This week, at the prompting of Earbuddy Naomi, Mitchell and Amy tackle the subject of diss tracks, most specifically diss tracks to other genres. There are a surprising amount of genre diss tracks and even personal grudge songs. They get introspective about the territorialism within musical genre fan groups and share a pretty unpopular hot take on “a voice of a generation.”

 

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Music:

Hole - Rock Star

Bayside - Dancing Like An Idiot

Elvis Costello - How to be Dumb

Propagandhi - Ska Sucks

Anti-Flag - Indie Sux, Hardline Sux, Emo Sux

Simon and Garfunkel - A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I was Robert McNamara’d)

Pearl Jam - Corduroy

Pavement - Range Life

Limp Wrist - I Love Hardcore Boys, I Love Boys Hardcore

Tool - Hooker with a Penis

The Dead Milkmen - Instant Club Hit (You’ll Dance to Anything)

The Aggrolites - Countryman Fiddle