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Sep 19, 2026

Real Punk Radio Podcast Network

Real Punk Radio Podcast Network

Redox #466 – Wake Up [Alternate Mix / Bearsville Version]

Sep 19 · 1 Mention

JerryHOST
125:42
The original was released in 1980 on Rough Trade.
JerryHOST
125:46
From 2005 and the Kill Rockstars label, you heard the band Harvey Danger with the song Cream and Bastards Rise.
JerryHOST
125:53
That band hails from Seattle and recorded three albums from 1997's Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone to 2005 is Little by Little.
JerryHOST
126:02
You can find Cream and Bastards Rise on that album.
worldbeatcanada radio

worldbeatcanada radio

World Beat Canada Radio September 19 2026

Sep 17 · 1 Mention

speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:17
It's been so long
Cal KoatHOST
18:46
Japanese-Canadian band Tekei Tekei, who get into all kinds of cool stuff, like surf and psych, and Kill Rockstars is the name of their new album, Hagata, and Doppelganger is what we heard.
Cal KoatHOST
19:01
Adam's Shake before that, Mountains of Morocco.
Cal KoatHOST
19:03
We have the enigmatic Sun Atlas coming up with a brand new track called Voodoo Cobra.
Hyphenate with Randy Randall

Hyphenate with Randy Randall

Hyphenate Halftime Wavley Groves

Sep 7 · 1 Mention

Randy RandallHOST
49:49
I think their records were out of print or not on streaming.
Randy RandallHOST
49:53
They did a record on Denmark and then they did a record for Kill Rockstars, the side label 5RC.
Randy RandallHOST
50:00
And they're cool.
Randy RandallHOST
50:02
They were a cool, weird band.

Unknown podcast

Johnny Thunders: From New York Dolls to Solo Survival – The Punk Road

Sep 6 · 1 Mention

speaker_2UNKNOWN
12:23
His music appeared on compilation albums that were instrumental in bridging fan bases across genres.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
12:31
Despite not achieving massive chart success, he held an almost cult reverence among musicians who later signed to indie labels like Kill Rock Stars or Matador, citing Thunders as an inspiration.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
12:46
The romanticization of his tragic arc, musician killed by drugs in a bohemian hotel room, became part of the folklore.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
12:55
It fed into the narrative that punk's beauty lies within its doomed intensity.

Unknown podcast

Punk’s Genealogy: From Garage Rock Roots to Modern Indie

Sep 6 · 1 Mention

speaker_1UNKNOWN
6:03
When it comes to Riot Grrrl, we're looking at a scene born from the intersection of feminist activism, punk DIY infrastructure, and hardcore aggression.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
6:13
Bands like Bikini Kill leveraged small-label distribution, like Kill Rock Stars and Zine's Girl Power, to spread messages of sexism, sexuality, and empowerment while keeping the same fast, direct music.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
6:30
Then there's pop punk, a branch that grew from bands that kept punk's tempo, but injected more hooky melodies and pop sensibilities.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
6:39
Think Green Day or The Offspring.

Unknown podcast

Revolution Summer: How Washington D.C.’s 1985 Hardcore Sparked Emo

Sep 6 · 1 Mention

speaker_1UNKNOWN
13:46
Moreover, the DIY ethos of the Shoreds distribution system proved that you didn't need a major label's budget to reach audiences.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
13:56
It became a template for other regional labels like Kill Rock Stars or Touch and Go Records that would later launch the careers of acts ranging from Sonic Youth to Pavement.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
14:09
Even internationally, European punk scenes in London and Hamburg began to hear about Rites of Spring through fanzine circulation, leading them to adopt a similar mix of high energy and lyrical introspection, which eventually seeded what would become Brit punk subgenres and post-punk experiments in the late '80s.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
14:34
In retrospect, Revolution Summer was less a single event than a crucible where hardcore's mechanical ferocity melted into something more human.

Unknown podcast

The Velvet Underground and Punk’s Intellectual Underground

Sep 6 · 1 Mention

speaker_1UNKNOWN
5:04
The punk movement didn't just mimic, they adopted an attitude that commercial success is secondary to cultural influence.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
5:14
That attitude allowed indie labels in the 90s, like Kill Rock Stars or Matador.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
5:21
to operate outside of major label pipelines, drawing inspiration from Velvet's model.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
5:27
If you examine indie rock albums like Pavement, Slanted, and Enchanted, there are lyrical nods to Reed's cynical perspective on urban life.

Unknown podcast

Bikini Kill and the Rise of Riot Grrrl

Sep 5 · 1 Mention

speaker_1UNKNOWN
1:03
Toby Vail on drums, and Kathy Wilcox on bass, all swamped in cheap amps, an old tape recorder, and raw anger that would soon echo down the coast.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
1:13
That space was already fed by a DIY culture, with Kill Rock stars flipping 7-inch releases out of an empty warehouse and venues, pulling no punches with their no-bouncer-ologist policy.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
1:27
By the first summer gig at a cramped bar in downtown Olympia, those four poured out a half-hour set that felt like a punch in the gut, raw, frantic, unapologetically loud, setting the tone for everything that followed.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
1:44
Those opening nights weren't just concerts.

Unknown podcast

Slash Magazine: Los Angeles Punk’s Unsung Architect

Sep 5 · 1 Mention

speaker_2NARRATOR
6:54
That infrastructure became a prototype for later independent labels across America.
speaker_2NARRATOR
7:00
Think 4AD in the UK or Kill Rockstars in Portland, which understood how to leverage grassroots networks before corporate players stepped in.
speaker_2NARRATOR
7:12
Slash Records stayed true to that DIY ethos long after it began signing bands beyond punk, like the Go-Go's in the early 80s, showing their evolution while keeping the core philosophy intact.
speaker_2NARRATOR
7:27
The legacy of Slash Magazine is two-fold.

Unknown podcast

The Clash Breakup: Why Mick Jones Was Fired

Sep 5 · 1 Mention

speaker_1NARRATOR
14:01
Modern indie artists use the same DIY tactics, social media, Patreon, Bandcamp, and vinyl reissues that once kept a bedroom label afloat.
speaker_1NARRATOR
14:12
Labels like Rough Trade and Kill Rock Stars keep releasing underground acts while navigating digital distribution.
speaker_1NARRATOR
14:21
They demonstrate how a grassroots model can scale into the twenty-first century market without losing authenticity.
speaker_1NARRATOR
14:29
The legacy is clear.

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