DISSONANCE

DISSONANCE

DISSONANCE is a biweekly music and talk show on community station Radio CPR 101.7 FM in Washington, DC, focusing on the underground music world in the nation's capital and beyond. Each episode features a different guest DJ and interview subject from the punk or artistic community. Previous guests include members of the Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Government Issue, Bratmobile, Q and not U, The Dismemberment Plan, Black Market Baby, Darkest Hour, Damnation A.D., Scream, Gray Matter, Nation of Ulysses, The Make Up, Slickee Boys, Marginal Man, Velocity Girl, Eggs, Frodus, Battery, the Goons, the Suspects, Majority Rule, Edsel, Fairweather, Striking Distance, Worn Thin, Del Cielo, Crispus Attucks, Trial by Fire, Beauty Pill, Smart Went Crazy, Lion of Judah, Pulling Teeth, 86 Mentality, Integrity and DC graffiti artist BORF. Tuesday nights 9:00 pm 101.7 FM Washington, DC

Episodes

February 15, 2017 133 mins

Guests: Ian MacKaye (Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Embrace, Egg Hunt, Skewbald, Fugazi, The Evens, Dischord Records), Alec MacKaye (Untouchables, Faith, Ignition, The Warmers), Basla Andolsun (Beauty Pill, Warm Sun, the Andalusians, Del Cielo), Jason Hamacher (Frodus, combatwoundedveteran, Battery, Regents, Lost Origins Productions), Carlos Izurieta (Worn Thin, Police & Thieves), Gene Melkithesian (Lion of Judah, Give, Joint Custody Re...

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Guests: Amanda Kleiman and Erick Jackson (The Apes, Heavy Breathing) |

Playlist:
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Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes |
Chicago - I'm a Man |
Loudness - Crazy Nights |
J.J. Cale - Ride Me High |
Sister Sledge - Pretty Baby |
Stone Poneys - Different Drum |
Jeff Beck Group - Barabajagal |
The Jimmy Castor Band - Supersound |
Captain Beefheart - Tropical Hot Dog Night |
Ace Frehley - New York Groove |

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November 1, 2016 127 mins

Guests: members of Fury, New Brigade, Worn Thin, Police & Thieves, Mindset, Clear, Line of Sight, Intent, Mob Mentality, Give, Mosher's Delight |

Playlist:
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One Last Wish - My Better Half |
Neil Young - Lookin' for a Love |
Porches - Car |
GZA - Shadowboxin' |
Sportswear - The Power to Change |
Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes |
Battery - That'll Never Be ME |
Alex G - Boy (live) |
Beach Boys - God Only Knows |
Lion of Judah - P...

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September 14, 2016 112 mins

Guest DJs: Walker Grooms and Travis Johnson (Outliers, False Flag) |

Playlist:
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Misfits - Static Age |
Citizens Arrest - Serve and Protect |
Born Against - Half Mast |
His Hero Is Gone - Like Weeds |
Blue Eyed Boy Mister Death - A Lipstick Transfer |
Vanbuilderass - Choices |
Section 8 - Bossman |
Hot Water Music - Us & Chuck |
Death of El Dona - Red 5 Standing By |
The Hell - Red Hegemony |
Alan Ogg - Episteme |
Dan Sartain - ...

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August 24, 2016 33 mins

Guest: Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool, Goatsnake, Earthlings?) |

Intro: Scream - Ameri-Dub |
Outro: Goatsnake - Juniors Jam |

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With Kristen and Frankie of The Kid and I Zine
>kiss off-violent femmes
>heart shaped box-nirvana
>northern whale-the good the bad and the queen
>10th floor ghost girl-cibo matto
>run fast-Julie ruin
>king of carrot flowers pt.1- neutral milk hotel
>I wanna go home-Shannon and the clams
>psychic hearts-thurston moore
>eau d' bedroom dancing-le tigre
>blue jay way-the Beatles
>something about space dude-Miley Cyrus and her dead petz
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Guest DJ: Jim Thomson (Gwar, Alter Natives, Bio Ritmo, CSC Funk Band, Multiflora Productions, Electric Cowbell Records) |

