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On the season finale of Beautiful Garbage we reach a crossroads road for punk, as Kevin details the late 70’s period that split the genre into smaller sub-genres. In this episode, By Virtue of the Vicious, we’ll take a look at some of the most quintessential moments of the definitive era until it’s death on a 1978 evening in San Francisco. From the Sex Pistols destroying their new label’s office to The Slits tearing down both stylistic and gender norms in punk, we’ll examine the ins and outs of punk’s international revolution.

In this episode, Kevin examines the impact of some of the most influential bands of the late 1970’s including The Buzzcocks, the Sex Pistols, and The Slits. You’ll hear about Malcolm McLaren’s ingenious marketing strategies for the Sex Pistols, as well as the Dead Boys’ rowdy revival of the early punk aesthetics of Iggy Pop and the Stooges. 

Beautiful Garbage is brought to you by Osiris Media. Written and Narrated by Kevin Hogan. Executive Producer is Adam Caplan. Production, Mastering, and Artwork by Brad Stratton.

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On episode 5 of Beautiful Garbage, Kevin dives into the dawn of the punk scene in England, tracing the origins of some of the most consequential bands in punk history.  From Dead To Worse weighs the impact that American punk rock had on what would become a sprawling punk scene in the UK.  From the Ramones 1976 4th of July concert in London to Malcolm McLaren’s unconventional method of assembling the Sex Pistols, we’ll examine the musical, cultural, and social conditions that allowed punk to reach the ears of frustrated teenagers across the pond.

In this episode Kevin looks at the impact that The Ramones had on legendary artists such as Johnny Rotten, as well as McLaren’s manipulation of punk music through fashion.  We’ll hear about the social factors that made England the perfect home for the growth of an explosive punk scene, and you’ll hear archival commentary from some of the most impactful figures of the era.  As punk began to make its way across the ocean, new possibilities for the young genre began to erupt out of the pub rock scene, and you won’t want to miss how it all went down backstage- only on Beautiful Garbage.

Beautiful Garbage is brought to you by Osiris Media. Written and Narrated by Kevin Hogan. Executive Producer is Adam Caplan. Production, mastering, and artwork by Brad Stratton. Visit Osirispod.com to go deeper and discover more content that connects you to the music you love.

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On this episode of Beautiful Garbage, Kevin explores the punk scene after the initial CBGB boom, informing listeners on the stylistic evolution and cultural changes of the genre as punk reached its adolescence.  A Season In Hell explores The Talking Heads’ expedited road to success after adding Tina Weymouth on bass, Richard Hell’s wild road of artistic creation and destruction, and how Malcolm McLaren changed the landscape of rock n’ roll fashion.

This episode contains archival audio interviews with some of the most important figures of the era including Richard Hell, as he details his hectic journey from Television to The Heartbreakers to Richard Hell and the Voidoids, all in under two years.  In addition, you’ll hear Malcolm McLaren talk about the inspiration behind a big risk that paid off; swapping lingering rock n’ roll fashion trends of the 50’s for studs, leather, and attitude.

Beautiful Garbage is an Osiris Media Production. Written and Narrated by Kevin Hogan. The Executive Producer is Adam Caplan. Production, Mastering, and Artwork by Brad Stratton. Visit Osirispod.com to discover more content that connects you to the music you love.

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Beautiful Garbage is an Osiris Media podcast exploring how America unleashed punk rock on the world, tracing its development from American garages and bars to England in the mid 1970s and back.

In Episode 3, Bad Girls and Sick Boys, we travel into New York's underbelly where a dive bar on The Bowery became the midwife for punk. Kevin takes listeners on a tour through the concrete jungle, from Hilly Kristal opening CBGB to Patti Smith redefining what it means to be a front ”man”, and much more.

We'll hear voices of the youth rebellion against the corporatization of rock and how women like Debbi Harry and Patti Smith tore down gender norms, as well as timeless archival interviews with giants of the era including Blondie and the Ramones.

Beautiful Garbage is an Osiris Media Production. Written and Narrated by Kevin Hogan. The Executive Producer is Adam Caplan. Production, Mastering, and Artwork by Brad Stratton. Visit Osirispod.com to discover more content that connects you to the music you love.

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Beautiful Garbage is a podcast from Osiris Media that traces the development of punk rock from American garages and bars to England and back in the mid-to-late 1970s. 

In Episode 2, "Cultural Treason" we continue to follow the social and political trends that fueled punk's creation as a reaction to society at large. Once again we'll travel from Detroit to New York City as punk's other two cornerstones--The Stooges and the New York Dolls--gave a big middle finger to the end of the flower power era and cemented a new musical underground.

Finally we head down to the Bowery to meet a man named Hell...

Beautiful Garbage is an Osiris Media Production. Written and Narrated by Kevin Hogan. The Executive Producer is Adam Caplan. Production, Mastering, and Artwork by Brad Stratton. Visit OsirisPod.com to go deeper and discover more content that connects you to the music you love.

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Beautiful Garbage is a podcast from Osiris Media that traces the development of punk rock from American garages and bars to England and back in the mid-to-late 1970s. 

In Episode 1 we explore sound and style, tracing both technological advances and the sociopolitical factors that informed the punk aesthetic. To begin the story we draw a line from rock and roll’s earliest days to two of the genre’s four cornerstones, MC5 and The Velvet Underground, setting up the revolution that followed.

Beautiful Garbage is brought to you by Osiris Media. Written and Narrated by Kevin Hogan. Executive Producer is Adam Caplan. Production, mastering, and artwork by Brad Stratton. Visit Osirispod.com to go deeper and discover more content that connects you to the music you love.

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Beautiful Garbage is a limited podcast from Osiris Media that traces the development of punk rock from American garages and bars to England and back in the mid-to-late 1970s. 

The six episodes are a journey through one of America’s most revered and impactful genres. Moving from the four cornerstones, TheMC5, The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, and The New York Dolls, to Punk’s birthplace in New York at CBGB and finally to England, where The Sex Pistols propelled it to worldwide recognition before imploding and leaving us with The Clash and asking “what is punk?”  

Written and hosted by Kevin Hogan, Beautiful Garbage shares the quest for that answer and the stories we found in the archives, told by those who lived them. Stories about innovations in sound and style, technological breakthroughs, and the sociopolitical factors that produced the punk aesthetic and its indelible mark on popular music and culture. 

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