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The Alphabetical Fugazi

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From "23 Beats Off" to "Walken's Syndrome," host Ian James Wright and a rotating cast of guests talk about every song by the band Fugazi, not chronologically, but in alphabetical order. Email: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com
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The Alphabetical Fugazi Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/683484258762720 This Is Not a Fugazi Appreciation Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Fugazi.appreciation.group Visualizing the History of Fugazi by Carni Klirs https://www.carniklirs.com/project/fugazi Gunter Habets' reviews https://anothersievefistedfind.tumblr.com/ An image of the podcaster right before interviewing Ian & Guy https://i.imgur.com/mNRuco7.jpg Email me at fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to th...

Feb 19, 202233 minEp. 96

Wrapping up with IAN MACKAYE and GUY PICCIOTTO

Ian MacKaye with some working titles https://i.imgur.com/kDaV4Xi.jpg "Survival" by Prince Far I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlMvVR93i0 My Korg DT-1 tuner https://i.imgur.com/hjEFR0k.jpg Guy Picciotto's "guitanjo" https://i.imgur.com/jemecjC.jpg A few addenda from Guy: "I’m pretty sure the working title 'Na Na Na' was the song Target. The 'na na na' would have been the opening note sequence that Ian and Joe played and I seem to recall when we were writing it / rehearsing there was some singi...

Feb 12, 20222 hr 19 minEp. 95

"Walken's Syndrome" with Joe Gross

"Walken's Syndrome" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/walkens-syndrome Annie Hall: Christopher Walken scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp3NWzLzaek In On the Kill Taker (33 1/3 series) by Joe Gross https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/fugazis-in-on-the-kill-taker-9781501321399/ "The Call of the Void" by Ayesha Habib https://nuvomagazine.com/magazine/autumn-2021/the-call-of-the-void "Walken's Syndrome" cover by Tsunami Bomb https://ripcordrecords.bandcamp.com/track/walkens-syndrome Email t...

Feb 05, 202243 minEp. 94

"Waiting Room" with Chris Richards

"Waiting Room" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-room "Waiting Room (Demo)" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/waiting-room-demo 1991 interview with Ian MacKaye (And When There's Darkness) https://mezzanottereport.com/2021/03/11/the-word-is-ian-mackaye-fugazi/ Guy Picciotto on Songwriting Malpractice https://podcasts.apple.com/ml/podcast/ep-65-guy-picciotto-rites-of-spring-fugazi/id1514529140?i=1000539308910 One Week One Band interview with Ian MacKaye https://oneweeko...

Jan 29, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 93

"Version" with Joe DeGeorge

"Version" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/version Tape Op interview https://tapeop.com/tutorials/12/fugazi/ Diskant interview http://www.diskant.net/features/fugazi-guy-picciotto/ Pitchfork interview https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/5840-fugazi/ Joe DeGeorge's Bandcamp https://joedegeorge.bandcamp.com/ Union of Musicians and Allied Workers: A group Joe helped found aiming to build collective power of musicians and other workers https://www.unionofmusicians.org/ Email the podc...

Jan 22, 202249 minEp. 92

[Untitled] with Amy Domingues

[Untitled] by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/intro Amy's handwritten notes for The Argument session https://i.imgur.com/jnTu2Zp.jpg Opening scene from The Shining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLip2FZLuA Garland of Hours self-titled album (Amy with Jerry and Brendan) https://garlandofhours.bandcamp.com/album/garland-of-hours All Scars (Amy with Jerry Busher and Chuck Bettis) https://allscars.bandcamp.com/album/lunar-magus Sam Green's brilliant documentary The Weather Underground fea...

Jan 15, 202231 minEp. 91

"Two Beats Off" with Benjy and Stephen Rickard

"Two Beats Off" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/two-beats-off Benjy's Smiths/Morrissey tribute band https://www.facebook.com/LouderThanMoz The Frequence https://www.facebook.com/thefrequence Benjy's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/benjyrickard/ Stephen's email essellarr@gmail.com Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National ...

Jan 08, 20221 hr 5 minEp. 90

"Turnover" with Jason Begay

"Turnover" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/turnover Chapel Hill, NC USA 5/1/1989: only known recording of "N.S.A." https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/chapel-hill-nc-usa-50189 Thom Gibbs interview w/Guy https://oneweekoneband.tumblr.com/post/11623935976/guy-picciotto-interview Gregg Forman interview w/Guy https://www.psychicgloss.com/articles/6028 Fugazi live in front of the White House, 1/12/1991 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_5OZOwAhas Brass tuning sequence https://www.y...

Jan 01, 202257 minEp. 89

"Turn Off Your Guns" with Chris Bonner

"Turn Off Your Guns" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/turn-off-your-guns-demo Fugazi show that Chris' band opened https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/leeds-england-42999 Blindboy Podcast episode on person-centered counseling https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/on-becoming-a-person/id1300577518?i=1000514171923 Samaritans, free confidential phone line for those in UK who need someone to listen https://www.samaritans.org/ "Suicide Is Painful" by Onsind, recommended by Chris htt...

