Struggles of Balance: Politics, Music, and Parenting

Fugazi, the legendary post-punk band, released Repeater, their first full-length record in 1990, and it still feels relevant today. We talk about the DIY ethic of the band and its label, and how they recorded a thematically unified collection of songs that is still interpreted in deeply personal ways by listeners who weren't alive when it came out.

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Repeater

Sources:

• https://www.allmusic.com/album/repeater-mw0000086712
• https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/anniversary/fugazi-repeater-review/
• https://consequence.net/2020/04/fugazi-repeater-album-anniversary/
• https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/5840-fugazi/
• https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/421596/nothing-but-a-number-a-live-history-of-fugazis-song-repeater/
• https://alchetron.com/Guy-Picciotto
• Azerrad, M. (2001). Our band could be your life : scenes from the American indie underground, 1981-1991. Little, Brown and Company.
• Brace, E. (1993, Aug 01). PUNK LIVES!: WASHINGTON'S FUGAZI CLAIMS IT'S JUST A BAND. SO WHY DO SO MANY KIDS THINK IT'S GOD? The Washington Post (1974-) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/punk-lives/docview/140829838/se-2
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/27/fugazi-sang-an-anti-rape-message-to-their-male-audience-30-years-ago-whats-changed
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Fugazi/comments/1hcsv2o/is_fugazi_problematic_in_any_way_possible/?sort=new
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/end-on-end/id1500702253?i=1000544525911