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End On End Brian and Jeff
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4.6 • 107 Ratings
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Come along for the ride as Brian and Jeff take journey through the entire Dischord records cannon, one record at a time. There'll be lots of discussion, some debate and plenty of entertaining stories and conversations. Where possible, we interview key players in the making of these releases as well. Brian grew up in the midst of the DC punk scene in the 80's. Asurefire roadmap for disaster, enlightenment or something in between!
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SCREAM "No More Censorship" / Franz Stahl
To conclude our Scream streak, longtime cohost Jeff Kaplan returns for a chat about their first non-Dischord album, No More Censorship. This episode is the first Patron-selected episode. Every five shows, we will do a special Patron's Choice episode (and no, it doesn't need to be a Dischord or DC band). It was pure kismet that one of the very first suggestions was actually this record! And I'm pretty proud of the conversation I had with the band's secret weapon on guitar (and one of the nicest guys you're likely to come across), Franz Stahl. Hit me!
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SCREAM "Fumble"
As we near the end of our run of Scream releases, Scott Sheridan and I talk about the stand-alone Fumble album. Was it ahead omits time? Dated? Another classic or a misstep? Listen and find out.
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SCREAM "Banging The Drum/Fumble"
Continuing our Scream month with the CD compilation of Banging The Drum and Fumble. This episode I'm joined by the illustrious Ben Merlis and growling Greg Polard to geek out on the Scream team and also discuss the debatable merits of their last album before 2023.
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SCREAM Still Screaming/This Side Up CD
Greg Polard joins me this episode to discuss the first Scream CD, chock full of over 30 tracks! The conversation was infinitely fun and insightful. Listen in as we talk about why this is an all time classic and why it's important that Scream are Still Screaming to this day.
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FUGAZI "Instrument"
Well, as a wise man once said, another one bites the dust...
This was a unique addition to the catalog, in that it's probably the first and last documentary film on Dischord. Ben Merlis took the copilot chair for this wild ride. We laughed, we cried, we scratched our heads in confusion (and much more)! Enjoy -
HOOVER "Sidecar Freddie - Cable" / Joe McRedmond
This episode is about the Dischord half-release that brings a new band into the fold, Hoover. They were innovators and harbingers of much to come for the sonics of the 90s punk scene. Does this episode or my conversation with guitarist/vocalist, Joe McRedmond (absolutely the nicest guy I've interviewed this year), change my old bias against the band? Listen and find out. I even had to call in a favor to get old cohost, Jeff Kaplan, to take the sidecar on the episode. Check it!
Customer Reviews
Never End on End?
This is an above average podcast about an above average record label. I hope it never ends.
Often Very Good
These can be great, when they’re focused and have relevant guests. Occasionally (the Repeater +3 ep) these thing veer into interviews with “some guy who booked Fugazi once and knows little about them” and “my son’s friend who’s never heard the band.” These are important records and I’m certain there are many pertinent interviewees who’d love to talk about the music. Also the occasional guest Ben is not cut out for this. On other occasions, though, these guys nail it and bring to life a great exploration. Still… a host who believes “Can I Say” is the best Dischord release while disparaging “Red Medicine” and another who grinds axes about “Facet Squared” (one of the finest opening tracks of the 1990s) while unequivocally worshipping Rites of Spring can be maddening for the listener. Fugazi was the apotheosis not only of Dischord but of punk as a genre—all else falls beneath, including the rest of the Dischord catalog. Instrument is one of the aesthetically-germane music films ever assembled, a perfect representation of Fugazi’s ethos, and these fellas find a way to get it wrong.
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