And Introducing

AND introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We’re joined by the Michael Azerrad, the author of Our Band Could Be Your Life to discuss the book’s legacy, DIY in the 21st century, and #RockCriticLaw. Then, Chris and Molly share some final thoughts on our first miniseries, pitch some movie ideas, share listener mail, and talk future programming. Thanks for listening everybody, it’s been a blast. The instagram music review zine thing I mention can be found at: https://www.instagram.com/__antiart__/ Thanks to Lil Tupperware for the outro music: https://soundcloud.com/user-491229571/american-woman-nmv-lil?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

11 Jun 20211h 14min

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, FINISHING today with Chapter Thirteen: Beat Happening! We’re talking Calvin Johnson, K Records, and exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre with our guest Maria Sherman! Check out Maria’s book on Boy Bands here: https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/maria-sherman/larger-than-life/9780762468904/ SONGS Supreme Cool Beings - Our Advice To You Beat Happening - Look Around Beat Happening - Our Secret Beat Happening - Bad Seeds Beat Happening - Midnight a Go-Go Beat Happening - Indian Summer Beat Happening - In Between Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Having an Average Weekend Beat Happening - Hot Chocolate Boy Dub Narcotic Sound System - Banana Meltdown

3 Jun 20211h 42min

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 Twelve: MUDHONEY! For the last leg of our trip, we turn to the Pacific northwest to cover Mudhoney, Sub Pop records, the origins of “Grunge”, a little subset of a subset of post-hardcore that probably won’t amount to much anyway. To do so we’re joined by Mark Yarm (not Marc Arm!), the author of “Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge.” Check out Mark’s work at InputMag: https://www.inputmag.com/profile/mark-yarm-19450961 Including his work on this new piece on the king of Pokemon card collectors: https://www.inputmag.com/features/king-pokemon-cards-charizards-gary-haase-profile Songs: Mr. Epp and the Calculations - Mohawk Man The Thrown Ups - Eat My Dump The Thrown Ups - Bucking Retards Mudhoney - Touch Me I’m Sick Mudhoney - You Got It (Keep It Out of My Face) Mudhoney - Mudride Everett True feat. Kurt Cobain - Do Nuts Mudhoney - Here Comes the Sickness Mudhoney - Good Enough Mudhoney - Kill Yourself Live

27 Mai 20211h 32min

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

20 Mai 20211h 44min

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 Ten: Dinosaur Jr.! We’re joined by Time Crisis and Mountain Brews’ Jake Longstreth to take a look at Dinosaur Jr., the band that pushes volume, epic guitarmanship, and toxic interpersonal relationships to the absolute limit. GET TIX TO THE FRQNCY1 FEST HERE: https://frqncy.live/frqncy1 Check out Jake’s band Moutain Brews here: https://mountainbrews.bandcamp.com/ SONGS IN ORDER: Deep Wound - I Saw It Dinosaur Jr. - The Leper Dinosaur Jr. - Poledo Dinosaur Jr. - Sludgefest Dinosaur Jr. - The Lung Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene Dinosaur Jr. - I Ran Away Dinosaur Jr. - Crumble Dinosaur Jr. - Show Me The Way

13 Mai 20211h 39min

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 Nine: Big Black! We’re joined by our returning Albiniologist Bryn Nieboer to talk all things Big Black, from Cables to Kerosene, and hopefully figure out once and for all what Steve Albini’s deal is. GET TIX TO THE FRQNCY1 FEST HERE: https://frqncy.live/frqncy1 Check out Bryn’s band STAY INSIDE here: https://stayinside.bandcamp.com/album/viewing SONGS: YouTube user tiergrinder - Roland TR-606 Drumatrix Big Black - Dead Billy Naked Raygun - Rat Patrol Big Black - Cables Big Black - The Big Payback Big Black - Racer X Big Black - Kerosene Big Black - My Disco Big Black - Bad Penny

6 Mai 20211h 45min

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 Eight: Butthole Surfers! We’re joined by NPR World Cafe’s Raina Douris to take a look at the Texas-tinged acid-fried world of these genuine rock n roll maniacs, smash the fire cymbal, and commit a little Culturcide along the way. Check out World Cafe here: https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/ And check out Blind Eye Sees All: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW0mXU2mkgo Songs Butthole Surfers - Butthole Surfer Butthole Surfers - The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey Oswalds Grave Butthole Surfers - Lady Sniff Butthole Surfers - Creep in the Cellar Butthole Surfers - American Woman Butthole Surfers - Gary Floyd/Sweet Loaf (Live, Atlanta, May 15 1987) Butthole Surfers - Sweet Loaf Butthole Surfers - The O-men Culturcide - Bruce Butthole Surfers - Jimi Butthole Surfers - John E. Smoke Butthole Surfers - Who Was In My Room Last Night?

29 Apr 20211h 29min

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 Seven: Sonic Youth! We’re joined by Texas Monthly’s Paula Mejia to take a look at the original NYC cool kids of 80’s rock, as well as come up with some great ideas of our own. Check out Texas Monthly’s series on the singer Selena: https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/celebrating-selena/ SONGS Glenn Branca - Lesson #1 for Electric Guitar Sonic Youth - Burning Spear Sonic Youth - (She’s In A) Bad Mood Sonic Youth - Death Valley ‘69 Sonic Youth - Expressway to yr. Skull Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot

22 Apr 20211h 44min