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It's still Punk Rock Time., and it's going to continue to be Punk Rock Time for a while, so we might as well embrace it. Top Ten Punk Rock Iconoclasts Part 2 features picks 5-1 in our epic countdown of the ones we look to for courage to challenge authority, spit in the eye of convention and tell Nazi punks where they can go. Our punker pals Ryan Stockstad and Chris Bickel did their homework, and we're pretty damn proud of this top ten list. If you missed Part 1, go back and get it here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-662-top-ten-punk-rock-iconoclasts-part-1-w/id573735994?i=1000701592837The official Top Ten Punk Rock Iconoclasts playlist features every song heard in Parts 1 & 2, bumper songs included.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/070VYk67Gae4Fv3LGe9iYx?si=929fd0bd3dd9405aBetween acting, writing and directing, Ryan's always up to stuff. Follow him on Instagram to keep up.https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodpsychic/Chris Bickel's latest film Pater Noster & Mission Of Light is getting rave reviews. Don't miss it!https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pater-noster-and-the-mission-of-light-horror-film#/We've lowered our prices, but not our standards over at the ATTT Patreon! Those who are kindly contributing $2 a month are receiving an exclusive monthly Emergency Pod episode featuring our favorite guests and utilizing our patent-pending improv format in which we miraculously pull a playlist out of thin air. The great David Daskal made his return April 1st. No Foolin'!Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/c/alltimetoptenWe're having a blast chatting it up about music over on the ATTT Facebook Group. Join us and start a conversation!https://www.facebook.com/groups/940749894391295
There was a phony article going around that Jello Biafra was going to reunite with East Bay Ray and Klaus Flouride to once again be The Dead Kennedys. It's not true, but why do the DKS have such beef? Let's examine some of the feud with this Jello Biafra interview about the legal case involving a lawsuit between band members.FRUMESS is POWERED by www.riotstickers.com/frumessJOIN THE PATREON FOR LESS THAN A $2 CUP OF COFFEE!!https://www.patreon.com/Frumess
Sadly for America, the Dead Kennedys' fire-bombing hardcore classic "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" b/w "Moral Majority" is even more relevant today than it was when Alternative Tentacles released it back in 1981. John and Marc delve into the fearless politics of Jello Biafra and the cracking music of the DKs on the latest episode of the Spindle.Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube.
By the way, Jello Biafra is the absolute worst. Just a horrible person all around.
Nato Green started hanging out at San Francisco comedy clubs when he was in eighth grade. Nato's parents met when they both still lived in the suburbs of Chicago. They got married in 1968 and moved to San Francisco soon after that. Nato says that they “were in the counter-culture, but bad at it.” What he means by that is they didn't take their subversive lifestyles all the way like many of their peers did. But they were definitely left-leaning folks. They settled in Noe Valley, which was quite a different neighborhood back then. It was much more working-class than it is today. Think: blue-collar Irish- and Italian-American families. They had their first kid, Nato, and five years later, their second, his younger brother. When Nato was in middle school, his parents split up. He went with his dad to live at 22nd Street and Dolores, and then up to Bernal Hill. He split time between there and his mom's house in Noe Valley. Nato is quick to point out that Bernal Heights was also very different back then. There were even unpaved roads on the hill when he was a kid in the Seventies. Today, Nato uses history and some pop-culture references to date his own memories here in San Francisco. He remembers things like the Mosone/Milk murders and ensuing “White Night” riots, to name just one. The Forty-Niners' string of Super Bowl wins in the Eighties are another. Nato admits that he wasn't the best big brother. He lists off some of the SF schools he attended—Rooftop Elementary, MLK Middle School, and Lick-Wilmerding High School, where he went on a scholarship. His dad worked to the SFUSD for 35 years and worked on desegregation, among other things. He also taught in SF public schools. Nato says he was a “sensitive, depressed kid.” He read a lot, especially comic books. He graduated from high school in 1993, when the local music scene was overtaken by thrash/funk. Bands of that genre were plenty. Nato went to those shows, where he was able to, anyway. He wasn't yet 21. The first indie comic book store in The City was on 23rd Street in the Mission—The SF Comic Company, and two doors down was Scott's Comics and Cards. Nato became a Scott's regular. Others who hung out there a lot became his buddies. The SF band Limbomaniacs lived next to Scott's. Nato goes on a sidebar here about how bands in the thrash/funk scene never really blew up, mostly owing to what a uniquely live experience the music was. In 1990, when the Niners won the Super Bowl in a blowout, the Limbomanics played with guitar amps at the windows of their Victorian on 23rd Street, facing out. As Nato tells it, skater kids poured out of that house, and other neighborhood kids flocked to the scene. A mosh pit soon emerged, of course, on the asphalt. Nato goes on another quick sidebar here about all the different neighborhoods and scenes interacting on a regular basis. At least when he grew up, they did. Nato's main modes of transportation in San Francisco were his feet and Muni. The main bus lines were the 24, the 49, and the 67. His high school was on Ocean Avenue, but he mostly hung out in the Mission. One of his good friends lived in Lower Haight and had a car, so Nato would sometimes take Muni over there. That buddy with a car would also swing by and pick up Nato and his friends. They'd often go to the west side of town and hang out in coffeeshops. Nato rattles off several of those shops, also letting us what occupies those spaces today—Farley's (still there), Higher Grounds in Glen Park (still there), Higher Grounds in The Mission (closed), Café Macondo (Gestalt today), Blue Danube (still there), and the Horse Shoe (empty today). There's another sidebar about Jello Biafra. Nato says, “Don't meet your heroes.” As mentioned up top, he started hanging out at comedy clubs in The City when he was in eighth grade. There was a show on KQED called Comedy Tonight that featured local comics. Originally, the show was shot at Wolfgang's (now Cobb's), but it later moved to Great American Music Hall. Alex Bennet was on Live 105 in the morning and Comedy in the Park was drawing 50,000 people to the Polo Fields. There were five seven-nights-a-week clubs in SF, and at least five more around the Bay. People made a living as regional headliners. Around this time, Nato's eighth grade science teacher's roommate was the doorman at Cobb's. Word got around to that guy that a kid was into comedy, and so he started taking him to that club. He saw comedians such as Greg Proops, Dana Gould, Paula Poundstone, Mark Pitta, Johnny Steele, Will Durst, Greg Behrendt, and Margaret Cho. He watched these folks, some of them anyway, become headliners. Check back next week for Part 2 and the conclusion of our episode on Nato Green. We recorded this episode at Nato's home on Bernal Hill in January 2025. Photography by Nate Oliveira
Joey Killingsworth, the driving force behind Joecephus and the George Jonestown Massacre, has spent close to 20 years blending outlaw country with thrashing riff rock to build a loyal following. A Memphis native with deep musical roots—his father, Bo Jack, played with rockabilly legend Eddie Bond—Killingsworth initially resisted country music but later embraced it, launching the Massacre as a vehicle for his diverse influences. Known for creative collaborations and tribute projects, he's worked with legends like Jello Biafra and Greg Ginn. Joey is also a booking agent who works with both Lydia and Tim.
