Afleveringen
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On March 5, jesse and jamilah recorded a whole episode together, discussing their favorite songs on all the Graffin solo records (as well as the Population Wars 7"), only to discover after the fact that JESSE'S MIC WAS NOT ON!!!! Despite the fact that picking only three songs per record for jamilah was incredibly difficult (because she pretty much loves all of the songs), and that jesse was not at all into his second album Cold As The Clay (but was more into American Lesion and Millport); it was an incredibly fun episode to record. So we decided to post it anyway. Hopefully we got it to where jesse was audible enough to hear, and that the variation in sound is not distracting to the point of not enjoying the episode.
Our full conversation was not featured here (so we don't torture you too much). This most likely means that jamilah will be doing episodes covering the albums (plus the 7") as a whole, as a part of our 'In Defense Of' series.
Apologies for our error and mishap, and thank you for listening!!!!!
If you wanna (lovingly) yell at us and stuff (about our error, and about how jesse is a hater of Cold As The Clay), go to: [email protected]
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As promised (somewhere in the scope of an episode- or two or three), we are taking time to discuss the non-lyrical material of Professor Graffin, whom jamilah very openly considers to be one of her favorite writers. This first episode has her musing about his 'Punk Manifesto', which was, if we are not mistaken, written in the late 1990s (of course, if we are incorrect, please correct us).
There's also a discussion of current events, because of course there is.
Music Featured:
-Evangeline-Epiphany-Infected-The State Of The End Of The Millennium Address-Dream Of Unity-Strange Denial-Sanity-Lose Your Head-Whisper In TimeThe Dichotomy-Empty Causes-The Voracious March Of Godliness-Faith Alone-To Another Abyss
Thanks for listening!
To read 'A Punk Manifesto', you can check it out here: https://punxinsolidarity.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/punk-manifesto-by-greg-graffin/
Or here (in Spanish, though not a complete version): https://gargantas-libertarias.blogspot.com/2012/09/manifiesto-punk-por-greg-graffin-bad.html
Petition for the Kononovich Brothers: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/ukraine-stop-the-assassination-of-the-kononovich-brothers
Reach out to us at:[email protected]
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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This episode was directly inspired by the announcement of the mini tour with Dropkick Murphys. Nothing more, nothing less. We are absolutely excited to be seeing the band live again (and we hope you get to see them too); until then, we hope you enjoy this episode.
If you want to tell us about some of your favorite BR shows, or if you have any questions or comments, we are at: [email protected]
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We innocuously recorded this on February 13 (because it was a fit for everyone's schedules); but to be reminded after the fact that this humble little podcast was started one year ago to the day of this episode's recording, was an incredible surprise.
We feel nothing but gratitude for Mr. Jim 'punk whisperer' Ruland to have spent part of his day with us (again, innocuously) on this anniversary. The contributor to fanzines such as Flipside and Razorcake (respectively), he is also the author of various short stories (Big Lonesome) and novels (Forest Of Fortune, Make It Stop); as well as Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall Of SST Records. He is the co-author of Giving The Finger (with Scott Campbell, Jr.), My Damage (with Keith Morris), and of course, Do What You Want: The Story Of Bad Religion.
jamilah and Mr. Ruland discussed everything from the connectivity and joys of punk and the vulnerabilities of relationship building (as well as its heaping contradictions), our shared friendships with Keith Morris (whether brief or longer term), surviving the struggles with addiction, the gift of the tattoo journey, the importance of Bad Religion's music around the world, the gift of watching the band at work... and of course, the minimal coverage of the amazing Into The Unknown in Do What You Want.
Thank you for being here with us, and sticking with us! it means a lot.
To keep up with Jim Ruland, subscribe to Message from the Underworld.
For any questions or comments, we are at: [email protected]
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Yes, we have a(nother) episode where jamilah reads far too much into some lyrical content... That is how her brain works though, and a podcast is a pretty good outlet for these sorts of ruminations.
One of the most contested songs in Bad Religion's catalog, jamilah attempts to make a case for the brilliance of 'I Love My Computer', due to the juxtapositions of emotions/sensibilities, as well as its ability to effortlessly weave through commentary, humor and pathos.