Playlist:
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Karthala 72 - Dans le Coeur du Feu |
CSC Funk Band - Catcher's Mitt |
The Sway Machinery feat. Khaira Arby - Youba |
Los Ribereños - Silvando |
Cheick Hamala Diabate - Sigi Diya |
Super Hi Fi - Single Payer |
Slavic Soul Party - Gangsta |
Tèshomè Meteku - Gara Ser New Betesh |
Flash and the Pan - ...

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May 11, 2016 121 mins

Guest DJs: Brandon Brown, Alex Anderson, and Devin O'Donoghue (Loud Boyz) |

Playlist:
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Danzig - How the Gods Kill |
Government Issue - Sheer Terror |
Dag Nasty - One to Two |
Annihilation Time - Too High to Die |
Red Death - Unholy Agony II |
The Exploding Hearts - Sleeping Aides and Razor Blades |
Hatebreed - Last Breath |
Gucci Mane - Back in 95 |
Misfits - London Dungeon |
86 Mentality - Degenerate |
Bad Brains - She's Calli...

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April 27, 2016 119 mins

Guest DJs: Michael Coltun (Les Rhinocéros, Connect the Dots) and Reese Higgins |

Playlist:
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Zu - Cortar Todo |
King Ayisoba - Bayeti Eoi |
Maalem Mahmoud Guinia - Bania |
Kletka Red - Sirba |
Seabrook Power Plant - Lamborghini Helicopter |
Trophies - Beset by Anxiety (for Louise Bourgeois) |
Los Pirañas - Sir de Gusano |
Mamane Barka - Mashi |
Jerusalem in My Heart - 7ebr El 3oyoun |
Meridian Brothers - Salsa Caliente |
Zeus! -...

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March 14, 2016 123 mins

Guest DJ: Ramtin Arablouei (Drop Electric) |

Playlist:
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Dawn of Midi - Io |
Lemon Jelly - Space Walk |
TV on the Radio - Love Dog |
Sarah Jones - Your Revolution |
Black Star - Astronomy |
Mogwai - We're No Here |
Son of Nun - It's Like That |
Holy Other - Yr Love |
Gil Scott-Heron - Enough |
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home |
Les Nubians - La Guerre |
Ibeyi - River |

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February 24, 2016 142 mins

Guest DJs: Bryan Flowers and Steve Rovery (American Television) |

Playlist:
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Timeshares - State Line to State Line / Damn Near by Beer |
Brick Top - Bored as Hell / Roasting Mallows |
American Television - Dead and Gone / Optimist |
Loud Boyz - FYK / World Is a Cage |
Collider - Crazy When It Counts / Two Hearted Creature |
Oklahoma City Car Crash - Father / I'm Happier Today |
Lilac Daze - Into the Woods / Knives |
Curse Words...

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February 10, 2016 127 mins

Guest DJs: Francis Beringer, Stefanie Zaenker, and Andrew Yonki (Caustic Casanova) |

Playlist:
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Caustic Casanova - Thundersnow |
Baroness - The Gnashing |
Melvins - Roadbull |
Hum - I'd Like Your Hair Long |
Torche - Kicking |
At the Drive-In - Arcarsenal |
Queens of the Stone Age - Little Sister |
Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat |
Primus - Over the Electric Grapevine |
Russian Circles - Mladek |
Boris - Farewell |
Pelican - Final Breath |
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January 13, 2016 126 mins

Guest DJs: Shawn Coleman (Latchkey, Holdfast), Ray Conklin (Concrete Bombers, DCDC, Holdfast), and Dylan Philip (Latchkey, Holdfast) |

Playlist:
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Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows |
David Bowie - All the Young Dudes |
Mostly Dead - Decision Fist |
Supreme Commander - Flip Flops |
Lionize - DC is Tropical |
Widows Watch - Talk for Hours |
'86 Monte Carlo - Stitch the Lids |
War on Women - Second Wave Goodbye |
Token Entry - Revolution |
Holdfa...