Join DJ Jesse Luscious as he examines the early East Bay Ska scene & how it leaked over to the East Bay Punk scene with The Uptones, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, & Eric Din and enjoy his traditional no holiday music zone! New tracks from Wonk Unit, Slaughterhouse, Revolution Rabbit Deluxe, Old City, Lord & Lady Kevin, & The Tony Slug Experience are in the mix along with classics from Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon, Rancid, Bob Vylan, Blag Dahlia, Stank Voor Dank, Dead Kennedys, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Problem Patterns, Radio Birdman, Ludicra, Rocket From The Crypt, Lunachicks, Living End, Robert Hazard & The Heroes, New York Dolls, Big Black, Blood Command, No Trend, Stiff Little Fingers, and Black Flag, and the Luscious Listener's Choice! Jello Biafra And Mojo Nixon- The Lost World Blag Dahlia- Horribly Wrong (As Ralph Champagne) Tony Slug Experience- Puppet Smut Dead Kennedys- MTV Get Off The Air Stank Voor Dank- Neanderthal Stiff Little Fingers- Suspect Device (edit) Problem Patterns- Who Do We Not Save Radio Birdman- Non-Stop Girls Blood Command- Death To All But Us! Big Black - Passing Complexion Lord And Lady Kevin- Lazarus No Trend- Cancer Old City- Class Act (edit) Bob Vylan- Dream Big (Radio Edit) Wonk Unit- Rapidly Declining Dignity Rancid- Fall Back Down Revolution Rabbit Deluxe- Tim Gurner Says Pretty Girls Make Graves- The Getaway New York Dolls- Looking For A Kiss Robert Hazard And The Heroes- Hang Around With You Eric Din- Donkeyfish Operation Ivy- Bankshot Uptones- Get Out Of My Way Dance Hall Crashers- Java Junkie Living End- Roll On Lunachicks- Bitterness Barbie Slaughterhouse- My War Black Flag- Annihilate This Week Rocket From The Crypt- On A Rope Ludicra- Why Conquer
Send us a textIt's election week, so Jackalope Tales talks about two musicians who have run for political office. Charles & Lisa, founding members of the band Toadies, talk about Jello Biafra who ran for mayor of San Francisco, and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, who kept running for offices just to try to get a win. Official Jackalope Tales podcast merch is available now! Click the link to see all the great urban legend items you could ask for!jackalope-tales.printify.meDiscount StorytimeProud winner of the Nobel "I Tried" Ribbon in Literature. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showBecome a J-Lope and follow us on social media. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and check out our YouTube page for more exclusive content!Produced by: Charles MooneyExecutive Producers: Charles Mooney and Lisa UmbargerOriginal Music by: Charles Mooney and Lisa UmbargerKazoo Solo by: Courtney Mooney
Season 21 Episode 19 SPECIAL "2024 ELECTION" EPISODE! Love Me, I'm a Liberal - Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon Undecided Voters - Kiwi jr. Election Day - Cheekface feat. Sidney Gish Forecast Fascist Future - Of Montreal The American War - Simone White Freedom - Jenny Hval Future - Cut Copy Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - Francis Blume Do Your Duty - Bobby Lounge Baby, It's Time to Vote - Mad Tea Party America - ØZWALD This episode features several clips: Pete Buttigieg on the NYT Ezra Klein Show talking about people's trust in government. Kamala Harris' campaign debut ad: Freedom. Bill Maher talking about the young people who founded America and contrasting the US to her enemies who young people today seem to think are preferable. The AI-generated song “Fucking My Couch” by AI Larry Bob.
In this episode of Seeing Them Live, host Charles welcomes Scott Patrick Weiner, an artist and lifelong skateboarder who currently teaches art at Hanselton Middle School in Massachusetts. The conversation kicks off with Scott reminiscing about his first concert experience in 1991 at the Walter Brown Arena, where he saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers with opening acts Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. Scott recounts the electrifying atmosphere and the impact that punk rock had on his life following his discovery of skateboarding in 1988.The episode delves into Scott's diverse music tastes, ranging from hip hop to industrial, and his favorite bands like Sonic Youth and the Dead Kennedys. He shares insightful stories about attending Lollapalooza in 1992 and how Ministry's intense performance left a lasting impression. Scott also talks about the local hardcore scene in Boston during the early 90s, highlighting shows by bands like Chillmark that gave him a sense of community. A particularly touching moment comes when Scott describes taking his daughter to her first concert to see Wussy, a band whose songs he used to sing to her as lullabies. This episode is a nostalgic journey through Scott's vibrant musical history, marked by memorable concerts and the unifying power of music.BANDS: A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys, Bob Dylan, Burn, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Descendants, Dinosaur Jr., Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, Gang Starr, Heroin, Ian Mackaye, Ice Cube, Jane's Addiction, Jello Biafra, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Kingpin, Lou Barlow, Lush, Megadeth, Metallica, Ministry, Mogwai, Nirvana, Palehead, Pearl Jam, Public Enemy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Ritchie Havens, Run D.M.C., Said and Done, Sebadoh, Sex Pistols, Sick of It All, Slayer, Smashing Pumpkins, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Suicidal Tendencies, The Alcoholics, The Cure, The Goats, The Pharcyde, The Smiths, The Who, Tribe, U2, Wrecking CrewVENUES: 930 Club, Aragon Ballroom, First Baptist Church, Great Woods, Lollapalooza, Middle East, Smith College, The Rathskeller, Walter Brown Arena, Woods Hole PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/SeeingThemLivePlease help us defer the cost of producing this podcast by making a donation on Patreon.WEBSITE:https://seeingthemlive.com/Visit the Seeing Them Live website for bonus materials including the show blog, resource links for concert buffs, photos, materials related to our episodes, and our Ticket Stub Museum.INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/seeingthemlive/FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550090670708
This week Jeremy interviews Mike and Nick of the band The All-American Rejects. On this episode Jeremy, Mike, and Nick talk Oklahoma, MTV, Columbia House, KISS, bad album covers, Wayne's World, Green Day, cover bands, ska, Vagrant Records, burned CDs, signing to Doghouse Records, meeting Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys, TV performances, and so much more!!! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON for a bonus episode where Mike and Nick answered questions that were submitted by subscribers! Follow the show on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER
Did Iggy Pop and Debbie Harry approach their "Well, Did You Evah?" cover for Red Hot + Blue with the appropriate level of professionalism? Which downtown shopping and dining spots Christina visited with Sonic Youth still exist today? Was Shawn Wayans One To Watch? What does "gerbiling" really mean? And how did Winona Ryder EVER agree to play a character named Dinky Bossetti? We can't promise we answer all these questions, but we definitely try in the November 1990 Pop Culture episode! QUICK LINKS
Dead Kennedys - the scabrous, Northern Cali-based band that taught the world how to stage dive - created some of the most indelible anthems in hardcore, naming and shaming those in charge and challenging its audience to face hard truths. The band's gone through a few line-up changes in its 40+ years, but one constant has been the instrumental interplay of bassist Klaus Flouride with guitarist and co-founding member East Bay Ray, along with the hyperspeed precision of drummer D.H. Peligro (who passed in 2022). Live, they've worked with vocalist Skip (the Wynona Riders) for longer than original singer Jello Biafra was in the band, and they're gearing up for more shows. Klaus joins the pod to talk about the band's history and musical gestalt, his own idiosyncratic solo output (coming soon to a digital music service near you!), and how they may have to update some of their classics for our present day insanity. Dead Kennedys (http://deadkennedys.com/) Recording “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” in the studio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHLPnGuVSQ) Klaus Flouride's solo material on discogs (https://www.discogs.com/artist/259342-Klaus-Flouride) Carrion Kids (https://carrionkids.bandcamp.com/) Oranger with Matt Harris (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3euxXTX6KdKGg5ljc592yw?si=HDwUCOSOQ4KFXPWHLBxXAw) This episode is brought to you by "The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass," the essential new book that illuminates the origins and impact of our beloved instrument in all its glory. An amazing read. Buy it at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Bastard-Instrument-Cultural-Electric-Tracking/dp/0472056816/) or your favorite book slinger. And check out author Brian F. Wright's website (https://www.brianfwright.com/) for unreleased content from the book and more of his writing. We have a short interview snip with Brian - listen in for a chance to win your OWN copy of the book, too - but you have to answer a trivia question to enter.