What are your thoughts of the song? Let us know at: [email protected]
Thanks for listening!
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Well... An inauguration in the Yew Ess Uv Ayyy just occurred. Given where we're at, at this point in time; it is certainly apropos to have an episode where we discuss the 2019 album, Age Of Unreason. While jamilah does have quite a few unsurprising critiques, she ultimately considers it to be a beautiful work of art, and massively on time.
And on time it is, because sometime in the course of recording this episode, certain (obvious) harmful executive orders have been immediately signed, a certain Elon Musk is out here doing certain salutes, and the MAGAites are imploding.
And in a last-ditch effort to attempt to get people to not think about his war crimes, Biden (before the end of his term) pardoned Marcus Garvey, but only commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, because revolutionaries who are still walking this earth are too much of a threat for these people, regardless of age of physical condition.
What a time to be alive. Another day in the life in the Snakes...
Also, in the midst of editing this episode we found out the Santa Ana winds have started up again, prompting more fires- this time in San Diego. Please, everyone be safe.
i have not seen specific things regarding assistance for people dealing with the fires yet; however, there's the San Diego County Mutual Aid site: https://www.weallwegotsd.com/
And again, mutual aid for Los Angeles: https://mutualaidla.org/
Another mutual aid list: https://www.fireaid.info/
Assistance for our non-human friends in Los Angeles: https://www.animalwellnessfoundation.org/
If you want to contact us, go to: [email protected]
Thanks for listening!
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While jamilah absolutely adores Bad Religion (as a band); we could not think of a better person to be on this episode than jesse, the resident Brett Gurewitz fanboi. We know about his work regarding the running of Epitaph Records; we know of his history and present role as a producer, mixer, and other behind-the-scenes activities; and of course, we know him as the main co-songwriter, guitarist and Oozin' Aahs contributor of Bad Religion. However, we don't really hear many people talking about his musical projects outside of Bad Religion- this includes Gurewitz himself.
While we give Mr. Brett his flowers and discuss three short-lived musical projects in particular- The Seeing Eye Gods, Daredevils and Error- we ask the question, 'WHY??!!' Why were these projects not really discussed in Do What You Want, and how many people know about these records?
(We think Dean Opseth's name also kept getting mispronounced as 'Ospeth'; we apologize!!!)
Thanks again for listening!
For anyone in Los Angeles needing resources, go to: https://mutualaidla.org/
Another mutual aid list: https://www.fireaid.info/
Assistance for our non-human friends in Los Angeles: https://www.animalwellnessfoundation.org/
If you want to contact us, go to: [email protected]
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Both inspired and influenced by punk culture and music, Abby Denson and jamilah met as teenagers in the 1990s, and immediately started a band (where jamilah played guitar, and Abby played bass, respectively. Mayumi (who is still in both of their lives) played drums). While jamilah's introduction to Bad Religion was No Control; Abby's was the band's first album, How Could Hell Be Any Worse?; in terms of the band, this is where the two part ways- jamilah continued to purchase their records (as well as going backwards); Abby never found the interest to move beyond that. We suppose that she found other bands to inspire her to pick up the thesaurus.
When we found out that Abby was only familiar with the first album, we knew that she was the perfect candidate (no pun intended) to be on an episode. What made it even more interesting was that she's actually seen them live (with her husband, who is a longtime BR appreciator). We gave her one song from every album to listen to (except the first one, of course), And she and jamilah converse, leading to a few interpretations of select songs that are... interesting, to say the least.
There is also discussion of how Los Angeles is burning (and of course, this has never been a truer song more than now); how some music and art have been misappropriated by people who do not mean well, as past works have the capacity to lose context as time goes on; how some parents refuse to teach their kids about the world around them; as well as a personal evolution of the Crossbuster's significance.
Thanks so much for listening!
For anyone in Los Angeles needing resources, go to: https://mutualaidla.org/
To go to Abby's site, go to: https://www.abbydenson.com/
Give us a holler at: [email protected]
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The title of this episode is exactly what we're discussing- The Christmas Songs album/EP, which was released 11 years ago, in 2013!!! Despite not being or feeling sick, jamilah woke up with some hoarseness out of nowhere, thereby making her a little pony. Still, she powered through, and recorded this episode, which hopefully is not too horrible, and will bring some 'comfort and joy' to who whoever listens.