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December 9, 2015 121 mins

Guest DJs: Chris Best, Mark Mitchell, and Brent Smith (Ain't No Mountain High Enough) |

Playlist:
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Robocopstabber |
Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song |
Dead Moon - Graveyard |
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Amfortas |
Sparks - Propaganda / At Home At Work At Play |
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Spanish Lei |
Soul Brothers Inc. - Girl in the Hot Pants |
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Me Time |
Tom T. Hall - Faster Hors...

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November 26, 2015 137 mins

Guest DJ: Nikhil Potdar (The Scare, Outerloop Management) |

Playlist:
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Misfits - Some Kinds Hate |
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name |
Green Day - J.A.R. |
Sonic Youth - Titanium Expose |
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Reminisce Over You |
Dead Prez - Hip Hop |
Dag Nasty - Under Your Influence |
Give Up the Ghost - It's the Limit |
Striking Distance - Fail Me |
In My Eyes - Can't Live Through Me |
The Hope Conspiracy - It Meant Nothing |
Refu...

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November 11, 2015 127 mins

Guest DJs: Jason Mogavero and Chrissy Ziccarelli (Jack on Fire) |

Playlist:
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The Julie Ruin - Oh Come On |
The Blackbyrds - Hash and Eggs |
The Slits - I Heard It Through the Grapevine |
Nina Simone - Mood Indigo |
Sun Ra - Moon Dance |
Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet |
Hemlines - The Bear |
War on Women - Effemimania |
Caution Curves - A Little Hungry |
Bratmobile - Polaroid Baby |
Gauche - Copper Woman |
The Dance - She Likes to Beat |
Shopping - W...

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Presented by the Minister of Information of Punk the National Mall and Punk Life Zine.

The Eddiegate Basement Tapes from the Ronald Reagan International Trade Building with Freedom of Information Act recordings from the National Park Service and Trust For the National Mall related to the unethical and deceitful actions perpetrated on the American People by the so called "guardians" of the National Mall.

Also featuring emails from...

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October 14, 2015 125 mins

Guest DJ: Tim Hicks (The Cornel West Theory) |

Playlist:
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Nation of Ulysses - You're My Miss Washington, D.C.|
The Cornel West Theory - 13 Points feat. Ian Svenonius |
Backyard Band - Unabomber |
Roddy Rod - Take N Stride |
The Cornel West Theory - No Lights feat. N'digo Rose |
AZ - Rather Unique |
Brenda and the Tabulations - Stay Together Young Lovers |
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Comma Comma |
Sizzla - Greedy Joe |
Maytones - Money Worr...

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September 23, 2015 90 mins

Guest DJ: Alex Gold (The Fridge gallery) |

Playlist:
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INI Kamoze - Trouble You Trouble Me |
Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper |
Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
Taxi Gang - Rent a Car |
Taxi Gang - Hot You Hot |
Taxi Gang - Unmetered Taxi |
Shabba Ranks - Mr. Lover Man |
Ken Rob - Trades of Tears |
Sugar Minott - Herb Man Hustling |
Buju Banton - Driver A |
Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote |

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August 26, 2015 131 mins

Guest DJs: KC Oden (From the Back of the Room, Hot Mess, Starve, Homosuperior, Maloso), Brandon Korch (Mop Attack, Dawntreader, Hobis, Monument, Polyon, Maloso), and Maurice Alvarado (Human Anger, Disdain, Gore-Ill-Ass, JFK, The Locos, Strong Intention, A Warm Gun, Magrudergrind, Lost Again, Lotus Fucker, Mind as Prison, Plaguewielder, Maloso) |

Playlist:
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Entombed - Full of Hell |
Marked Men - A Little Time |
Brainoil - Dark Eyes of...

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