About this episode

This episode features discussions on various music tracks and the film 'Straight to Hell'.

This week's episode is a full send — Taxi Girls, Jr. Juggernaut, Hurry , and one of the greatest bands in America, Redd Kross . Plus Supergrass . A lot of Supergrass. No apologies. Movie of the Week: Straight to Hell (1987). Alex Cox directs Joe Strummer, The Pogues, and Elvis Costello in a spaghetti western that has absolutely no business existing and is better for it. Our third installment in the rock and roll films not about rock and roll series. Women Who Rock: https://womenwhorock.info/ Available on your favorite podcast platform. Unless Spotify is your favorite. Today’s Tracks: Taxi Girls - Auto Hysterics Divinyls - Boys In Town Jr. Juggernaut - Firecracker (4th of July) Styrofoam Winos - Pearls Redd Kross - One Chord Progression Hurry - The Dumbest Person You've Ever Seen Joyce Manor - I Used to Go to This Bar Superdrag - Goin' Out Sugar - Keep Looping Radio Days - One Heart One Love The Nines - Virginia Supergrass - Tonight Supergrass- Seen the Light Supergrass- Ghost of a Friend Supergrass- Rush Hour Soul Supergrass- Alright The Numbers - Love and Doubt Weird Nightmare - Where I Belong The Chutes - Scraping the Last Bits of Light Stereo Silence - Old Pair of Shoes

People in this episode

Host: Pop Rocks Radio

Topics covered

• rock music
• film analysis
• music history
• band discussions
• spaghetti westerns

Keywords

• rock music
• Supergrass
• Redd Kross
• Straight to Hell
• Alex Cox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Pogues, Supergrass, Redd Kross

Books & works: Straight to Hell, Auto Hysterics, Boys In Town, Firecracker (4th of July), Pearls, One Chord Progression, The Dumbest Person You've Ever Seen, I Used to Go to This Bar, Goin' Out, Keep Looping

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