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American Song

Joe Hines
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American Song is a podcast that traces the origins and development of American - and ultimately world-wide - forms of modern musical entertainment. Over time, we will trace every major genre from its origins through the current day.American Song looks at the development of our music through the lens of social, political, and economic changes that were occurring in each case, and we'll feature the most important musicians in each genre.Every episode is chock-full of the music we love and where possible, we include archival interviews so you can hear about, in the actual words and voices of these great musicians and singers, the motives and passions that drove their creativity.

38 - Coast to Coast Chaos: New York and LA Spark the American Punk Revolution (Part Two)
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  • 38 - Coast to Coast Chaos: New York and LA Spark the American Punk Revolution (Part Two)

    America's Punk movement was started on both coasts.  Early proto-punks like the MC5 and the New York Dolls were followed by a number of other early iconic acts who played at several New York clubs, including CBGB's (Country Blue Grass and Blues), such as the The Ramones, the Talking Heads, Blondie, and Patti Smith.  Meanwhile, LA and San Francisco had a decidedly more political movement propelled by bands like X, The Dead Kennedy's, and Black Flag.  These bands had more in common musically with UK groups like the Sex Pistols and the Clash. 

    In this episode, you'll see how the Punk Movement on both coasts continued to develop in the early 1980s, and you'll see what made these bands so utterly unique. 

    You won't want to miss a minute!

    In This Episode

    The Ramones – Beat on the BratThe Ramones – Rock and Roll High SchoolU2 – The Miracle of Joey RamoneThe Ramones Family – Grammy AwardsThe Talking Heads – Psycho KillerThe Talking Heads – Once in a LifetimeThe Talking Heads – Burning Down the HouseDavid Byrne Interview – David LettermanBlondie – Hanging on the TelephoneBlondie – One Way or AnotherPatti Smith – GloriaPatti Smith – InterviewPatti Smith – Piss FactoryThe Dead Kennedy’s – Holiday in CambodiaThe Dead Kennedy’s – Kill the PoorJello Biafra – PMRC Interview (Parent’s Music Resources Council)Black Flag – Rise AboveBlag Flag – DepressionX – Los AngelesX – Johnny Hit and Run PaulineThe Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy GoneThe Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace with GodGogol Bordello – ImmigradiadaGreen Day – American IdiotFlush the Orange Turd


    Links to related show content from prior episodes
    This episode refers back to a few topics covered in prior episodes.
    We invite you to learn more about these ideas!
    Use the links, below.

    Minimalism
    https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/9672982-the-celestial-pulse-of-minimalism

    The Blues
    https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/8276409-the-duality-of-the-blues-episode-7-of-american-song

     Call and Response
    https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/8532047-the-rising-of-gospel-music-and-how-it-inspired-the-world

    Sun, 12 May 2024
  • 37 - Coast to Coast Chaos: New York and LA Spark the American Punk Revolution! (Part One)

    When the dreams and promises you’ve placed your hopes in end up being a mirage, its only human to feel angry.  In the mid 1970’s, a lot of teens and young adults found themselves in this camp.  The nation’s shift toward a decidedly more cynical era could be heard in anti-war statements such as "War is not healthy for children and other living things"  On the equal rights agenda, the demand for black civil rights encouraged a louder beating of the drum as seen in the rise of feminism.  At the same time, both movements continued receiving backlash from the country’s conservatives, especially The "Silent Majority" campaign, responding to the ‘liberal excesses’ of the counterculture.

    Running through everything, there was a feeling that the social changes that the ‘60s had promised were as far away as ever.  America’s kids were caught in the cross-hairs.  America was experiencing an epidemic of frustration, anxiety and anger.  

    With nothing to do, and a sense that the walls were closing in, teens living in places like New York, Detroit and Los Angeles, swam in an ocean of boredom and alienation that needed venting.  Punk’s rawness and DIY attitude made it easy for anyone who had the need to hit back, or at least spit into the audience, to become an anti-hero. 

     In this first of two episodes on the origins of American Punk, we draw a through line from early New York proto-punk bands like the Velvet Underground, the MC5 and the New York Dolls through to California bands like X, Black Flag and the Dead Kennedy's.  You'll come away understanding how the idealism of the 1960's gave way to the cynicism and anger of the 1970's punk movement.  And yet, through it all, America's kids were still demanding change and even in the cynicism, holding out for something better.

    In This Episode

    John Lennon-Give Me Some TruthScene from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegasthe Rolling Stones - Gimme ShelterTV News – End of Vietnam WarScene from “Network”Scene from the GodfatherThe Clash – Police on My BackPink Floyd – Have a CigarThe MC5 – Kick Out the JamsThe Stooges – I Wanna Be Your DogIggy Pop – InterviewThe Velvet Underground – Venus in FursThe New York Dolls – Jet BoyDavid Bowie – SuffragetteDavid Bowie – InterviewDavie Bowie – Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsDavid Bowie – Rock and Roll SuicideThe Ramones – Blitzkrieg BopThe Ramones - Interview


    Links to related show content from prior episodes
    This episode refers back to a few topics covered in prior episodes.
    We invite you to learn more about these ideas!
    Use the links, below. 

    Minimalism
    https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/9672982-the-celestial-pulse-of-minimalism

    The Blues
    https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/8276409-the-duality-of-the-blues-episode-7-of-american-song

     Call and Response
    https://americansong.buzzsprout.com/1622638/8532047-the-rising-of-gospel-music-and-how-it-inspired-the-world

    Sun, 12 May 2024
  • 36 - Southern Rock: Coming to Terms with a Complicated Past (Part Two)

    This is the second half of a two-part episode

    In the late 1960's and early 1970's, Southern rock, a rebellious fusion of blues, rock and roll, and country music, emerged as the defiant cry from the heart of the South. Lynyrd Skynyrd's guitars wailed like banshees, their lyrics echoing the region's resistance to outside finger-pointing and strengthened a determination to preserve their own cultural identity.  Never mind the warts and blemishes.  The Allman Brothers Band played with improvisations like soaring eagles.  Their music captured the untamed spirit, passion and raw energy of the South.