What does fridgescaping tell us about ourselves? This week, Aaron, Joey, and Jess talk about weirdly shaped foods, bookshelves, trad wives, gelatin molds, cluttercore, and gallery walls. They don't talk about Jello Biafra's fridge. references Rusted Root Polyphonic Spree The New York Times: Not Even the Inside of Your Fridge Is Safe From Decorating @weirdoldfood MTV Cribs The Independent (UK): Marie Kondo says she's ‘kind of given up' on cleaning HGTV Secret Revealed! Why Books Are Always Backwards The New Yorker: The Rise and Fall of the Trad Wife Southern Living: Cluttercore Is The Design Trend That Embraces More The Easiest Way to Hang a Gallery Wall IKEA Kreativ
Christopher & Jobst im Gespräch mit Micro. Wir reden über Rauchen, den Aufstieg der AfD, fehlende Bildung, weil die Ärzte bessere Musiker sind, Status Quo auf der Hose, das Korn Live-Konzert, "Wehe du wirst Nazi-Punk", humorvoll mit ernsten Themen umgehen, ein geschenkter DDR-Schallplattenspieler, ein Ferienlager in der DDR, geklaute Crass-Platten, die erste Punk-Generation von Hannover, die ersten Chaos-Tage, die Punker-Kartei der Polizei Hannover, Stress mit Skinheads, die Idee hinter Abstürzende Brieftauben, der Cover-Song Nellie The Elephant, die nervigen Adicts, oft bei John Peel gespielt, Ritterschlag von Jello Biafra, ein besonderes Konzert in der Volxküche, die alten Texte, die Bravo auf Ärzte-Nachfolge-Suche, ne gefakte Wohnung, merkwürdige gesellschaftliche Anerkennung, sich irgendwie befreit fühlen, die Folgen des Lebens spüren, uvm. Drei Songs auf der Playlist: 1) Ein Lieblingslied des 15-jährigen Micro: ABSTÜRZENDE BRIEFTAUBEN - Heute doof und morgen doof 2) Der beste Song aus Hannover: FURY IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE - Kick it out 3) Ein aktueller Lieblings-Radio-Song: SECRET SERVICE - Oh Susie
DJ Jesse Luscious heads to the country side of the punx & other weirdos with new tracks from Roots Round Up, Blag Dahlia/Ralph Champagne, rarities from Billie Joe Armstrong/Green Day and Rancid, and great country/twang/americana tracks from Mekons, Replacements, Knitters, Joe Jack Talcum, Dead Milkmen, Rank And File, Gr'ups, Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, Ramones, Blasters, Bluebonnets, Faye Fife/The Countess of Fife, Penelope Houston, Sab Grey & The Royal Americans, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, Patrik Fitzgerald, Slim Cessna's Auto Club & Reverend Horton Heat! He also spins new punk & goth from Jello Biafra + Motorpsycho, Boozewa, Coughin Vicars, Night Court, & The March Violets, classics from Nausea, Angelic Upstarts, Discharge, Rezillos, & the Luscious Listener's Choice! Jello Biafra and Motorpsycho- Punch Nausea- Hear Today Boozewa- What! Discharge- A Look At Tomorrow Angelic Upstarts- Two Million Voices Rezillos- Flying Saucer Attack Night Court- Not An Act(tor) Night Court- 1000000th song Grumpster- Wither Coughin Vicars- Until The Feeling Turns Cold March Violets- Hammer The Nail Patrk Fitzgerald- Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart Slim Cessna's Auto Club- This Is How We Do Things In The Country Countess Of Fife- Empty Headed Penelope Houston- Glad I'm A Girl Knitters- The Call Of The Wreckin' Ball BlueBonnets- Why Ya Don't Sab Grey And The Royal Americans- Wasted In D.C. Dead Milkmen- The Thing That Only Eats Hippies Joe Jack Talcum- Photograph Replacements- Waitress In The Sky Blag Dahlia- Don't Tread On Me (as Ralph Champagne) Ramones- Needles And Pins Billie Joe Armstrong- Geek Stink Breath Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children Mac Nuggits- 1 1/2 Feet Mekons- Hole In The Ground Reverend Horton Heat- Devil's Chasing Me Roots Round Up- Relief Legendary Shack Shakers- The Deadenin' Gr'ups- Human Rash Rancid- L.A. River (Acoustic) Blasters- Border Radio Rank And File- Rank And File
Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, humorist and sometime politician who with his band, the Texas Jewboys, developed an ardent following among alt-country music fans with songs like “They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore” — and whose biting cultural commentary earned him comparisons with Will Rogers and Mark Twain — died on Thursday at his ranch near Austin, Texas. He was 79.The writer Larry Sloman, a close friend, said the cause was complications of Parkinson's disease.Mr. Friedman occupied a singular spot on the fringes of American popular culture, alongside acts like Jello Biafra, the Dead Milkmen and Mojo Nixon. He leered back at the mainstream with songs that blended vaudeville, outlaw country and hokum, a bawdy style of novelty music typified by tracks like “Asshole From El Paso” and “We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You.”He toured widely in the 1970s, with his band and solo, including on the second leg of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue in 1976. He performed on “Saturday Night Live” and at the Grand Ole Opry — Mr. Friedman claimed to be the first Jewish musician to do so (though in fact others, including the fiddler Gene Lowinger, had beat him to it).Another performance, recorded for the TV show “Austin City Limits,” was reported to be so profane that it has never been aired.In the 1980s, after the band broke up, Mr. Friedman turned to writing detective novels, using the same casual irreverence that he brought to the stage in books like “Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned” (2001) and “God Bless John Wayne” (1995)Yet there was a surprising earnestness behind his weirdness. Mr. Friedman founded a ranch for rescue animals. He and his sister, Marcie, ran Echo Hill Camp, which they inherited from their parents and which they offered, free of charge, to children of parents killed while serving in the U.S. military.He spent an increasing amount of time on his ranch. The Echo Hill camp closed in 2013, but three years ago, he and his sister revived it, this time with a focus on helping the children of fallen service members as well as the children of refugee families from Afghanistan.“There was a volunteer who fixed a water heater who I went over to thank,” he told Texas Highways magazine in 2023. “He said, ‘You're welcome. I'm doing it for Jesus.' I told him, ‘I'm doing it for Moses.'”Clay RisenNew York Times
