The Music Obscura Classics: Episode 3 – The Punk Episode: From Garage to Ska and Back Again

Original Air Date:11/16/2019

Agent M slams open the pit for a full-throttle punk special, featuring raw cuts from emo to ska to circus punk (yes, really) and an exclusive interview with Reel Big Fish, ska icons and eternal crowd-surf starters.

Whether you're into mathy emo riffs, fuzzed-out garage bangers, or politically-fueled folk punk, this episode dives deep into punk’s many chaotic forms. No polish, no pretension just pure underground energy.

🎶 Featured Artists & Tracks:

• Forests – How is Leaving Coming Along (@weareforests) – Emo Math – Singapore
• The Anti-Queens – Worse Than Death (@theantiqueens) – Rock/Punk – Toronto, Canada
• Cliff Diver – Camron Diaz (@cliffdiverOK) – Emo Punk – Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
• Alkaline Trio – Hell Yes (@alkalinetrio) – Horror Punk – McHenry, Illinois, USA
• Beebs and Her Money Makers – Hand Out (@beebsandhermoneymakers) – Circus Punk – Orlando, Florida, USA
• Grumpster – Crumbling (@grumpsterCA) – Garage Punk – Oakland, California, USA
• The Angry Samoans – Don’t Change My Head – Punk – Los Angeles, California, USA
• Breen – De Og Jed (@brennband) – Arctic Punk – Canada (likely)
• Beach Bomb – Napalm Nug – [No socials listed] – Oslo, Norway
• Black Surf – Current State / The Only Part I Still Want (@current_music) – Folk Punk – Oslo, Norway
• My Chemical Romance – Helena (@mychemicalromance) – Emo Punk – Newark, New Jersey, USA
• Reel Big Fish – Life Sucks, Let’s Dance (@reelbigfish) – Ska – Huntington Beach, California, USA

🎙️ Interview Spotlight:

Reel Big Fish on touring, ska survival, and why life still sucks—but we’re dancing anyway.

💡 Punk’s not dead—it’s diversified. Come for the chaos, stay for the catharsis.