A longer-than-usual show this week, recorded one day after the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. I don’t think I need to go into any great detail in this space because the audio clips and many of the songs on the show tell the story and the show runs almost an extra quarter hour because I wanted to get everything on there. A tragedy in so many ways—the lives lost, the physical and emotional toll on the survivors, their families and the selfless, courageous first responders. The subsequent military actions overseas were also tragic, with the deaths of not only US troops but tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq. And, of course, the fear and paranoia that grips this country, along with the attack on civil liberties. In some ways, you wonder if the terrorists actually won, given what’s happened in the US over the past decade.
This week’s show is dedicated to the memory of my friend Jane Simpkin, who was on the second plane that flew into the World Trade Center. Rest in peace...
TRACK 1
DEFIANCE-Terrorist Attack (PunkCore)
BRAIN KILLER-So Much Hate (Deranged)
LEBENDEN TOTEN-Terror Attack (Feral Ward)
DARK AGES-Power (Sorry State)
STATE-Subvert (Statement)
CRUCIFIX-Prejudice (Southern)
RANK/XEROX-Sterile Regions (Make A Mess)
TOTAL CONTROL-One More Tonight (Iron Lung)
X-Present (Rocknroll Blitzkrieg)
NIGHT BIRDS-Born Of Man and Woman (Grave Mistake)
NASA SPACE UNIVERSE-PP Fresco (Shogun)
CONSUMERS-Teen Love Song (In The Red)
THEE HEADCOATS-Youngblood (Crypt)
LINK WRAY-Run Chicken Run (Norton)
THE DULL-I Hate The Motorcyclist (from “Barricaded Suspects,” Dr. Strange)
HOLLYWOOD-Doctor’s Note (Big Neck)
TRACK 2
JELLO BIAFRA-The Big Ka-Boom (excerpt) (Alternative Tentacles)
DISSYSTEMA-Living In A Post 9/11 World (Putrid Filth Conspiracy)
FROM ASHES RISE-Reaction (Jade Tree)
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH-The Sucking Of The Missile Cock (Hardcore Holocaust)
HOLDING ON-The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Played (Bridge Nine)
BEHIND ENEMY LINES-What Did We Expect? (Antagony Media)
SLAYER-Raining Blood (American)
BAUHAUS-Dark Entries (Beggars Banquet)
JOY DIVISION-Warsaw (Qwest)
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN-The Puppet (from “URGH! A Music War,” A&M)
MISSION OF BURMA-Academy Fight Song (Ace of Hearts)
THE FALL-Rebellious Jukebox (IRS)
TRACK 3
JOHN WAYNE’S SEVERED HEAD-2 Towers and Too Many Flags (self-released)
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS-Terrorist Attack? (No Idea)
BRIEFS-Orange Alert (BYO)
PINKO & THE ACTION BOYS-9/11 Is A Joke (self-released)
UPSTAB-9-11 Hoax (Way Back When/Even Worse)
SPITS-Terrorist Attack (In The Red)
ORGANIZED SPORTS-So Proud Of Him (Bulkhead)
MAJOR DAMAGE-Edge Of Sanity (Even Worse/Way Back When)
TROPIEZO-Ire Al Infinito (multi-label)
VIVISICK-Ideoloideolo Hierarchieraruhi (Discos de Hoy)
EXECUTIONER-Hellbound (Patac)
SPAZZ-Crush Kill Destroy (625)
REZILLOS-Bad Guy Reaction (Sire)
BRUCE WAYNE BAND-Nightmares (from “Sad Day We Left The Croft,” Honcho)
MEN’S RECOVERY PROJECT-Cacti (5RC)
DIGITAL LEATHER-Abrasion (Goner)
ICEAGE-White Rune (What’s Your Rupture)
TRACK 4
MAGNOLIAS-Fathers & Sins (Twin/Tone)
CROSS STITCHED EYES-Birth Of Night (Alternative Tentacles)
WHATEVER BRAINS-Withnail (Sorry State)
TRACTOR SEX FATALITY-Three Note Arena (Big Neck)
TYVEK-Nothing Fits (In The Red)
MEERCAZ-Unlust (Tic Tac Totally)
BIRTHDAY PARTY-Sonny’s Burning (4AD)
WHITE ZOMBIE-Shack Of Hate (Caroline)
BLITZKRIEG-Lest We Forget (No Future)
THE EXPELLED-Dreaming (Captain Oi)
THE SYSTEM-Dogs Of War (Skuld)