DJ Jesse Luscious spins new tracks from Jesus Lizard, Perennial, WolfWolf, Johnny Moped, Horse Heads, Pat Todd & The Rank Outsiders, Josie Cotton, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Red Bastards, & Deathwish and kicks out the jams with faves from Lard, Bob Vylan, Replacements, Misfits, X, World (Inferno) Friendship Society, Last Gang, Electric Love Muffin, Dwarves, Smoking Popes, Zero Boys, Retarded, Dead Moon, Darts, Esses, Ramones, Iowaska, Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Poison Girls, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, & Poison Idea, plus the Luscious Listener's Choice! Josie Cotton- Painting In Blood X- I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts World (Inferno) Friendship Society- Don't Kiss Me, I'm Running Out Of Lipstick Last Gang- Blood Drunk Red Bastards- White Lines Bad Cop/Bad Cop- Breastless Cockney Rejects- Bad Man Poison Girls- Political Love Deathwish- Aces And Eights Poison Idea- Alan's On Fire Jesus Lizard- Hide & Seek Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine- Taliban USA Iowaska- Modranicht Esses- Before The Blight Perrenial- Up-Tight Darts- Intersex WolfWolf- Heidi Is Alive Dead Moon- Parchman Farm Johnny Moped- Roxy You're Gone Pat Todd And The Rank Outsiders- Why I Sing Retarded- Therapy Ramones- Psycho Therapy Zero Boys- Purely Intentional Smoking Popes- Need You Around Gaffa Tape Sandy- Body Meffs- Dead In The City Bob Vylan- He's A Man (Clean) Dwarves- Do It All The Time Horse Heads- WTF NGL (Radio Clean Edit) Misfits- Bullet Electric Love Muffin- Backstreet Ride Replacements- Take Me down To The Hospital Lard- The Power Of Lard
Spinning Out (another music podcast) We talk to artists about their favorite albums and go on wild tangents. This is a podcast where we talk to guests about their favorite albums. This week on the pod we're joined by Ben Lee. We're talking about Jonathan Richman's 1979 album, "Back in Your Life." We also chat about living in your own personal village, music as art vs career, children's songs, the There's Something About Mary soundtrack and just the overall mystic of Jonathan Richman. Ben Lee just released a new single called "Lovers," so check that out wherever you stream music or go to... www.ben-lee.com Ben also has a new podcast with his wife, Ione Skye, called Weirder Together. And also check out the cool stuff Ben and Ione release through their company, podcasts by Lou Barlow and Jello Biafra, music by DeepFaith, Georgia Maq and Azalia Snail and lots of other great stuff. Subscribe to our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/spinningoutpod Follow us on social media -- twitter and instagram (@Spinningoutpod)
Join DJ Jesse Luscious as he pays tribute to queer punk icon Gary Floyd of The Dicks, Sister Double Happiness, Black Kali Ma, & Gary Floyd + The Buddha Brothers who died last Thursday. We'll hear classics from all of those bands plus personal memories of Gary Floyd from Jello Biafra, King Coffey, and Jesse Luscious. Luscious also spins new tunes from Build Them To Break, Grumpster, The Sweet Kill, Coughin Vicars, Carsick, Mayflower Madame, Night Court Punk, CAN'T, Reduced, classics from Black Flag, Dead Moon, The Runaways, Problem Patterns, Screeching Weasel, Frightwig, Butthole Surfers, & Bauhaus, & the Luscious Listener's Choice! Build Them To Break- Blood Moon Sky Reduced- Get Through To You Grumpster- Thorns Screeching Weasel- Like A Parasite Black Flag- Nervous Breakdown Runaways- Cherry Bomb Carsick- Gig Tax Can't- Mod Song Coughin Vicars- Until The Feeling Turns Cold Frightwig- I Get Lost Dicks- Hate The Police Dicks- Rich Daddy Dicks- Saturday Night At The Bookstore Dicks- Executive Dive Dicks- Kill From The Heart Dicks- I Hope You Get Drafted Sister Double Happiness- Freight Train Sister Double Happiness- Sister Double Happiness Black Kali Ma- I'm O Sister Double Happiness- You Don't Know Me Gary Floyd And The Buddha Brothers- MoPac Butthole Surfers- Gary Floyd Night Court- Joey The Mechanical Boy Dead Moon- Graveyard Sweet Kill- Undead Girls In Synthesis- But Still You Wanted More Mayflower Madame- A Foretold Ecstasy Bauhaus- Dark Entries Problem Patterns- Y.A.W.
durée : 00:04:46 - La BO du monde - Le célèbre groupe punk californien proteste contre le détournement d'une de ses photos datant des années 1980, pour les besoins d'une campagne d'affichage pro-Orban à Budapest. Pas question pour le chanteur Jello Biafra et ses ex-acolytes d'être associés à cette opération de propagande.
DJ Jesse Luscious spins songs about Religion in his 2nd Annual Easter Show! Hear Punks, New Wavers, & Metalheads take on various religions: Bad Religion, X, Slayer, NOFX, Devo, Nina Hagen, Fearless Iranians From Hell, Årabrot, The Thermals, The Minutemen, The Damned, Electric Hellfire Club, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Nine Inch Nails, Nausea, Tesco Vee's Hate Police, D.I., Subhumans (UK), Fucked Up, XTC, Pansy Division, The Cramps, The Dead Milkmen, Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, Butthole Surfers, The Dwarves, The Crucifucks, Feederz, Dayglo Abortions, Venom, NunSlaughter, and Motörhead! X- Riding With Mary Bad Religion- Operation Rescue Thermals- Here's Your Future Damned- Anti-Pope Minutemen- Jesus And Tequila Devo- Praying Hands Årabrot- Cathedral Light Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School Of Medicine- Crapture Nine Inch Nails- Heresy Electric Hellfire Club- Unholy Roller XTC- Dear God Pansy Division- It's A Sin Nina Hagen- Personal Jesus Cramps- Voodoo Idol Fucked Up- Son The Father Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits- Sweet Shit of Christ Feederz- Jesus Crucifucks- Hinkley Had A Vision Dayglo Abortions- Religious Bumfucks Dwarves- Lesbian Nun Dwarves- The Crucifixion Is Now Subhumans (UK)- No NOFX- Leaving Jesusland Butthole Surfers- Sweat Loaf Motorhead- Orgasmatron Venom- Sons Of Satan Slayer- Jesus Saves Nunslaughter- Raid The Convent Tesco Vee- God's Bullies Fearless Iranians From Hell- Die For Allah Dead Milkmen- Serrated Edge D.I.- Spiritual Law Tesco Vee's Hate Police- Losing My Religion Nausea- Cybergod
Set those traps, maniacs! We're checking in with Peter Weller this week as he tries to catch a rat in the 1983 thriller Of Unknown Origin. Tune in as we discuss the flick and other topics such as the movie's main character Ro-Bart-Cop, Jello Biafra's take on rat-catching, and what happens when Gregg has coffee in the afternoon. Drop that Caramello and check out our Patreon! This month we counted down our top five 1990s comedies. For as little as $2 a month you can get in on the action as well with bonus episodes, Discord privileges, livestreams, exclusive merchandise and more! Want to hear more discussions on creature features from 1983? Check out our previous episodes on Jaws 3-D (episode 78), Cujo (episode 80), Blood Beat (episode 169), and The Being (episode 179).
