The B-52s

About this episode

This episode celebrates the B-52s and their impact on music, featuring notable performances and anecdotes.

In the mid 70s, some arty weird kids in Athens, GA shared a volcano cocktail at a Chinese restaurant. That party took them to many others, armed with hugely influential guitar licks, beehive hairdo wigs, and dancing from another world. It's THE B-52s week! It's episode number 50 of TMGT, and the show kicks off with a performance on SNL that changed Dave Grohl's life. Jon insists on covering a clip of the band at the 1982 US Festival despite it having no place within the dumb format of this po...

People in this episode

Host: Jon

Topics covered

• B-52s
• music history
• influential bands
• live performances
• 80s music

Keywords

• B-52s
• Dave Grohl
• Athens GA
• 1982 US Festival
• SNL
• music history
• live performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: THE B-52s

Books & works: SNL

Places: Athens, GA

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