    The intensity of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Outlaws was a force of nature, their music was a raw and unfiltered expression of southern pride. Their guitars roared like thunder, their drums pounded like a heartbeat, and their lyrics spoke of rebellion, and the indomitable spirit of the South. 

    John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival's showed that Southern music extended past Southern borders.  Their music, infused with idealism and earthiness, captured the hopes and dreams of ordinary people. Their melodies were catchy and memorable, their lyrics were simple yet profound, and their art spoke directly to the hearts of their listeners.  CCR offered a sense of hope and possibility in a world often filled with uncertainty.

    Robbie Robertson and the Band's music was a tapestry of Americana, woven from the threads of blues, country, rock and roll, and folk. With songs written by a member of America’s first people, who crafted melodies that were both familiar and fresh, The Band captured the essence of the American experience.  All its triumphs and tragedies, from the pinnacle of joy to the depths of sorrow, Robertson helped reveal a nation in search of an identity.

    All of this and more await you in this latest episode!  Hope you enjoy it!

    Featured Artists
    Alabama
    The Allman Bros.
    The Band
    Black Oak Arkansas
    Carl Perkins
    The Charlie Daniels Band
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Graham Parker
    Hank Williams
    John Lee Hooker
    Lonnie Mack
    Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Molly Hatchett
    Muddy Waters
    Neil Young
    The Outlaws
    Rossington Collins Band
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Links to Supporting Episodes

    Season One Episode Four
    Season One Episode Seven
    Season One Episode Eight
    Season Two Episode Eight

    Tue, 12 Dec 2023
  • 35 - Southern Rock: Coming to Terms with a Complicated Past (Part One)

    In the late 1960's and early 1970's, Southern rock, a rebellious fusion of blues, rock and roll, and country music, emerged as the defiant cry from the heart of the South. Lynyrd Skynyrd's guitars wailed like banshees, their lyrics echoing the region's resistance to outside fingerpointing and strengthened a determination to preserve their own cultural identity.  Never mind the warts and blemishes.  The Allman Brothers Band played with improvisations like soaring eagles.  Their music captured the untamed spirit, passion and raw energy of the South.

    The intensity of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Outlaws was a force of nature, their music was a raw and unfiltered expression of southern pride. Their guitars roared like thunder, their drums pounded like a heartbeat, and their lyrics spoke of rebellion, and the indomitable spirit of the South. 

    John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival's showed that Southern music extended past Southern borders.  Their music, infused with idealism and earthiness, captured the hopes and dreams of ordinary people. Their melodies were catchy and memorable, their lyrics were simple yet profound, and their art spoke directly to the hearts of their listeners.  CCR offered a sense of hope and possibility in a world often filled with uncertainty.

    Robbie Robertson and the Band's music was a tapestry of Americana, woven from the threads of blues, country, rock and roll, and folk. With songs written by a member of America’s first people, who crafted melodies that were both familiar and fresh, The Band captured the essence of the American experience.  All its triumphs and tragedies, from the pinnacle of joy to the depths of sorrow, Robertson helped reveal a nation in search of an identity.

    All of this and more await you in this latest episode!  Hope you enjoy it!

    Featured Artists
    Alabama
    The Allman Bros.
    The Band
    Black Oak Arkansas
    Carl Perkins
    The Charlie Daniels Band
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Graham Parker
    Hank Williams
    John Lee Hooker
    Lonnie Mack
    Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Molly Hatchett
    Muddy Waters
    Neil Young
    The Outlaws
    Rossington Collins Band
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Links to Supporting Episodes

    Season One Episode Four
    Season One Episode Seven
    Season One Episode Eight
    Season Two Episode Eight


















    Tue, 12 Dec 2023
  • 34 - Reggae Music: How Jamaica Conquered the World! (Part Two)

    This is part two of a two-part focus on Reggae music.

    The heart of Reggae music has always been politics and spirituality.

    In this two part episode, you'll learn about some of the musical and political forces in Jamaica's colorful past that all contributed to the music that we celebrate as reggae today.   From Marcus Garvey, the modern-day prophet who  had a vision for the black people living in the new world, and Ethiopia's Emperor Hailie Salassie, whose formal title included "Lord of Lord, King of Kings, and Conquering Lion of Judah", and claimed to be a direct descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Shebah, to great early reggae musicians like Derrick Morgan, and Desmond Dekker, to the firey Peter Tosh, and the brilliant reggae, who brought reggae to the rest of the world, Bob Marley - they're all here and you'll learn their stories, hear their music, and understand the major forces that fused to create a brand new genre.

    In this latest episode, learn the inside story of how Bob Marley came from crippling poverty in one of Jamaica's poorest neighborhoods to became reggae's greatest musical luminary, and how he then faced off against the brutality of systemic Jamaican racism to permanently change his country and the rest of the world. 

    In This Episode

    Bob Marley and the Wailers
    1.  Trench Town Rock
    2.  Simmer Down
    3.  400 Years
    4.  I Shot the Sheriff
    5.  Rebel Music (3 0'Clock Road Block)
    6.  War
    7.  Exodus
    8.  Is This Love
    9.  Survival
    10.  Could You Be Loved

    Also in this episode:

    Interview with Bunny Wailer, formerly with the Wailers
    Interview with Marlon James, Jamaican author of A Brief History of Seven Killings

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    Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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