Head slammin. Feet shakin. That's how you do it. Meliza Jackson plays guitar for the Darts (US) and is having a blast doing it. Their new album is on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label and is on the verge of release into the wild. Come on in for a lively discussion about life on the road and making shit happen in the music biz.
Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich present their Ministry Hopiumforthemasses 2024 Album Review as part of the MHOD Jukebox!Hopiumforthemasses (a stylized spelling of Hopium for the Masses) is the sixteenth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on March 1, 2024. This is the band's first release since 2021's Moral Hygiene. Like the previous album, it features a guest appearance by former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra.Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the pioneers of industrial rock and industrial metal in the late 1980s. The band's lineup has changed frequently, leaving Jourgensen as the sole remaining original member. Musicians who have contributed to the band's studio or live activities include vocalists Nivek Ogre, Chris Connelly, Gibby Haynes, Burton C. Bell and Jello Biafra, guitarists Mike Scaccia and Tommy Victor, guitarist Cesar Soto, bassists Paul Barker, Paul Raven, Jason Christopher, Tony Campos and Paul D'Amour, drummers Jimmy DeGrasso, Bill Rieflin, Martin Atkins, Rey Washam, Max Brody, Joey Jordison and Roy Mayorga, keyboardist John Bechdel, and rappers and producers DJ Swamp and Arabian Prince.All of that plus video reviews of Sepultura - Refuse/Resist, MINISTRY - Goddamn White Trash, FEUERSCHWANZ - Highlander, Whale - Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe and Immortal - Call Of The Wintermoon.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsoFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76
Episode 448... More new bangers from the BGP you can't deny. One from our upcoming release in April and a new one from our collaboration with the El Matador (Chico punk legend)! Also new stuff sent in by Columbia's Deshumanizer and Brazil's two-piece D-Beat ripper band Odiär!! A bunch of other new ones and some we've been dying to get to for a while. As promised, here's the elastic and tupperware jam video (fountanemusic) we mention at the end of the show. Enjoy!Listen to Episode 448: (scroll for set list)On ARCHIVE.On Apple or Google Podcasts, hit "play."On blogspot, play it below:Listen to The Brothers Grim Punkcast:ARCHIVE.Org - hear/download past episodesPUNK ROCK DEMONSTRATION - Wednesdays 7 p.m. PSTRIPPER RADIO - Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m. PSTApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsYouTube PodcastsContact Brothers Grim Punk:brothersgrimpunk@gmail.com - In a punk band? Send us your music! Want us to make you a punk song? Email us some lyrics!@Punkbot138 on Instagram@BrosGrimPunk on XMore Punk Music:Bandcamp - Follow us and download our albums: Brothers Grim Punk, Fight Music, and more!YouTube - tons of punk playlists, from Anarchy to Zombies!DesPunkAnizar...Less Than 1% 1:22 Brothers Grim Punk Unreleased 2024 Single SF For the Better 0:54 VVM Demo 2023 Mind Games 1:04 common enemy As the World Burns Drinking with WWF Superstars 2:21 El Matador and The BGP Unreleased 2024 Single Goodbye California (bkgrd) 2:24 The Queers Grow Up Punk Columbia Enemigxs 2:36 Deshumanizar 2024 Demo Death Drug Psychosis 1:02 Green Beret "Hardcore 2014" - West Coast Tour Tape FIGHT BACK 0:53 BALLISTIC AX DMU-001: BALLISTIC AX - BALLISTIC ACTS OF TERROR Out On The Street 1:26 LAUGHING BOY - Demo 2016 Keep In Step 1:13 WATCHDOG - Demo Authority Abuse 1:06 POLICY OF TRUTH - Demo I'd Rather Die Than Be In Your Cover Band 1:40 Shut The Fuck Up Enter the Blue Room Love Me, I'm A Liberal (bkgrd) 4:02 Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon Pairie Home Invasion Brazil a la mierda nazi_fuck nazi 1:05 Odiär- Mortos não acabarão BREAK OR BE BROKE 1:42 DMU-014: STREET HASSLE - WINTER 2024 PROMO Philly HEX 1:00 SHARE GOD's FAVORITE ep Toronto Barbed Wire Disease 2:28 BRAIN ITCH The Future Burns Phoenix WARSYSTEM (Shitlickers) 0:40 D-ABSENT coupla covers WA BOOK OF THE MACHINES 1:06 SPIRAL DEMISE DEMO So Cal one 1:11 FAST 6 fast ones Unite And Fight (To Smash the Right) (bkgrd) 5:07 S.I.N. PUNX It's What Unites Us vol 6 Austin TX PRICE OF PROGRESS 1:07 Scorched Earth Demo 2022 Austin SPEEDFUCKINGNOISEATTACK 7:42 EMPART SPEEDFUCKINGNOISEATTACK Austin Hooked Jaw 1:11 Impalers LP Belgium GG Is A Bootleg 0:59 Freddie & The Vangrails album #2 teaser... Belgium HATE SONG 1:02 Shredder DEMO Die World Die 1:51 Ill Content Cheap Ass Music Vol.1 Guana Batz - (bkgrd) Piledriver Boogie Losing Battle 0:44 Corrective Measure S/T 7" Quarantine Me 1:00 BLOCKHEAD - Demo COME CORRECT 1:19 ULTRAS ULTRAS DENY - The Harder You Fall 1:42 Sound of chaos records NO CLASS FOR HELL CRUST SOUND vol 3. Dögölj Meg! (Die!) 1:50 Lecsa - Punk Legális Pusztítás (Legal Destruction) Mexican Slum Rats (bkgrd)Germany No Gods,No Masters, No Leaders 1:38 Kläpträp Dipsomania for Conquest
El inefable Mojo Nixon falleció el pasado 7 de febrero a los 66 años de edad. Rebelde salvaje del rocknroll que enarboló como pocos la bandera del redneck sureño; irreverente, obsceno, políticamente incorrecto y, sobre todo, sumamente divertido. Su sentido del humor, sus misiles directos a las políticas conservadoras y sus satíricas letras hablando de sexo, alcohol, comida, drogas o rocknroll, lo convirtieron en idolatrada figura en las radios universitarias de los años 80, cuando formó dúo con Skid Roper.Playlist;(sintonía) MOJO NIXON and SKID ROPER “Pirate radio” (Root hog or die, 1989)MOJO NIXON “Beer ain’t drinking” (Gadzooks!!! The Homemade Bootleg, 1997)MOJO NIXON and SKID ROPER “Burn down the malls” (Frenzy, 1986)MOJO NIXON and SKID ROPER “Ain’t gonna piss in no jar” (Bo-Day-Shus, 1987)MOJO NIXON and SKID ROPER “Elvis is everywhere” (Bo-Day-Shus!!!, 1987)MOJO NIXON and SKID ROPER “Legalize it” (Root hog or die, 1989)MOJO NIXON and SKID ROPER “She’s vibrator dependent” (Root hog or die, 1989)MOJO NIXON and SKID ROPER “In a gadda-da-vida” (Frenzy, 1986)MOJO NIXON “Rockaway Beach” (Gabba Gabba Hey; A tribute to the Ramones, 1991)MOJO NIXON “Girlfriend in a coma” (Whereabouts unknown, 1995)MOJO NIXON and JELLO BIAFRA “Plastic Jesus” (Prairie home invasión, 1994)MOJO NIXON and JELLO BIAFRA “Love me, I’m a liberal” (Prairie home invasión, 1994)MOJO NIXON “Tie my pecker to my leg” (Whereabouts unknown, 1995)MOJO NIXON “You can’t kill me” (Whereabouts unknown, 1995)Escuchar audio
Welcome to Another Goddamn Horror Podcast! In this spine-tingling episode, we delve into the eerie depths of horror with a special guest: Gregg Deal, the electrifying indigenous punk and spoken word vocalist from the legendary Dead Pioneers band. Join us as we explore the intersection of music and macabre, discussing Gregg's creative process, influences such as the iconic Jello Biafra, and of course, our shared passion for all things horror. Tune in for a blood-curdling conversation that will leave you on the edge of your seat and craving more. Don't miss out on the frights, thrills, and chills awaiting you on Another Goddamn Horror Podcast! Keywords: Horror podcast, Gregg Deal, Dead Pioneers, indigenous punk, spoken word, music, Jello Biafra, interview.
Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) sits down to revew the last few months of Alternative Tentacles Records! Talking about the launch of the new website, the new Patreon, Krampus Night 2023, the state of represses, and new releases the label has been involved in. Hear tracks from ArnoCorps, NomeansNo, Jello Biafra and the Raunch and Soul All-Stars, Sandrider, The Darts, Jello Biafra with Motorpsycho, and DFMK!
I Don't Wanna Hear It Podcast256 - So Long and Thanks For All the News: Shark Club Fight ClubWe've heard your clamor and have responded in kind: here's the news. And is it any more relevant than what Chris Wallace and Brian Kilemeade are knife fighting over? I had to look both of those names up.Check out more of our stuff at I Don't Wanna Hear It and join the Patreon, jabroni. I mean, if you want. Don't be weird about it. Oh, and we publish books at Sixth and Center Publishing because we want to be bankrupted by a dying medium.Some of our old bands are on Spotify:Absent FriendsWe're Not DeadYears From NowMusical Attribution:Licensed through NEOSounds. License information available upon request.“5 O'Clock Shadow,” “America On the Move,” “Baby You Miss Me,” “Big Fat Gypsy,” “Bubble Up,” “C'est Chaud,” “East River Blues,” “The Gold Rush,” “Gypsy Fiddle Jazz,” “Here Comes That Jazz,” “I Wish I Could Charleston,” “I Told You,” “It Feels Like Love To Me,” “Little Tramp,” “Mornington Crescent,” “No Takeaways.”
Oh dear. Watching the New Hampshire returns, the lads do a spot-on impression of the good old, liquor-soaked days of 2016 Fifth Column and get pretty deep in their cups…so yeah, sorry about this one. * Trump wins* Cutting from Trump's dumb speech* 20 percent for Dean Phillips* This is, in fact, democracy* No one says anything on cable news* The speeches * The overstatement machine * Moralism doesn't work * A brave defense of Iran-backed Islamism* A sort of drunken rant about hipster Houthis* The New York Times on haaaazaaaaaa* It all falls apart…something about Tipper Gore, Jello Biafra, and covering every election but the U.S. one This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
Spiritual Cramp - Slick Rick The Dwarves - Ain't Playing The Dwarves - Dead To Me Scream - Hel Nah Arabrot - Swan Killer Red Axes - Kid Caffeine Busta Rhymes - The Return Of Mansa Musa (Feat. Swizz Beatz & Blackway) Super Sonicos - Sonic Man Super Sonicos - Godzilla MC5 - Kick Out The Jams Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre - Rocket Reducer No 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) (Ft. Eugene Robinson, Brett Bradford) Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre - Looking At You (Ft. JD Pinkus, Paul Leary) Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre - Human Being Lawnmower (Ft. Jello Biafra, Wayne Kramer) Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre - I Want You Right Now (Ft. Lydia Lunch) Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre - Poison (Ft. We Are The Asteroid) Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre - Call Me Animal (Ft. JG Thirlwell, Norman Westberg) The Blips - Are You Paying Attention Midnight Peacocks - Enjoy The Fire Fat White Family - Religion For One Gene Loves Jezebel & Jay Aston - The Man That Time Forgot Gene Loves Jezebel & Jay Aston - The Light Pours Out Of Me The Jesus And Mary Chain - Jamcod Panda Bear, Sonic Boom, Adrian Sherwood - Everyday Dub Laid Back - Beautiful Loser Laid Back - Pass It On Cities Of Mars - Suzie Q (Feat. Suzy Bravo) Lydia Lunch - Love, Life, And Money Miss Guy - Sex With Strangers Shirley Manson, Peaches - Why D'ya Do It Mono Void - Zeitgeist Mono Void - Passive Aggressive The Exbats - Better At Love Trevor Horn - Personal Jesus (Ft. Iggy Pop, Phoebe Lunny) Trevor Horn - Love Is A Battlefield (Ft. Marc Almond) Lol Tolhurst, Budgie, Jacknife Lee - Uh Oh (Feat. Arrow De Wilde And Mark Bowen) Ndox Electrique - Lek Ndau Mbay Ndox Electrique - Indi Mewmi Bloodshot Bill - Tik Tik Love Call Bloodshot Bill - Guess What Bloodshot Bill - Say To That The Royal Hangmen - Walking Barefoot In London The Royal Hangmen - End Of The Line Les Tambours Du Bronx - True Hate Bar Italia - Shoo Youth & Radical Dance Faction - Food Bank Steven Wilson - Actual Brutal Facts The Church - A Strange Past
On Flex Your Head episode 17, host Jason Schreurs and guest Donald Kennedy talk about the legendary '80s punk rock, smart-ass, satirical album, Frankenchrist, by Dead Kennedys. This is the album that struck fear in the hearts of the dreaded Parents Music Resource Centre and sent Tipper Gore into a tizzy. And, look, there's groundbreaking punk rock on here, too! http://deadkennedys.com Featured song clips: Dead Kennedys - "Soup Is Good Food" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985) Dead Kennedys - "Goons of Hazzard" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985) Dead Kennedys - "At My Job" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985) Dead Kennedys - "Jock-O-Rama" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985) Jello Biafra panel appearance on the The Oprah Winfrey Show (1990) Dead Kennedys - "This Could Be Anywhere" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985) Dead Kennedys - "Stars and Stripes of a Corruption" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985) About this podcast: Flex Your Head is a spinoff of the Scream Therapy podcast where host Jason Schreurs welcomes a guest each episode to discuss a classic punk album. The main Scream Therapy podcast explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself. THE SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it. Order a copy of the Scream Therapy book here: screamtherapyhq.com/book SUPPORT SCREAM THERAPY: BUY SOME MERCH! screamtherapy.com/store Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com
Dave Dictor, the frontman of the punk rock band MDC, originally hailing from Long Island, New York, pursued his education at Boston University and the University of Texas in the 1970s. Dave co-founded the Reejex in 1979, which later evolved into MDC (Millions of Dead Cops). Relocating from Austin to San Francisco in 1982 and then to Portland, Oregon in 1995, MDC made a significant impact in the early American hardcore punk scene with their politically charged lyrics. The band used various names with the MDC moniker, and Dave Dictor, alongside his band, released influential material through Jello Biafra's label, Alternative Tentacles. After a hiatus in the '90s, they returned in 2000 with new members. In 2016, MDC released Mein Trumpf, a politically charged album, and their anti-Trump slogan was chanted at protests, and adopted by Green Day during a live performance.
