Steve and Doug brush up on punk history this episode with a special request, X-Ray Spex, founded by fashion and music icon Poly Styrene. The guys also talk about mental illness, long-awaited reunions, and one killer sax. Also, screw Ticketmaster. Six Degrees From King Crimson: X-Ray Spex -> Falcon Stuart -> Adam & The Ants -> Chris Hughes -> Peter Gabriel -> Robert Fripp -> King Crimson Music featured this week: Oh Bondage Up Yours! - Oh Bondage Up Yours! single Junk Food Junkie - Conscious Consumer Germfree Adolescents - Germfree Adolescents Party - Conscious Consumer
4:19 - Definitely check out our episode U Is For UJ3RK5 10:04 - Hear our episode T Is For Tears For Fears 22:35 - Steve and Doug are not orthodontists 30:22 - Lora Logic tells that and a bunch of more stories in this interview with The Guardian from November 2022 43:04 - No joke, check out the soundtrack to "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" 48:48 - Just as a heads up, Steve has a degree in psychology, so he's not just stating a random opinion 55:39 - Most notably in our episode N Is For Neon Indian 59:28 - This is "Is It A Dream" by Classix Nouveaux 59:47 - And this is "A Cry For Help In A World Gone Mad" by Agent Orange 1:00:08 - From the album Translucence by Poly Styrene, this is "Talk In Toytown" 1:01:08 - The obituary from the BBC has Boy George making this bizarre claim 1:03:36 - This was the smash, and many times sampled, his from The Waitresses "I Know What Boys Like" 1:07:27 - AllMusic gives a pretty succinct biography of the band, but don't mention Conscious Consumer at all, which is a strange omission 1:09:25 - Here's Poly Styrene's interview with the Sunday Times, but it's behind a paywall so have fun with that 1:11:56 - Trash Theory did this great video on X-Ray Spex and their impact 1:20:15 - Here's Allie Hasn't Seen Batman: The Animated Series and Doug Hasn't Seen Teen Titans Doug's Recommendations: Obsessed With You - Germfree Adolescents I Can't Do Anything - Germfree Adolescents Crystal Clear - Conscious Consumer Steve's Recommendations: Highly Inflammable - Highly Inflammable single Dog In Sweden - Conscious Consumer I Can't Do Anything - Germfree Adolescents X-Ray Spex's Official Website X-Ray Spex's YouTube Channel
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