History is a Riot – the Punk Music History Podcast
"History is a Riot" explores the untold history of punk music. From proto-punk and garage rock to the explosive scenes of the '70s and beyond, we trace the roots, sounds, and cultural forces that shaped a global rebellion. A deep dive into music history with grit, humor, and a whole lot of noise.
Episodes
Episode 4 – “Motor City Meltdown”
Long before punk had a name, Detroit was already screaming.
In this episode of History is a Riot, we dive into a city in collapse — and the sound it made on the way down.
Riots in the streets. Factories on fire. Guitars like sirens.
This is the story of MC5’s revolutionary chaos, The Stooges’ raw destruction, and Death’s lost legacy.
It’s protest, performance, and pure noise — from the wreckage of post-...
It wasn’t just a sound. It was a national threat.
In this third episode of History is a Riot, punk crosses the Atlantic — and detonates in a collapsing Britain.
We’re in London, 1976: high unemployment, garbage piling in the streets, and a generation ready to scream.
Enter the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, Siouxsie, safety pins, scandal, and Sid & Nancy.
This is how punk became working-class rebellion, media panic, fashion wa...
Before the filth and the fury — there was New York.
In this second episode of History is a Riot, we dive into the gritty, chaotic birth of punk in 1970s NYC:
A city on the edge, a scene with no rules, and a generation that turned boredom into brilliance.
This is where punk got its swagger — in the sweat of CBGB, the sneer of Richard Hell, the poetry of Patti Smith, and the speed of the Ramones.
It wasn’t just music. It was a mo...
Long before mohawks, middle fingers on TV, and three-chord anthems, punk was already alive — in basement jams, fuzzed-out riffs, and the refusal to behave.
In this debut episode of History is a Riot, we trace punk’s roots through 1950s rock’n’roll rebellion, 1960s garage grit, psychedelic chaos, proto-punk noise, glam defiance, and German experimentalism — right up to the sweaty floorboards of CBGB’s.
It’s not a list. It’s a fuse...
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