And introducing, in therapy, it’s Metallica: Some Kind of Monster! For our 100th EPISODE we’ve decided to return to our roots in HARD ROCK, but instead of looking at it’s decadent heights, examining it at it’s most grinding, tedious, bureaucratic lows. We’re talking about the fantastic 2004 documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, following the heavy metal goliaths as they drift aimlessly, tensions high, missing a member, recording an album no one’s interested in - including themselves - and most hilariously in FULL BAND therapy. And through it, finding one of the most fascinating and intimate portrayals of a rock band ever made.

SONGS

Metallica - Seek & Destroy

Metallica - Frantic

Metallica - St. Anger

And Introducing...Andrew Low! The lead singer and guitarist for the fundamental Pennsylvania emo band The Jazz June, Andrew joined Molly for a very special solo episode, aka one where no books were read but music was certainly discussed. Topics of conversation include embracing vs. rejecting the emo label, playing DIY shows in the late '90s, and rock bands getting "Mountain Dew money."

Andrew is making new music in the band Post-Skeleton whose Bandcamp you can check out here: https://postskeleton.bandcamp.com/releases

SONGS IN ORDER

The Jazz June - The Phone Works Both Ways

The Jazz June - Rich Kid Shakedown

The Jazz June - Antiquated

The Jazz June - The Scars to Prove It

The Jazz June - Nicaragua

The Jazz June - Over Underground

Post-Skeleton - The Loudest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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