Static Rage: Recent Episodes
Benjamin Linzy
Punk and New Wave aren't dead; it is just middle-aged and crazy. Join two guys, Ben and Buzz, as they discuss the albums that made them fans. So dust off your leather jackets, lace up your combat boots and stomp along.
Twenty-five years ago today, Dropkick Murphy released their second album. Given that it is March and we always talk Celtic punk during March, you knew we had to discuss this.
To celebrate St. Patrick's day, we've gone full-on Irish traditional with our look back at the first studio album by the Dubliners.
We are back from hiatus with one of Buzz's favorite albums of the '10s. The debut by Swedish psychedelic doom rockers Ghost.
In what will be our last episode of the year, we decided to head back to the West Coast and check out the Suicidal Tendencies transitionary album.
We often talk about how similar country and punk music can be, so it was only a matter of time before we landed on an album that exemplified what we meant.
Buzz & Ben bring you an end-of-week Halloween special. Never mind the date on the calendar. We discuss the discography of Samhain!
This week we listened to a little undead love for traveling vampires courtesy of Calabrese. Check out our thoughts.
It is October Eve, and Buzz and Ben are feeling spooky. Come listen to us discuss the tale of Melissa.
I bet you missed us; we're back! This time spinning the second album by GWAR as Buzz prepares to journey to one of their live shows.
To end March we spin the fifth album by Scottish-Canadian Celtic punk band The Real McKenzies, 10,000 Shots.
It is time for a spin of the 2005 album by Irish Celtic-Punk outfit Blood or Whiskey, Cashed Out on Culture. One of Buzz's favorites.
March is once again upon us, and that means that Buzz & Ben look at Celtic Punk. So here we are, with the second studio from the London based group The Pogues, Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash. Enjoy!
Buzz & Ben discuss the debut album by the London outfit that birthed Billy Idol. The self-titled Generation X! Opinions on this one....vary.
We head out to Southern California, to check out the debut album by the band X. Long considered a foundational punk/post-punk album. Did it live up to our expectations?
This week we review an album straight out of a Canadian obscenity trial. Canadian punk at its most vulgar?
After an unexpected and extended break, Buzz & Ben return to an early 90s state of mind. L.A. three-piece Concrete Blonde's third album, Bloodletting. Get your bloodletters, your dice, and join us on a spiritual pilgrimage to New Orleans.
It's the night before Halloween and time for us to let out our inner fiends and talk about the legendary Misfits and the 1996 Boxset that compiles the majority of their recorded material. Whoa, you don't want to miss this.
As the end of October nears Buzz & Ben take a tour of the output of Bella Morte from the beginning of the century. "Fall No More" From Music from the Succubus Club (2000). Where Shadows Lie (2000), The Death Rock EP (2001), and The Quiet (2002).
Buzz & I weren't able to record this week, but I found an episode I forgot to upload in season 1. The one and only studio album by Minor Threat.
October is here and it always buts Ben in the mood for Dark Wave. So he chose the 2018 album by Night Club, Scary World to review this week. What will Buzz think? Tune in and check it out. then listen to the new Night Club album that released on October, 9th.
There is a full moon this week and it is October. So we decided to do something slightly different this week. We take a look at the.....controversial.....seventh studio album. Host, by gothic doom metallers Paradise Lost. On this album, they decided to try there hand at a dark/new wave album. What did we think?
September ends with a listen to what is essentially a greatest hits album. 1998's Crackle, Buzz selected this album to provide an overview of Bauhaus's album and single release work. As the nights grow longer, listen, and reminisce.
Buzz & The Reverend Dangerously return for season two! Summer 2020 is making its way out the door but before it goes it leaves us this album of Weird West tunes straight up from Hell and Texas. Come listen to what we have to say about our walk down the streets of Ghoultown.
Buzz and Ben return for the season 1 finale! This episode, we turn to a classic album that neither of us had heard of before the debut album by the British outfit, The Crack. Ben discovered it by listening to Henry Rollin's KCRW radio show and knew that we had to do it. Check it out! We are also taking a break for a couple of months between seasons. We discuss why in the episode but want to say thank you to all tens of our listeners out there. Catch you in a bit!
Buzz & Ben return to the psychobilly dance floor and give P. Paul and the boys another spin with 1989's "Undead, Unfriendly, and Unstoppable." This time out The Meteors are coming in with a more mature and confident sound. Will it live up to the psychobilly fury of Wreckin' Crew? Tune in and see.
We finally turn our attention to one of the most well-known albums of the Punk genre. London Calling, the third album by the Clash. An interesting discussion occurs around whether this is punk or not. Join us!
The boys stay head back down to Texas for a Psychobilly Freak Out. So join us for the 1990 debut of The Reverend Horton Heat, Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em. So make sure you have a big ol' steak and join in the fun.
After Mourning Sun left a bad taste in their mouths, Buzz and Ben go back to 1987 to check out Fields of Nephilim's debut album. Gothic Western happiness ensues.
Buzz & Ben head down to Texas for one hell of a trippy experience. The sixth studio album by the legendary wild Butthold Surfers, Independent Worm Saloon. What will they think? Check it out.
Buzz and Ben turn their attention to one of the legendary albums of the California Punk scene. The debut of the Descendents, Milo Goes to College.
What is in an album name? Well, in the case of T.S.O.L.'s third studio album a lot. The band line up had significantly changed from their debut album that we looked at last week. With the new members came a shift in sound. Will we like it better? Tune in and find out!
This week Buzz & Ben look at this Hardcore Punk turned Death Rock band from California True Sounds of Liberty (T.S.O.L.) and their debut studio album from 1981 Dance with Me. The boys talk about the band's evolution and what worked and didn't on this album. They also go off on a dark tangent about necrophilia in media. Tune in.