Jello Biafra is a musician, spoken word artist, comedian, Green Party member and owner of Alternative Tentacles. He was the founder and singer of the Dead Kennedys. We cover a ton of ground, from his mayoral and Presidential campaigns, to Tipper Gore's war on music, to the police raiding his house. Buckle in, this one's a hell of a ride.
This week Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb, Loud Graves) sits down with the new General Manager of Alternative Tentacles Records, Freya Hausman. They talk about how Feya got started as an intern at A.T. years ago, running her own label, interviewing with Jello Biafra, and taking over the label. They talk about upcoming plans for the label, the status of the 7" Club, the coming Patreon plans, and more! Featuring the music of Tribe 8, Wheelchair Sports Camp, and Westley Willis Learn more about Tribe 8: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_8 Hear more Wheelchair Sports Camp: https://wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com/ Hear more Westley Willis: https://wesleywillis.bandcamp.com/ Find out more about all things Alternative Tentacles Records at: https://alternativetentacles.com Find out more about Dominic Davi at: https://tsunamibomb.net https://www.3gigspodcast.com
Andrew For America dropped by the AM Wake Up show (available on Rokfin and Rumble) and had an awesome conversation with Steve the resident hillbilly! They talked about Minneapolis, the sell off of American farmland, the need for new faces and voices in the punk rock scene, Jello Biafra turned out to be a poser, the situation in Maui and how Maui was to be the pilot program for AI governance, all things AI including “slaughterbots,” directed energy weapons are a fact of reality, Matt Taibbi says that AI is flagging keywords to improve or reduce algorithmic activity, the censorship, surveillance, and deplatforming of podcasts, Elon Musk wants X to be the "WeChat" of the west, the beauty of the Fresno/Yosemite area, the California coastal commission, California wildfires and the high-speed rail project, hilarious comedian Ryan Long and how the "woke" person and the "racist" person are basically the "same" person, how comedy has “found its balls” again, the Bank of International Settlements, Tulsi Gabbard, and a whole lot more! Andrew ends with a clip of Charlie Robinson from the Macroaggressions podcast doing a "who's who" of the people responsible for the planning of 9/11...and Charlie names some names! Get your pencils out and take down these names people! Homework!!! Visit altmediaunited.com and check out all the awesome podcasts! Visit allegedlyrecords.com and check out all of the amazing punk rock artists! Visit soundcloud.com/andrewforamerica1984 to check out Andrew's music! Like and Follow The Politics & Punk Rock Podcast PLAYLIST on Spotify!!! Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Y4rumioeqvHfaUgRnRxsy... politicsandpunkrockpodcast.com https://linktr.ee/andrewforamerica
Fresh off releasing "Two Songs I Wrote in 1993 & Recorded Last Week," legendary Australian singer-songwriter Ben Lee joins me for episode 93 (pure numerological coincidence!) to reflect on key moments of musical discovery -- seeing Nirvana play at Big Day Out, starring in a school musical called Uncle Moishe and his Mitzvah Men, recording fucked-up sounding songs on his Tascam 244, hoping to emulate Appetite for Destruction but coming up with something even cooler, figuring out how to get his demo to a record label, and more recent insights about longevity and staying true to your unique vision. He also discusses his songwriting practice today, prioritizing playfulness, supporting young artists, and more. Ben and his wife, Ione Skye, host an awesome weekly podcast called Weirder Together, and their Weirder Together podcast network presents shows hosted by J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Jello Biafra, among others. Ben will be on tour in September. Get tickets here.
