Mastodawn

#Listening to Philosophy of the World, from the 1969 album of the same name by The Shaggs;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQqK1CjE9bA

This album makes Pure Guava era Ween sound like classical music by comparison. But it has an off-kilter charm that instantly appeals to me

#HatTip to Curt Cobain for championing this album, and the #KEXP podcast The Cobain 50 for introducing me to all the great albums on his infamous list.

#Cobain50 #TheShaggs #LoFi #punk #music #CurtCobain ##podcasts

The Shaggs ~ Philosophy of the World (full album 1969)

YouTube

Strypey Oct 1, 2025

"I think we take that for granted now because of the advent of social media, it's regular to speak out on injustice. This is the early 1980s, a time when *nobody* was doing this ... the only places you could find people who are discussing police brutality, or discussing the police state of the USA is though music. Is through these radical countercultural groups."

#MartinDouglas, 2024

https://omny.fm/shows/50-years-of-hip-hop/mdc-millions-of-dead-cops-1981

#podcasts #KEXP #Cobain50

MDC – Millions of Dead Cops (1981) - The Cobain 50

Dusty Henry dives into Millions of Dead Cops by MDC, a prime example of the powerful fusion between hardcore punk and politics. Their frontman Dave Dictor was the anti-John Wayne. Hosts: Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas Audio producers: Dusty Henry and Roddy Nikpour Podcast manager: Isabel Khalili Editorial director: Larry Mizell Jr. Support the podcast: kexp.org/cobain