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America's Punk movement was started on both coasts.  Early proto-punks like the MC5 and the New York Dolls were followed by a number of other early iconic acts who played at several New York clubs, including CBGB's (Country Blue Grass and Blues), such as the The Ramones, the Talking Heads, Blondie, and Patti Smith.  Meanwhile, LA and San Francisco had a decidedly more political movement propelled by bands like X, The Dead Kennedy's, and Black Flag.  These bands had more in common musically with UK groups like the Sex Pistols and the Clash. 

In this episode, you'll see how the Punk Movement on both coasts continued to develop in the early 1980s, and you'll see what made these bands so utterly unique. 

You won't want to miss a minute!

In This Episode

• The Ramones – Beat on the Brat
• The Ramones – Rock and Roll High School
• U2 – The Miracle of Joey Ramone
• The Ramones Family – Grammy Awards
• The Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
• The Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
• The Talking Heads – Burning Down the House
• David Byrne Interview – David Letterman
• Blondie – Hanging on the Telephone
• Blondie – One Way or Another
• Patti Smith – Gloria
• Patti Smith – Interview
• Patti Smith – Piss Factory
• The Dead Kennedy’s – Holiday in Cambodia
• The Dead Kennedy’s – Kill the Poor
• Jello Biafra – PMRC Interview (Parent’s Music Resources Council)
• Black Flag – Rise Above
• Blag Flag – Depression
• X – Los Angeles
• X – Johnny Hit and Run Pauline
• The Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone
• The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace with God
• Gogol Bordello – Immigradiada
• Green Day – American Idiot
• Flush the Orange Turd

Links to related show content from prior episodes
This episode refers back to a few topics covered in prior episodes.
We invite you to learn more about these ideas!
Use the links, below.

Minimalism
https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/9672982-the-celestial-pulse-of-minimalism

The Blues
https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/8276409-the-duality-of-the-blues-episode-7-of-american-song

 Call and Response
https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/8532047-the-rising-of-gospel-music-and-how-it-inspired-the-world

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