Docs Till Death

Happy New Years, DTD-ers!  We're back with a brand new minisode.  This week, we kick off the year with a discussion of the punk rock phenomena of "Good Band, Bad Influence," which refers to classic bands that are maybe a little TOO popular, because they are often cited by not-so-classic bands as key influences.  But in typical DTD salon fashion, other intellectually stimulating topics enter into the mix (shout out to The Chase Theory), and the episode winds up being about GBBIs as much as that one Seinfeld episode is about eating at a Chinese restaurant.  Know what we mean?  Of course you do!   That's why we're friends.  And more importantly, that's why you're a faithful DTD listener who's gonna give this episode a listen RIGHT NOW!

"Bane, Bane, they're good for your heart / The more you listen, the more you understand that they were an influence for Have Heart"  That's right, DTD-ers!  We're beginning our episode description with that famous couplet, so you KNOW we've got something good in store for you.  This week, we're talking HOLDING THESE MOMENTS (2020), the recent BANE doc directed by Dan Elswick.   It's a fun, and unexpectedly touching, one.  But fear not, friends, we deliver exactly what you'd expect -- including Pete eating a hut dug, Geoff wearing a leather duster; and Matt analyzing verb tense usage.   Put simply, it's hardcore for the hardcore.  So if you want your hardcore friends to continue to like and respect you, you're gonna need to give this ep a listen, STAT!

Seasons Greetings,  Docs Till Death-heads!  This week, the DTD crew takes a detour from their epoch-defining discussions of punk and hardcore docs, and instead we take an inner journey to discover the real meaning of punk.  And wouldn't you know it!  By the end of their journey -- which includes visits from past, present, and future punk and hardcore luminaries -- we actually do discover the true meaning of punk!  It's a crustpunkmas miracle!!  God save the queen, everyone!!  (If none of what we've just said makes any sense, then you need to listen to the episode.  All will be revealed.  And what are you waiting for, anyway?  You know you want to avoid your family.  So just go ahead and get antisocial: put those headphones on NOW, turn us up, and tune them out!)  

Dear Docs Till Death-heads, We are writing to let you know how excited we were to discover that Geoff selected Jem Cohen's 1999 experimental film about Fugazi, INSTRUMENT, as our documentary for this week.  All of us here at DTD are very familiar with Fugazi's many wonderful records and with arty Fwench New Wave cinema, so we believe that we are the perfect podcast to discuss Cohen's movie.  And if we had to identify one weakness, it would probably be that we, as a podcast, care too much about punk and hardcore, and that we sometimes go TOO FAR to do a good job.  In any event, we would love to speak more with you about this wonderful opportunity that we just completed.  In the meantime, please listen to this very professional episode and subscribe for instant access to future episodes.   Additionally, if you can find a "like" button, please smash it like the state!  Kind Regards, us.

Welcome home, DTD-ers!  We've missed you so, so we've put together a very special minisode.  This week, we discuss the BLACK FLAG episode of Bryan Ray Turcotte and Bo Bushnell's terrific THE ART OF PUNK web series.  And if you know Black Flag like we know Black Flag (and we know Black Flag, bc we're no poseurs), then you know that Black Flag's art means primarily the work of the great Raymond Pettibon -- with all due respect to the also great Edward Colver.  So what more do we need to say?  This is good, important, and meaningful stuff.  Pettibon's art and Black Flag's music aren't too bad, either.  In short: you should check out our new episode NOW; you won't be disappointed, especially if you're a fan of sound effects.    

Hey there, Doc-heads! We’re back with a minisode about punk comps. And if you have not yet realized that we came of punk-age in the 90’s, then this one – and especially the amount of time we spend discussing MULTIPLE Food Not Bomb benefit comps – is really gonna hammer home that point. But don’t be mistaken; we also touch on timeless punk concerns, like whether streaming has killed the comp as a genre, whether the best comps are ones where each band sounds practically the same, and whether comps still make Geoff go “butt wild.”   All that, more, AND a very special visit from our friend, HPK.  So stop whatever you’re doing, now, and give this Noble Podcast/Peace Prize nominated episode a listen.

This is a very special minisode, Doc-heads -- 50% because we discuss the defining features of "punk" food; 50% because we discuss some legendary punk restaurants, 50% because we discuss carob (a.k.a. hippy ambrosia), 50% because we shout out the vegetarian food truck of a fellow punker, and at least 75% because we are pleased to introduce OUR MOST RECENT SPONSOR!  But the biggest reason that this episode is special is because of you, dear listener.  That's right; we know that you are special, even though it's not evident to most people.  But when you listen to Docs Till Death, you show how special you are, and your now-evident special-ness shines its inner light back onto the show, making it the very special episode that we promised at the beginning of this description.  So what are you waiting for?  Start listening!  Special people don't make liars our of their favorite podcast hosts!