Back in 1985, Jello was put on trial after the inclusion of a so-called "pornographic" poster in Dead Kennedys' Frankenchrist album. The case was dropped, the damage had already been done to DK's career.Support the show
In this episode of What Would Jello Do? and Renegade Roundtable, Jello Biafra talks about the recent controversies surrounding the United States Supreme Court and the impact these will have on the country for years to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rain welcomes Jim White who launches Ane Diaz today on LaunchLeft. Jim and Ane have an interesting history of 20 years, culminating in collaborating in the recording studio for her new record Despechada. Jim's ascent to fame followed an unconventional route that few artists experience. An author, composer and musician, Jim shares how David Byrne had a lot to do with lifting him up early in his career. Hailing from Venezuela, Ane possesses a captivating narrative behind the music she brings to life, the process of working with Jim and co-producer Paul Fonfara in the studio, and how she came to release Despechada on LaunchLeft’s label. Tune in to hear about the journey of these two talented individuals and stay to the end for the inspired song 'Carmela'. Album Ane Diaz Despechada: https://ingrv.es/despechada-6x4-m ----------------- 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: [01:57] Jim explains how he fell into the art of music and the other visual arts he’s explored. [10:18] Jim talks about his unique sound, the people who formed his career and the breaks he got early on in his career. [15:00] Jim shares how he and Ane met and how all the parts came together magically to produce her music. [30:00] Ane is excited to share Venezuelan folk songs with people who are not Latino. [31:42] The story of Yma Sumak. [34:48] Ane shares her love for Venezuela and the history of the music, and she also reflects on the experience of working with Jim. [40:29] The group discusses how the arts are funded in different parts of the world and Minnesota. The show closes with Carmela by Ane Diaz. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Often, you don’t need to understand the language of the art. You can feel the expression of what it is saying. It’s exciting to work with musicians who are willing to work outside of their comfort zone. Towns that invest in the arts thrive because they bring people who want to live there and visit. BIOGRAPHY: “Despechada means heartbroken or without your soul,” explained Ane Díaz about the title of her evocative new album, out June 9th via LaunchLeft. “It’s a very powerful word used for love affairs, but that’s also how I feel about losing my country.” The beloved homeland that inspired Díaz is her birthplace of Caracas, Venezuela, where she was first exposed to the music she would go on to reimagine for Despechada. And while she moved to the United States decades ago, and carved her own path in the alternative music scene, now she is melodiously facing her innate homesickness with these songs, handpicked by her mother, on an intimate Venezuelan folk LP. The result is a sonically lush and lyrically nostalgic journey through her heritage. “For people that lose their country, there’s always this sadness — this thing you can’t go back to,” said the singer and multi-instrumentalist. “That’s why I called it Despechada. “As time has passed, my memory of my country is fading. It’s almost like a loved one you’ve lost. I don’t want to forget their face or forget how they felt. So it’s this fear of losing my country that made me record this album.” The new record is being released by Rain Phoenix’s LaunchLeft, a Los Angeles-based label. Phoenix met Díaz in the late ‘80s in Gainesville, Florida’s thriving music scene. Their then-bands shared countless bills and even toured together. During the 1990s, Phoenix and Díaz connected again in The Causey Way, a punk-rock band on Jello Biafra’s Alternative Tentacles label. By 2001, Diaz had formed her own band, Producto, comprising original songs sung in both English and Spanish. Along the way, her dynamic discography has earned praise from the likes of Jonathan Richman of The Modern Lovers (with whom she opened for in 2018) and Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Looking back, Díaz said the long road through the American underground is what ultimately led her back to her Venezuelan roots. “After I went through a few genres, I realized, ‘this is me,’” Díaz reflected. “It’s my bliss. It’s really where my voice lives.” Aiding in the production, mixing and mastering of Despechada are Jim White, Paul Fonfara and John Keane. “I approached Jim White because his music is exactly what I wanted for these songs,” Díaz said. White is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter, visual artist and author. “He understands sounds that are non-traditional. He knows how to create sounds with tin cans and forks ... it’s a super organic feeling. I wanted him to help create an environment that wasn’t anywhere else, something altogether unique in regard to these traditional folk songs, and I think he masterfully delivered. ” Her family roots are further utilized through the album’s cover art, which features a painting by her brother Miguel. “We have the same nostalgia, he and I. You can see it in his paintings,” Díaz said. “This one is really beautiful. It’s my cousin Vanessa sleeping.” Though, that sense of family is something that pervades her work on Despechada — just ask her old friend Michael Stipe, who said this about her catalog: “To meet her, to see her perform, to hear her music, to hear her voice ... you sense something,” Stipe said. “There is a familiarity; there’s that kind of thing. That electric pulling … that you feel when amongst family.” Despechada TRACKLIST: Clavelito Colorado Pueblos Tristes Mi Nostalgia El Colibri Carmela Fulgida Luna Mi Negra Angelitos Negros Sombra De Los Medanos Duerme Negrito RESOURCE LINKS Podcast - LaunchLeft Jim White Music - Website Jim White - Facebook Ane Diaz Music - Website Ane Diaz - Instagram Ane Diaz - Twitter
In this episode of What Would Jello Do? and Renegade Roundtable, Jello Biafra talks about the departure of Tucker Carlson and how the removal of the Fairness Doctrine has caused media company talking heads to say anything they want to the public, with increasingly dire consequences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Danced all night? Check. Drank sixteen beers? Check. Started up a fight? Check. On this episode, we Buddies soak up the First Single with Profanity in the Title to Break the UK Top 40... 1981's Too Drunk to Fuck by Dead Kennedys. Is that FIRST ENOUGH FOR YOU!? HUH!? LISTENERS!? We talk about punk, make wild interpretations and speculations, and take this podcast to the NEXT LEVEL while celebrating Jello Biafra, Easy Bay Ray, and company.Have a First for us to discuss? Email us at debutbuddies@gmail.comListen to Kelly and Chelsea's awesome horror movie podcast, Never Show the Monster.Check out Kelly and Cabe on Thirteenth Depository.Get some sci-fi from Spaceboy Books.Get down with Michael J. O'Connor's music!Next time: The First Conspiracy Theory
It's our belief that more people know OF Dead Kennedys, and their incendiary leader Jello Biafra, than actually know the band, and their music. Markus and Ray look to change that this week for the kickoff of Punk Rock Month 2023! Their part in the San Francisco faction of WC Punk is clear, but we still found things to learn about DKs and the Boys share it all with you! There's tons to take in, and a bunch more to learn, as the boys did in their DKs adventure! We love our sponsors!!! Please visit their web sites, and support them because they make this crazy show go: Boldfoot Socks https://boldfoot.com Crooked Eye Brewery https://crookedeyebrewery.com/ Don't forget that you can find all of our episodes, on-demand, for free right here on our web site: https://imbalancedhistory.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's our belief that more people know OF Dead Kennedys, and their incendiary leader Jello Biafra, than actually know the band, and their music. Markus and Ray look to change that this week for the kickoff of Punk Rock Month 2023! Their part in the San Francisco faction of WC Punk is clear, but we still found things to learn about DKs and the Boys share it all with you! There's tons to take in, and a bunch more to learn, as the boys did in their DKs adventure! We love our sponsors!!! Please visit their web sites, and support them because they make this crazy show go: Boldfoot Socks https://boldfoot.com Crooked Eye Brewery https://crookedeyebrewery.com/ Don't forget that you can find all of our episodes, on-demand, for free right here on our web site: https://imbalancedhistory.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this continuation from part 1, Jello Biafra talks to his good friend , Ukrainian born, Eugene Hutz of the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Jello and Eugene discuss life in Kiev before the dissolving of the Soviet Union, and what it is to be a cultural ambassador post Russian invasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For two episodes, Jello Biafra talks to his good friend , Ukrainian born, Eugene Hutz. Eugene is the frontman for the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Jello and Eugene discuss life in Kiev before the dissolving of the Soviet Union, and what it is to be a cultural ambassador post Russian invasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
No guests this week! In a brand new spoken word, Jello Biafra addresses the ongoing investigation of January 6th and the crimes that go beyond the events of that day. What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word series by Jello Biafra on the Alternative Tentacles Records YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
One of our cultural heroes, Jello Biafra is a legendary figure in the punk rock scene and a spoken word artist and politician. He joins us to discus how he found his unique voice and how to weather the slings and arrows of our chaotic political reality. His solution? Wicked humor.
Marcus and Carolina are back at it and rounding up music news once again! From The Beastie Boys getting a street corner named after them to everyone listening to 90's music perhaps because they think the world wasn't also a dumpster fire then, the impending closure of the Brooklyn Knitting Factory, Steve Albini winning his second World Series of Poker Tournament, and Jello Biafra reacts to the Chris Lord-Alge remaster of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Flowerhead - Pondering My Orb (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXb6QLCaLxjvucwNlQuS2gg) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0