Docs Till Death

Docs Till Death

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Docs Till Death episodes

  • THE ART OF PUNK: BLACK FLAG (no Rob Liefeld shit)

    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.    

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    1 hr 7 min
  • AFRO-PUNK: The Year That Afro-Punk Broke
    Hey there, Doc-Heads!  Your friendly neighborhood podcast hosts are back, and this week we're discussing James Spooner's seminal film, AFRO-PUNK.  As always, we raise a series of important questions -- like whether it makes more sense to call the film a "documentary" or a "conversation"? what counts as valid commentary when you are not a film's (or any work of art's) intended audience? and, of course, is that a framed press photo of Ashes behind Chaka?  We also laugh way too much at our own jokes... but not in a RHCP sort of way (SPOILER ALERT!).  Are you confused now?  Do you want to know what about what we've just said is a spoiler?  Might we be suggesting that the RHCP have returned to the fold?  Guess you're gonna have to listen and find out!
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    1 hr 22 min
  • Punk Compilations: Food (Not Bombs) For Thought

    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.

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    1 hr
  • GIMME DANGER: Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire, Gimme the Stooges Doc I Require
    Hey there, Doc-Heads!  We're back, and this week we discuss Jimmy J's GIMME DANGER, the story of The Stooges.  It's definitely one of the better made punk docs, but please don't let that worry you, or lead you to believe that we let the doc's sophisticated storytelling and overall quality impact our approach in any way.  In classic DTD form, we spend more time discussing the last five minutes of the film than we do the rest of the movie, combined.   We also spend A LOT of time discussing (important) film-adjacent issues, like Kate from the B-52s guest appearances, marshmallow men, Henry Rollins' feelings, and Mike Z's primo Grateful Dead tape collection.  So what more do you need to know?   To quote the poet: "Check it out!"
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    1 hr 24 min
  • Chew on This!

    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!

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    50 min
  • THE FILTH AND THE FURY: Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Sox Postels
    Attention, Doc-Heads!  That time has come -- whether you're prepared or not, and how could you be?  It's certainly impossible to even begin to imagine what might be in store when you sit down to listen to the DTD crew sit down and discuss the movie that no less than ROLLING STONES positions as #2 on their "Best Punk Rock Movies of All Time" list.  That's right: ROLLING STONES.  #2.  WOW!  Well, in case you haven't grasped what that means (and if you're someone who skipped the title of this episode), it means that this week we're discussing Julien Temple's THE FILTH AND THE FURY -- the movie Rolling Stones deems a classic, and a #2.   Wait, what?  That doesn't make sense.   Guess you'll have to listen to find out if we resolve the apparent contradiction.  
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    1 hr 27 min
  • Sorry, Not Sorry.

    This week, the DTD crew delivers it's first mini-sode, and its a good one!  And you can believes us about that, because we're impartial.  For the most part, the episode is an apologia for being unapologetic.  But we also touch on the ways jam bands have influenced Geoff, Dave Grohl, punk house disagreements, and spooky Halloween-themed punk bands (ever heard of a little band called The Misfits?).  Probably not, but you should give them a listen... AFTER you listen to this Podcast Awards nominated episode.  

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    41 min
  • HATED: GG Allin-acula, Dead and HATED It

    We're ba-aaack!!!  That‘s right, ghouls and goblins, it’s October and Season 2 of Docs Till Death kicks off with Todd Phillip’s spooky tale of existential dread, "HATED: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies".  But Phillip‘s peek into the glory hole that is the life and times of GG Allin isn’t just a great watch for the Halloween season; since his death, even more than during his life, this is GG’s world, and we at DTD are just trying to figure out how to get by — without getting hit by one of those fecal smothered hot dogs.  So join us as we discuss all things GG, except his penis size (what kind of hacks do you take us for?!?!?).    

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    1 hr 23 min
  • The First Annual Grohlies (A Very Special Episode)
    We know we said we were taking a full month off, but WE CAN’T QUIT YOU!  So we’re back with a very special episode that doubles as an award show.  We get real serious with each other (letters are opened, some are read, and truths are spoken); then we disregard any effort towards self improvement and instead jump right into our first annual GROHLIES, the awards (named after the almighty Dave Grohl of THEM SIDEWAYS VULCANS fame) that we give out to somewhat random aspects of the movies we watched in season one.  This is a very silly one!  What’s more… you don’t even need to watch a movie to not really follow what we’re talking about, so give it a listen, then smash that subscribe button!
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    49 min
  • SLC PUNK: Portrait of a Serial Killer
    Some of you are probably asking “Are they seriously discussing SLC PUNK?!”  In response, we’d like to assure you,  “Yes.  Yes we are.”  But if you aren’t following this hypothetical conversation, you’re probably asking, “What the hell are they talking about?”   In that case, we’d like to explain: “We are discussing SLC PUNK for the final review-based episode of season one of Docs Till Death, the punk podcast where old punks discuss punk and hardcore documentaries in a very punk way.”  We’d also probably add, “while it might seem on, especially given our name, that we're discussing something other than a documentary, we’re always open to trying out new things (kink).  And since SLC PUNK has become something of a sacred cow for many punks who came of age in the late 90s, we figured that we'd ceremonially slaughter that milk machine to cap off our immensely successful first season.”
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    1 hr 41 min

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A punk podcast where old punks discuss punk and hardcore movies in a very punk way. We ridicule filmmakers for their limited knowledge of punk canon, their corny and sentimental affinity for regional…