Washington, DC: Seat of power, swamp to be drained, and a city that — in the late 1970s — was not pegged to be the next big scene of anything. This episode delves deep into the bands and sounds that were swirling about in the nation’s capital in the late 1970s. We’ll talk about how those bands, as well as British Oi, California hardcore, and an apocryphal concert by The Cramps in 1979 changed the lives of countless kids, many of whom would go to form bands like Teen Idles, SOA, Void, Minor Threat and many more.
Songs in this episode:
- Untouchables - "Nic Fit"
- The Cramps - "Tear It Up"
- Urban Verbs - "Frenzy"
- The Knack - "My Sharona"
- Tiny Desk Unit - "Little Metal Teeth"
- The Slickee Boys - "Put A Bullet In The Jukebox"
- Half Japanese - "Calling All Girls"
- Chalk Circle - "The Slap"
- Pussy Galore - "You Look Like A Jew"
- Sham 69 - "Hurry Up Harry"
- The Damned - "Love Song"
- Black Flag - "Wasted"
- Dead Kennedys - "Police Truck"
- Teenage Jesus and The Jerks - "Less of Me"
- UK Subs - "Teenage HQ"
- Teen Idles - "Get Up And Go"
- Teen Idles - "Deadhead"
- Minor Threat - "Out Of Step"
- SOA - "Public Defender"
- SOA - "Gang Fight"
- Government Issue - "Rock ‘n Roll Bullshit"
- Youth Brigade - "It’s About Time We Had A Change"
- Teen Idles - "I Drink Milk"
- SOA - "Stepping Stone Party"
- Untouchables - "Rat Patrol"
- Sonic Youth - "Nic Fit"
- Red C - "Assassin"
- Iron Cross - "New Breed"
- Deadline - "Aftermath"
- Void - "Authority"
- Void - "Dehumanized"