A couple of things not mentioned in the episode were that the vinyl edition of the album/EP was one sided, with an etching on the 'b side'. Also, 20% of the proceeds from the album have gone to SNAP, or Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests which of course is very fitting. Christmas Songs was co-produced by Joe Barresi, along with Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin.
We'd love to hear from you! Contact us at: [email protected]
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jamilah sits down with her collection of vinyl and CDs (and one digital track), formulates a response to a question most people probably didn't ask- and made an episode out of it. We hope you find something positive in there somewhere. This was not an easy one to do- but we did it!!!
What are some of your favorite non-album tracks? Let us know at: [email protected]
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It is an annual tradition in this time to celebrate the hatching of both Greg Graffin and Bad Religion; however, for many, the celebrations are somewhat clouded by the announcement of Donald J. Trump's presidential second term. jamilah responds to this announcement, as well as adds context to the conditions that created an environment where a Trump could (and would) be elected.
Album: https://teodorasfist.bandcamp.com/album/one-day-i-slipped-and-fell-on-a-thought
We'd love to hear your thoughts! Contact us at: [email protected]
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Not only is Greg Graffin one of jamilah's all-time favorite songwriters; he is also one of her all-time favorite vocalists. He is ignored among the cacophony of best of lists, but we are here to give the man his flowers, even if others aren't aware of his amazingness.
This episode was incredibly challenging, as there are too many great songs and moments to choose from, to narrow down in an episode. But of course she, along with jesse, made it work. There were commonalities and differences; there were surprises and well-known favorites.
This is the first of a series of 'favorites' episodes; we will also be giving some love to the drums, bass, guitars... and even the Ooozin' Aahs.
Thanks so much for listening! What are some of your favorite Professor Graffin moments? Let us know at: [email protected]
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Our objective to connect with others who may not be familiar with Bad Religion's music always gives us various perspectives we may not have actually thought about, given our familiarity with the music. And even with our knowledge, there are things we don't necessarily know. This is why we do this podcast- to learn from others, and expand our analytical horizon. We were happy to have friend, educator (and science fiction fanatic) Dennis Hill on an episode, to share some thoughts! Despite holding similar sociopolitical ideas, our methods of processing Bad Religion's music held some variances/differences, which was actually a major surprise for us. Songs Featured:
-The World Won't Stop-All Fantastic Images-Bored And Extremely Dangerous-Let Them Eat War-Flat Earth Society-Part II (The Numbers Game)-Markovian Process-Chaos From Within-Inner Logic-Hear It(This episode was recorded on June 21, 2024- of course there have been inevitable social and political shifts (and life events) since this conversation. However, the primary points haven't changed.)
Thanks so much for listening! We'd love to hear from you: [email protected]
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Anyone who has listened to this podcast at any point may be aware of our adoration for Into The Unknown, an album we feel has been unfairly maligned. While we understand on some level that some don't connect with it (and why they may not), we still feel it's attacked on unnecessary levels, especially because it laid the groundwork for every single thing that came after it.
This episode is our love letter.
Thanks so much for listening! What are your thoughts on Into The Unknown? Let us know at: [email protected]
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The moment (which has been discussed on a few episodes) has finally arrived- Bad Religion (plus Social Distortion and Lovecrimes) came to town. jamilah was incredibly excited, but what did jesse think about his first live experience with all of the bands? They discuss song wish fulfillment, navigating unfamiliar environments, meeting Jay Bentley, receiving setlists, as well as sudden pleasant (and not so pleasant) surprises.
In the middle of all of this we discovered that Steve Albini (jamilah's favorite producer of all time) passed; we discuss his philosophy, some of his works, as well as his evolution as a human. Special thanks to Rob and Carly.(Also, editor's note number 5!!! It was tonsil cancer, not tongue cancer. We wanna be respectful, and get it right! Apologies for the error. A lot of editors notes for this episode!)
