Episode 87: Why The Midwest Is Fat

This week Brandon and Peter discuss the conference finals, rehash their feelings about the Coyotes and talk about some rather bad decisions made by politicians.

Punk Headlines:

-Dropkick takes issue with Wisconsin Republicans using their songs

-New York politicians consider bill that would ban anonymous posts on the internet

-Riot Fest East is reduced from three days to one day

Playoffs:

New York v. New Jersey

Phoenix v. Los Angeles

Songs Featured In This Episode:

Intro: The Deadly Rhythm by Refused

The Shadow of Greed by Oiltanker

Media Blitz by The Germs

Platypus (I Hate You) by Green Day

Serfs Up by DC Fallout

#StayNegi: Good Riddance To Green Day

Doing research for that last post took me back to my childhood: some good music was listened to, some terrible music was listened to and lots had changed since the break of all those bands.  Nirvana lost their lead singer, which lead to a new band and a political career, Pearl Jam got clean, Alice in Chains lost their lead singer, Soundgarden happened, in reality, the 90s happened.   With the 90s came the boom of Fat Wreck Chords, Lookout! Records, Asian Man Records, and more with this huge push for this poppy punk sound. A break out star of that punk scene was Green Day, and holy shit how far have they fallen? 

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