown Boys are rapid fire rage, politically-driven punk, dedicated to smashing capitalism, racism and queerphobia. I started chatting with Mary (bass), Joe (saxophone and synthesizer), and Joey (drums) from the band backstage. Victoria (vocals) and Joey (guitar) joined us, but when local band (and opening act) Lie's soundcheck got too loud, we went out back. In the alley, the band erupted into a spontaneous dance party--and this moment made this interview one of my favorites of the year. Downtown Boys is led by Victoria Ruiz and her former coworker Joey DeFrancesco--and these two met when they joined an attempt to unionize the staff at the hotel where they both worked. The band was in town to tour talk their latest LP, Cost of Living, produced by Guy Picciotto--from the legendary punk band Fugazi. What did Victoria have for dinner? What questions do the members of Downtown Boys hate being asked? What's it like to organize a union today? How is music always inherently political? What does the legacy of the punk band Fugazi mean to Downtown Boys? What wisdom did producer Guy Picciotto give the band? Why does the band no longer play "Tall Boys" live? What's the most difficult decision Downtown Boys have had to make about the band this year? How does the band navigate collaborations? How has the band grown over the last five years? Where does band go to find good information in troubling times? How does the band handle self-care while on the road? You'll have to listen to find out. Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show... 1) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)" 2) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "A Wall" 3) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "Lips That Bite" 4) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "Clara Rancia" 5) Downtown Boys, Downtown Boys (2012) "Haz Alga" 6) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "I'm Enough (I Want More)" NO songs CANCON

Providence, Rhode Islands' Downtown Boys are rapid fire rage, politically-driven punk, dedicated to smashing capitalism, racism and queerphobia. I started chatting with Mary (bass), Joe (saxophone and synthesizer), and Joey (drums) from the band backstage. Victoria (vocals) and Joey (guitar) joined us, but when local band (and opening act) Lie's soundcheck got too loud, we went out back. In the alley, the band erupted into a spontaneous dance party--and this moment made this interview one of my favorites of the year. Downtown Boys is led by Victoria Ruiz and her former coworker Joey DeFrancesco--and these two met when they joined an attempt to unionize the staff at the hotel where they both worked. The band was in town to tour talk their latest LP, Cost of Living, produced by Guy Picciotto--from the legendary punk band Fugazi. What did Victoria have for dinner? What questions do the members of Downtown Boys hate being asked? What's it like to organize a union today? How is music always inherently political? What does the legacy of the punk band Fugazi mean to Downtown Boys? What wisdom did producer Guy Picciotto give the band? How does the band handle self-care while on the road? You'll have to listen to find out. Tracks played on the radio edit of the show... 1) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)" 2) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "A Wall" 3) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "Lips That Bite" 4) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "Clara Rancia" 5) Downtown Boys, Cost Of Living (2017) "I'm Enough (I Want More)" NO songs CANCON

Quand Blonde Redhead débarque, à la fin de l'autre siècle, on présente le trio comme des protégés de Sonic Youth. Ils passent bientôt sous le giron de Guy Picciotto de Fugazi, pour quelques albums. De quoi dresser le cadre: du rock énergique, mélodique, aérien virant à la noise en live. Label familier, Touch and go, concerts haletants et des morceaux entêtants comme ce "i still get rocks off" qui ouvre leur second album, "La Mia Vita Violenta". Le suivant "Fake Can Be Just As Good" est très noise, très influencé DC, on pense à Fugazi (Water) ou The Warmers sur certains morceaux."In An Expression Of The Inexpressible" (ce titre!) est dans la veine des 3 premiers, noise-rock saccadé et mélodique, mais voit les instruments électroniques s'adjoindre aux guitares de manière soutenue. Plus de dix ans après, le morceau part en heavy rotation sans complexes. Je lâche plus ou moins le groupe sur "Melody of certain damaged lemons"(2000) que je trouve trop pop à l'époque, presque vendu. Comme quoi les critères changent avec l'âge. La fatigue surement et le ras-le-bol des sous productions genre squatt, j'en sais rien, j'épaissis aussi en dix ans, alors. Je succombe cependant au EP "Mélodie citronique"(2000) - chanté en langues latines. Et puis, je les perds de vue, je me perds aussi dans les limbes de la presse. Jusqu'à ce que mon frère me propose d'aller les voir hier à l'AB. C'est l'année des retours live (à venir Public Enemy, Einturzende Neubauten, Killing Joke) et l'heure de faire le bilan d'un vieillissement.