Thanks so much for listening! We'd love to hear any thoughts you've had about any of the shows you've seen on this tour, any thoughts about Steve Albini, or whatever queries or comments you have: [email protected]
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Podcasting of this type is an interesting, sometimes vulnerable space; on one end, it allows you more opportunities to 'be yourself', without the constraints of corporate instruction. On another end, you don't want to divulge so much information about yourself that it ends up isolating and uninteresting. When you think about it, this is not unlike the process of a songwriter.
This delicate balance was explored on our latest episode, as jamilah (who at the time of recording was experiencing a mental health crisis) spoke with Lisa Loving, a fellow writer (who wrote the book Street Journalist: Understand & Report The News In Your Community) and long time friend. As Lisa has experienced the end of a marriage, the premise of this episode was to connect her experiences with select songs from the Bad Religion (and Greg Graffin) catalog; but it ended up being a larger conversation about how capitalism (and all its appendages) pervades so many of our interactions and unconscious choices. It was ultimately unexpected, but anyone who has heard this podcast knows this route shouldn't be a surprise.
Surprise or not, it was something that took jamilah out of the head space that started the episode, and that is much appreciated.
(Note: The episode was recorded on April 6, so there are some things discussed in the episode that have come to pass. There are a series of events currently happening that may have been touched on, but we also did not foresee).
Thanks so much for listening! We'd love to hear from you: [email protected]
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First thing's first- this episode is being uploaded the same day as the 32nd anniversary of Generator- so... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
Secondly, this was an incredibly difficult list to do. This band has too many great songs. i don't know if i'm the only person on earth who loves all of the albums (i hope i'm not!!!), but this was definitely a great challenge, thinking about all of the songs and their significance, either personally or in accordance to the subject matter.
Thanks so much for listening! We'd love to hear what your favorite songs are! Are they staples in your life, or a current love, based on an experience or live performance? Let us know: [email protected]
(p.s. When talking about the North Star paper, i think i said it was published in the year 1947, but i meant 1847!!! This is one of the things that happen when you record at 3am!!!)
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Though music is generally seen as a universal experience, not everyone shares the same ways of experiencing it. THIS PODCAST STRIKES FIRST! is an outlet for folks to come on and share their feelings and interpretations of Bad Religion's music, particularly if it's something new for them. Since we love and know the catalog, it's exciting for us to share in the excitement of a person's first listening experience.
jamilah's occasional co-host of the podcast Music And We, jesse, was kind enough to jump into the pit, so to speak. In the episode we discuss jesse's feelings on and interpretations of ten songs he randomly picked (out of a list of 27). Throughout, we discover jesse's (subconscious) love for Brett Gurewitz, we ask the question of why Graffin and Gurewitz are not on 'greatest songwriter' lists; jamilah hears about strange Pentecostal songs, and of course... there's a political and musical hot take (or two).
Thanks again for listening! If you want to contact us with any questions, comments and/or suggestions, the address is: [email protected]
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This is one of the best post-inaugural episode gifts we could have. We are incredibly appreciative for Emily Davis, El Paso, Texas-based singer-songwriter (and MASSIVE Bad Religion appreciator) taking some time out and spending some of it with us. You may be familiar with them from being in the BR community, by finding their covers of Bad Religion on Youtube... or by hearing their band, Emily Davis And The Murder Police.
Emily and jamilah speak on various topics such as the importance of intersectionality in music, how BR's music inspires a creative process, the pitfalls of a 'Vote Blue No Matter Who' perspective, the humanism and empathy of the band's lyrics, tour experiences (and the kindness of the band and crew), the positive qualities of being in the BR community, and of course... Into The Unknown.
If you want to contact us with any questions, comments and/or suggestions, the address is: [email protected]
Thanks so much for listening!
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Greetings! jamilah is a giant nerd when it comes to music she likes, and after recording a somewhat in-depth episode for another podcast, she came up with the idea to center a whole podcast around appreciation for the music and experience of Bad Religion. Who knows where this podcast will go; that said, there's no real harm in sharing the joy of music that inspires people to ask some poignant questions, and sing along at the same time.
We hope you (yeah you, your name here) will be able to take something positive with you in this episode, as well as moving forward. Thanks again!
