This week Aaron Haag and John Brian travel back to 1994 and discuss just how pivotal The Offspring's album Smash was to Punk Rock, Grunge and Pop Punk. We lay out how the success of this album touched every band from Blink 182 to Rancid, from Bad Religion to Fall Out Boy. From their uncanny rise and bitter divorce from Epitaph Records, their story is anything but dull.

 

Links Referred To In This Episode

Great Rolling Stone Article 

An interview with Mr. Brett

Dexter/Offspring Letter to Fans about leaving Epitaph

MUSIC CREDITS: 

Songs by The Offspring

Come Out and Play, Smash, Nitro, Something to Believe In and Self Esteem

from Smash (1994)

 

Additional Songs

Miserlou by Dick Dale

off of King of Surf Guitar (1963)

Hava Nagila (Traditional)

 

  

Our Recommendations:

Aaron’s Rec of the Week: Cheese, mostly Pepper Jack 

John’s Rec of the Week: The Wonder Years

 

 

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