"Waiting Room" with Chris Richards

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Chris Richards discussing the song 'Waiting Room' by Fugazi and its impact.

"Waiting Room" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-room "Waiting Room (Demo)" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-room-demo 1991 interview with Ian MacKaye (And When There's Darkness) https://mezzanottereport.com/2021/03/11/the-word-is-ian-mackaye-fugazi/ Guy Picciotto on Songwriting Malpractice https://podcasts.apple.com/ml/podcast/ep-65-guy-picciotto-rites-of-spring-fugazi/id1514529140?i=1000539308910 One Week One Band interview with Ian MacKaye https://oneweekoneband.tumblr.com/post/11733504291/ian-mackaye-interview Mark Prindle interview with Ian MacKaye http://www.markprindle.com/mackaye-i.htm "Who Let the Song Out?" by Dave McKenna https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/261357/who-let-the-song-out/ Guy Picciotto on End On End https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fugazi-s-t-guy-picciotto-and-ted-nicely/id1500702253?i=1000523869572 Night Gallery S2E18 "The Waiting Room" https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82qrpw "Waiting Room" cover by Jazz Band Rejects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIZD9WFpWZo "Let It Out" by Girl Talk (Fugazi sample at 5:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtsxfquYHf0 "Independent Room" mashup…

People in this episode

Host: Ian James Wright

Guest: Chris Richards

Topics covered

• Fugazi
• music analysis
• interviews
• songwriting
• punk rock

Keywords

• Fugazi
• Waiting Room
• Chris Richards
• Ian MacKaye
• punk rock
• music interview
• songwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DC Abortion Fund

Books & works: Waiting Room, Waiting Room (Demo), Who Let the Song Out?, Let It Out, Independent Room, Night Gallery S2E18 "The Waiting Room"

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