When Rock ‘n’ Roll Still Believed It Could Change the World | Rock & Rule + Paul Collins
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Show Notes
There was a moment not that long ago when rock ’n’ roll didn’t just soundtrack reality. It tried to change it.
This week’s Movie of the Week is Rock & Rule (1983), the strange, ambitious animated rock opera that emerged from a time when music still felt mythic, dangerous, and world-altering.
We’re also kicking off a new featured-artist arc focused on the members of The Nerves — beginning with Paul Collins. From power pop urgency to post-punk polish, Collins helped define a sound that still echoes through indie rock today.
Plus a clip from the legendary Greg Shaw of Bomp! Records...and plenty of melodic noise from the margins.
New year. Same mission. Digging deep into cult cinema, power pop history, and the music that refuses to disappear.
Be good. Be weird.
Today's tracks:
The Leopards - Block Party
The Voltz - Over and Done
Kim Theory - Child Star Teenybopper
The Webstirs - King of Distortion
Joe Glass - Freight Train Woman
Joint Pains - Everything Considered
The Goods - Back to You
The Vandalias - Buzzbomb!
The Go-Go's - Turn to You
- Rock N Roll Girl
- That's What Life Is All About
- I Still Want You
Paul Collins:
- Kind of Girl
- All Eyes to See
Uni Boys - I Don't Wanna Dream Anymore
Sharp Pins - I Could Find Out
The Darts (U.S.) - Apocalypse
Drugs In Sport - Cooked
The Arcs - She's Just That Kind of Girl
Bellvie - Feels So Far Away
The Primitives - Way Behind Me