Don't Call It Nothing

Don't Call It Nothing Episode 6 now live! We revisit 1993, the year Uncle Tupelo released the best rock album *and* best country album and did so facing up to the juggernaut that was suburban minivan country rock a la Garth Brooks and The Eagles. 

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Don't Call It Nothing Episode 5 now live! We revisit 1992 by paying homage to one of the unsung heroes of the year (let alone decade), Kathleen Hanna. We dive into the documentary about her life and career, The Punk Singer, revisit Bikini Kill, take a trip to 1995 Alabama to learn about British punks Huggy Bear (it'll make sense once you listen), and even have time to embrace the "budget rock" of The Mummies.

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Don't Call It Nothing Episode 4 now live! We visit the infamous year punk broke – or got broken, depending on your perspective – 1991. We learn that Mudhoney is better than the Stooges, Paul Westerberg is better than Bob Dylan, and pogo with the Sleez Sisters.

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Welcome to Don't Call It Nothing, the podcast dedicated to the lost history of '90s roots, rap, and rock 'n' roll, I’m your host Lance Davis and today we dip our toe into the first year of the decade, 1990. We visit the Burro Room in Chico, California, where three formative punk bands play: Fugazi, Scream, and the Bedlam Rovers.

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Host Lance Davis reads the final few paragraphs of his as yet unpublished book, Don’t Call It Nothing: The Lost History of ‘90s Roots, Rap & Rock ‘n’ Roll, a tribute to the pre-cellphone, mostly pre-internet world of college radio, independent record stores, small clubs, zines, flyers on telephone poles, and simple word of mouth.

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Host Lance Davis explains that the podcast is based on his new and as yet unpublished book, Don’t Call It Nothing: The Lost History of ‘90s Roots, Rap & Rock ‘n’ Roll. This 900+ page reference tome is a celebration of the decade's best music, much of which was nearly invisible to the American public.

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