In this episode, we explore the origins of hardcore punk and its more egalitarian revival in recent years. We discuss the influential bands and individuals that shaped the genre, as well as the the more diverse and less elitist bands that are leading it today.
Playlist of songs:
- Out of Vogue - The Middle Class
- Rise Above - Black Flag
- Joe Mccarthy's Ghost - Minutemen
- Wild in the Streets - Circle Jerks
- Forming - Germs
- Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
- Code Blue - T.S.O.L.
- Kids of the Black Hole - Adolescents
- Kill The Poor - Dead Kennedys
- Take This Job and Shove It - Dead Kennedys
- Pay to Cum - Bad Brains
- Attitude - Bad Brains
- Seeing Red - Minor Threat
- Straight Edge - Minor Threat
- Young 'Til I Die - 7 Seconds
- My War - Black Flag
- Beastie Boys - Beastie Boys
- Hybrid Moments - Misfits
- New Direction - Gorilla Biscuits
- G.L.O.S.S. (We're from the Future) - G.L.O.S.S.
- Be What You Want - Asexuals
- Driponomics - Soul Glo, Mother Maryrose
- We've Only Just Begun - Zulu
- Real Thing - Turnstile
- Mystery - Turnstile