The Kings of Punk

On this episode the kings take a look at the music genre and subculture known as EMO and dissect a bit of the Top 200 Emo Albums list by the website Emokidsanonymous. I can't include a link because my ISP is telling me the website is not secure and not chill to go to so maybe at some point they fix that BUT you can hear about it on this episode and hear our discussion of a few of the albums included. Kingsofpunk.com to sign up for our free (or paid) Patreon and hear our free episodes one day early!

The Kings talk new and old music specifically the new Haywire 617 album I Don't Want to Say Goodbye and the 1986 album In Search of the Truth by Unseen Force! An unlikely pair but what a treat for you, our listeners. kingsofpunk.com

We initially recorded this as a regular episode but we turned into a bonus and now we are now turning it back into a regular episode because we didn't record because Mr. Razor was out of town and we couldn't record! Maybe subscribe to the patreon at kingsofpunk.com

The Kings have grabbed their boogie boards to ride the third wave of Ska and explore all that it has to offer from sunny California all the way to the rough and tumble streets of Boston. While this era is oft maligned (particularly when we get to the 90s) its important to take a moment to smell the roses rather than focus on the thorns and we hope you, our wonderful listeners, will find something in this episode you will enjoy! We almost exclusively discuss the US Scenes here so if you have anything we might have missed from elsewhere, let us know!kingsofpunk.com

The Kings travel in time and space from the 60s in Jamaica to the late 70s in the UK to tackle what is now known as the second wave of Ska. Part revival, part new school twist, the sounds and scene quickly captivated the country. While the trend was fairly brief even compared to punk, it laid the foundation for what many people would think of when they heard the phrase Ska. Kingsofpunk.com