This week Buzz & Ben are giving you twice the album reviews for the same low, low price. We wanted to discuss the Circle Jerks' debut album Group Sex but since the runtime was only a shade over 15 minutes we decided to add their follow-up album Wild in the Streets to the record deck. This California hardcore punk band spun out of Black Flag and became legends. Listen and see if we think the music matches the reputation.
Buzz & Ben head to the Batcave to discuss the gothic sound of Alien Sex Fiend's second studio album, Acid Bath. The conversation expands to whether this is a dance album and the legacy of this English Group on modern industrial and electronic music. Check it out!
Buzz & Ben go back to England to spin the fourth studio album of Siouxsie & The Banshee's JuJu. This is another one of those seminal albums on the cusp of post-punk and goth. Where do we think it falls? Listen and find out.
Fiend Club represent! This week we look at the second, and last, studio album of the Michael Graves era of the Misfits, 1999's Famous Monsters! Buzz & Ben take a deep dive into this one. Check it out!
Buzz & Ben return to talk the Dead Kennedys' debut album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. Arguably one of the quintessential punk albums. They also discuss geopolitics and other things Jello Biafra. Check it out!!
Behold the darkness that is Field of Nephilim's fourth studio album. 2005's Mourning Sun. Buzz and Ben came into this album with high expectations based on the memories of the group's early output. Were those expectations met? Listen and find out.
Buzz & Ben spin some synthpop with a decidedly gothic flavor, in Depeche Mode's 1990 classic Violator. What will they think about this particular expression of British synth? Tune in and see.
Calling Doktor Avalanche to the ER!! This week Buzz & Ben look back to 1987 and the second full length from Sisters of Mercy, Floodlands. The boys talk about Vampire Chic, Meatloaf, and the age-old Gothic or Dark Wave debate. Another fun episode, tune in!
This week Buzz & Ben pull out a classic recipe, A "Recipe of Hate" Bad Religion's seventh studio album. Hear the boys dissect the album, karaoke, and how Buzz sounds like Whitney Houston........maybe. All and all a couple of punters talking music.
Ha!! We got you! Even though April is here we decided to "Drink some more" with a Canadian Scottish interpretation of Celtic punk. So we spun the 6th studio album by The Real McKenzies, Off the Leash. We also discuss Kilts and World War One although, not the kilts of World War One. So join us for one last pint until the next pint on Static Rage!
March draws to a close, and Buzz and Ben are in the mind for a good flogging. Flogging Molly that is. So, we close out our look at Celtic punk with their second album from 2002, Drunken Lullabies. Along the way, they discuss the Troubles, song symbolism, and the age-old question of Dropkick vs Flogging. Enjoy the last pint and join us.
On Friday, March 20th the streams were crossed. Buzz and I were joined by the cohosts of my other podcasts to talk about our top ten albums of all time. Join and laugh, listen, and join the conversation by telling us what your list is. You can find David and I on Whiskey & Woe at https://anchor.fm/s/13192194/podcast/rss you can find Tracey and I on Thunderdome Metal Reviews https://anchor.fm/s/d37e6e8/podcast/rss
For the month of March, we are reviewing Celtic punk bands. This week we go off to Ireland to give the Dublin based groups Blood or Whiskey a listen. Ben & Buzz spin the group's second album No Time to Explain,released in 2001. With nearly two decades between this album and the origins of the genre, what will the sound be? Pour a pint, give it a listen, and join the boys as they discuss.
In March we are doing a series of Celtic punk reviews; this week we turn our attention to Dropkick Murphys' 1998 debut Do or Die. Buzz has a lot to say about not only this album but St. Patrick's Day, the "Plastic Paddy" phenomenon, and skinheads. Oh, we also talk about the album. So pour a pint and join in the fun!
It is March, and to celebrate we are doing an entire month of Celtic Punk reviews! That said, there is no better place to start than with the 1984 debut album by London outfit The Pogues. Pour a pint and let Ben & Buzz know what you think!
All you cool cats out there ready for a psychobilly freakout? Buzz & Ben certainly hope so as this week we listen to the second studio album of British act, The Meteors. Slick back your hair, and join us but remember as Meteors fans say, "Only The Meteors are Pure Psychobilly". . . or are they?
Buzz and Ben return for another stroll through the British streets. This time spinning Joy Division's debut Unknown Pleasures. Join us for not only a discussion of this seminal album but also the post-punk movement it helped to create. As we lose control again on Static Rage.
Rockers! Buzz and Ben (@bendangerously) are back listening to the 1992 album by the Los Angeles outfit L7, Bricks are Heavy, their third studio album. A lively discussion results; is this grunge or something else? What do they make of the band? Give the episode a listen and then weigh in with your thoughts with us on twitter @spunk76
It is time to lace 'em up and get back to the pit, as Buzz and Ben take a listen to the 1986 release by DC legends Bad Brains, I Against I. So join us on a Rastafarian journey!
This week, Ben (@bendangerously) and Buzz cross the Atlantic Ocean to discuss the sneering Londoners Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious and the rest of the Sex Pistol and their one and only studio album 1976's Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. A fun romp is had. So lace up your combat boots, polish your liberty spikes and join us.....RIGHT NOW!
Coming at you from the underground of the internet, Benjamin Linzy (@Bendangerously) and Buzz Will two middle-aged Punk fans bring you their thoughts and musings about the Punk and New Wave album they love. In our first episode, we head to Queens, New York to discuss the self-titled 1976 debut album by the Ramones. What will they have to say about this album full of upbeat tempo but somewhat lyrically dark songs? Plugin and see.