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Hosted by Charlie Bennett and Christian Sager.

Aug 4, 2017

In the first of our two episodes on Dischord Records we look at the punk community of Washington D.C. in the 1980s and its conflicting ethics of politics, violence and drug abuse. Follow along with the story of Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson's label until its redefining summer of 1985.

Additional Resources:

  • Dischord Records – History
  • Thompson, S. (2001). Market Failure: Punk Economics, Early and Late. College Literature, 28(2), 48.
  • Cuffman, T. (2015). Idle musical community: Dischord Records and anarchic DIY practice. Contemporary Justice Review, 18(1), 4. doi:10.1080/10282580.2015.1005502
  • Goshert, J. C. (2000). 'Punk' after the Pistols: American Music, Economics, and Politics in the 1980s and 1990s. Popular Music & Society, 24(1), 85.
  • Doherty, B. (1997). The embarrassment of riches. (cover story). Reason, 29(4), 21.
  • Dischord Records: Out of Step With The World
  • Dischord Records: Doing It Wrong
  • Andersen, M. and Jenkins, M. (2009). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk In The Nation's Capital, Akashic Books.
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