EP. 252: The Great Goon in the Sky

Obviously we had to talk about the recent GEL discourse, 30 minutes of it! A rare TSR x TMZ moment. Hardcore for the freaks, you say? Pre 90s punk, Sonic Youth confusion, angry MUNI rides, stimmy checks band funds, Boy Scouts popcorn, ain't no half steppin'!

Playlist

  1. XOXO by GEL on Violent Closure (Atomic Action!)
  2. Gooners by GEL (self-released)

    New Absolute troll job of a song, but I couldn't NOT add it to the setlist.

  3. Notes App Apology by Heart Attack Man (Triple Crown)
  4. Attainable by GEL on Only Constant (Convulse)
  5. Foul Mouth by Screaming Females on Baby Teeth (Don Giovanni)
  6. Featured What Do You Say by Late Bloomer on Another One Again (Self Aware) Info

    Josh from Late Bloomer wrote an awesome Substack article! Linked in more info

  7. History Lesson Part 2 by Minutemen on Double Nickels on the Dime (SST)
  8. The Politics of Time by Minutemen on Double Nickels on the Dime (SST)
  9. Hot Wire My Heart by Crime on Murder by Guitar (Superior Viaduct) Local
  10. Kill Yr Idols by Sonic Youth on Kill Yr Idols (Geffen)
  11. Dirty Boots by Sonic Youth on Goo (DGC)
  12. Who Benefits by His Hero Is Gone on The Plot Sickens (Feral Ward)
  13. Time Ends by Merauder on Master Killer (Century Media)
  14. Ain't No Half Steppin' by Big Daddy Kane on Long Live The Kane (Cold Chillin)
  15. My Name is Mud by Primus on Pork Soda (Interscope)
  16. Waiting For My Ruca by Sublime on 40oz To Freedom (MIF)
  17. Same Old Girl by The Happys on Same Old Girl (Self-Released) New Local
  18. Turn to Stone by The Strange Ones on Turn to Stone (Minor Chord) Info

    New Local If you’ve ever wondered what ELO would sound like if it were more Garage Punk, good news…The Strange Ones have released a cover of “Turn to Stone”, originally by Electric Light Orchestra from their 1977 album Out of the Blue.

  19. The Understanding by Ceremony on The L-Shaped Man (Matador) Local
  20. Pressure's On by Red C on Flex Your Head (Dischord)
  21. 6 O'Clock News by Red C on Flex Your Head (Dischord)
  22. I Can Be Afraid of Anything by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die on Harmlessness (Epitaph)
  23. Hey Ken, Someone Methodically Mushed the Donuts (Re-recorded) ft. Tades Sanville by Free Throw on Those Days Are Gone (10 Year Anniversary) (Wax Bodega) New