The Dischourse

We close out the first season of The Dischourse with an episode low on music but long on heart. Find out what surprises we have in store for Season 2, get David’s take on Hamilton and hear from Nick about a service trip gone sideways in the Dominican Republic. Not to be missed! We’ll be back in September!

We continue our deep dive into the first phase of Fugazi’s storied career, by taking a critical look at the band’s first full-length Repeater, as well as its oft-discounted follow-up, Steady Diet of Nothing. Hear how these two records serve as both a legacy of the band’s early days, as well as an indication of things to come as the 1990s wear on. All that, plus! A Simple Machines records megamix and Nick makes a shocking admission. Songs in this episode: Fugazi - "Turnover" Fugazi - "Repeater" and "Repeater (Live)" Fugazi - "Two Beats Off" Fugazi - "Shut The Door (Live)" Fugazi - "Song Number 1" Fugazi - "Provisional" Fugazi - "Reprovisional" Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law" Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - "Say Say Say" Fugazi - "Stacks" Fugazi - "Long Division" Fugazi - "Reclamation" Fugazi - "Latin Roots" Scrawl - "11:59 It’s January" Jawbox - "Footbinder" Geek - "Anticipatience" Lois - "Indie" Superchunk - "Baxter" Swirlies - "Trudy" Fugazi - "Dear Justice Letter" Cleveland School of Rock Kids - "Waiting Room (Cover)"

The late 1980s: Reagan is decomposing in office, crack has flooded the streets of DC, and Revolution Summer is over. In this episode of The Dischourse, we look at a curious time for the label. While Fugazi comes together gradually, the spotlight is ceded to bands like Soulside, Fire Party, Ignition, Three, and Fidelity Jones, several of whom make the trek to Europe, bringing the sound and spirit of DC back to the continent. Also discussed: Nick makes an apology, and David attempts to mansplain Riot Grrrl. Not to be missed! Songs in this episode: Soulside - "Punch the Geek" Egg Hunt - "Me and You" LCD Soundsystem - "Losing My Edge" Soulside - "Don’t Let Me Down" Soulside - "Name In Mind" Soulside - "Pembroke" Billie Joel - Excerpt from Behind the Iron Curtain GvsB - "Learned It" Fire Party - "Prisoner" Fire Party - "Cake" That Petrol Emotion - "Tightlipped" Ignition - "Throttle" Ignition - "Anger Means" Three - "Empathy" Three - "Swann Street" Three - "Domino Days" Fidelity Jones - "Feeling the Screw" Fidelity Jones - "Venus on Lovely" Pearl Jam - "Even FLOW" Scream - "A-MERI-DUB" Broken Siren - "No You Cannot Go" Fugazi - "In Defense of Humans" Red Emma - "Candle" Good Riddance - "Melt With You" Three - "Swann Street (Acoustic)"

It’s half (and ¾ and ⅞) release madness, with the last few teenage Dischord bands and a whole rainbow coalition of 80s hardcore. After covering the big names up through 1986, we go back through the discography to explore some of the albums and 7”s released with other labels and catch up with the mid-80s sundries. Also explored: Ian MacKaye has given us his blessing so now we don’t know how we’re going to do with all these free mattresses.  Songs in this episode:  Minutemen - "Corona"  Q And Not U - "Hooray for Humans"  Necros - "IQ 32" Necros - "I Hate My School"  Iron Cross - "New Breed" Agnostic Front - "Crucified"  United Mutation - "Passout"  Man Is The Bastard - "Skull Crusher"  Siege - "Drop Dead" Septic Death - "Hardware"  Drop Dead - "Those We Deny"  Scream - "This Side Up"  Scream - "Bet You Never Thought"  Scream - "Still Screaming"  The Libertines - "Up The Bracket"  The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"  Wool - "Medication"  Scream - "People People"  Scream - "Mineshaft Burning"  Government Issue - "Plan To See"  Lunchmeat - "No Need"  Mission Impossible - "Helpless"  Dain Bramage - "Eyes Open"  The Snakes - "Snake Rap"  The Snakes - "License To Fish"

In 1983, hardcore was out of gas. But in 1984, records by bands like The Minutemen and Husker Du exploded the conventions what hardcore punk could be. Taking inspiration from these and early UK anarcho-punk, Rites of Spring injected new life and blood into a scene that desperately needed it. We’ll also discuss the importance of Revolution Summer in fostering a more open and politically progressive scene in DC, the establishment of the community organization Positive Force, and, yes, the dreaded word: emo. Songs in this episode: Bright Eyes - "When The Curious Girl Realizes She’s Under Glass" Foss - "Rise" Egghunt - "Me & You" Fear - "Gimme Some Action" The Minutemen - "Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want the Truth" Husker Du - "Chartered Trips" Husker Du - "Eight Miles High" Rites of Spring - "Spring" Discharge - "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing"  Rudimentary Peni - "Dead Living" Venom - "Black Metal" Rites of Spring - "Drink Deep" Rites of Spring - "Deeper Than Inside" Dead Kennedys - "We Got A Bigger Problem Now" 7 Seconds - "99 Red Balloons" Rites of Spring - "End on End (Live 1985, 9:30 Club)" Rites of Spring - "Hidden Wheel" One Last Wish - "Hide" One Last Wish - "This Time"