Dec 25, 20211 hrEp. 88

"The Word" with Leon Pierce

"The Word" by Fugazi (First Demo) https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/the-word-demo "The Word" by Fugazi (Margin Walker sessions) https://dischord.bandcamp.com/track/the-word Last performance of "The Word"? Paris, 11-22-88 https://youtu.be/PZY_e16_XN4?t=3382 Sesame Street: "What's the Name of That Song?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TjX5r37V0Q Pierce-Arrow https://soundcloud.com/piercearrow Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to ...

Dec 18, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 87

"The Kill" with Erica Strout

"The Kill" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/the-kill Sodium Pentothal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_thiopental Motherfucker on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1h7FoHMn0j2ecyyLYuUEXn Dream Tent dreamtent.bandcamp.com Erica Strout film portfolio ericastrout.com Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of ...

Dec 11, 202149 minEp. 86

"Target" with Travis Shettel

"Target" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/target Travis Shettel on Blotto Beatles https://www.buzzsprout.com/1121849/8675390-episode-27-and-your-bird-can-singapore-sling-feat-travis-shettel-of-piebald Control zine issue 8 https://controlbayarea.com/buy/p/control-issue-8 "The Problem with Music" by Steve Albini https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-problem-with-music Piebald upcoming tour dates https://www.piebald.com/ Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the po...

Dec 04, 202142 minEp. 85

"Sweet and Low" with Jason Schreurs

"Sweet and Low" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-and-low Live Series: Vancouver, BC Canada 5/7/1993 https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/vancouver-bc-canada-50793 Live Series: Victoria, BC Canada 7/6/2001 https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/victoria-bc-canada-70601 "The Princess: Sweet and Low" by Alfred Lord Tennyson https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45383/the-princess-sweet-and-low Live Series: Florence, Italy 6/14/1995 ("Bella Ciao" show) https://www.disch...

Nov 27, 202152 minEp. 84

"Suggestion" with Amy Pickering

"Suggestion" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/suggestion End on End: Fire Party interview https://www.buzzsprout.com/893587/9164277-fire-party-new-orleans-opera-full-band-interview "Wendigo" by Swarm of Flies https://swarmofflies.bandcamp.com/track/wendigo Fugazi [1991.02.15] Sacred Heart Church, Washington, D.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWMEKcwBpUo Kathleen Hanna: Why I’m Glad Default Genders Wrote A Song About Sexism And Rape Culture https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/kathle...

Nov 20, 202136 minEp. 83

"Styrofoam" with Beniamino Gigli

"Styrofoam" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/styrofoam Live Series: Reseda, CA USA 5/17/1990 https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/reseda-ca-usa-51790 The Louisville stage-diving incident https://youtu.be/C8zmytALVQQ?t=517 The Nature of Prejudice by Gordon Allport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nature_of_Prejudice Styrofoam, a Practical and Problematic Creation https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/styrofoam-a-practical-and-problematic-creation Email the podcast: fugaz...

Nov 13, 202148 minEp. 82

"Strangelight" with JERRY BUSHER

"Strangelight" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/strangelight Jerry would like to make a correction: He would play the "alien voices" sample live on "Argument," not "Cashout" "Strangelight/Full Disclosure" early mashed-up version at 16:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXX_CzyQZOE Robin Bell (Jerry mixed the Positive Force Documentary and did music for OPEN & REFRACTIONS) http://bellvisuals.com/ Punk The Capital (Jerry mixed the bonus films [Scream, Void, Slickee Boys, WGTB Concer...

Nov 06, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 81

"Steady Diet" with Alex Mitrani

"Steady Diet" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/steady-diet Revolutions podcast https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/ Oysterband https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oysterband The 400 Blows https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/6419fdfbf3442b70b449e2780ae6ac04/Jli0DzbsLXV9c4V1sPirW4n2Lw5FR8_large.jpg Bill Hicks: Revelations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkmbIAhoWrQ Alex Mitrani's Github https://github.com/alexmitrani/Repeatr Gunter Habets with a revealing ...

Oct 30, 202143 minEp. 80

"Stacks" with David Fischer

"Stacks" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/stacks "Swinging London" by the Magnetic Fields https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgDIStmjCd0 Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion Funds ( https://abortionfunds.org/ ). Thank you....

Oct 23, 202144 minEp. 79

"Song #1" with Denis Buckley

"Song #1" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/song-1 Wilson Center 1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0OzCNk5sFk Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion Funds ( https://abortionfunds.org/ ). Thank you....

Oct 16, 202157 minEp. 78

"Smallpox Champion" with Clayson and Jeneda Benally

"Smallpox Champion" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/smallpox-champion Live Series: Grey Hills High School, 4/13/2001 https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/tuba-city-az-usa-41301 Sihasin https://sihasin.com/ Sihasin on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Sihasin Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion...

Oct 09, 20211 hr 16 minEp. 77

"Sieve-Fisted Find" with Rachael Dietkus

"Sieve-Fisted Find" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/sieve-fisted-find Pitchfork Interview with Guy https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/5840-fugazi/ Fugazi Soundcheck & Sieve-Fisted Find at International Pop Underground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK0N7OTLfLI Leia claps back at Tarkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wntX-a3jSY "My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe" by Tommy Keene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6MrlIWols Social Workers Who Design https://www.socialwork...

Oct 02, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 76

"Shut the Door" with Father Christopher Foley

"Shut the Door" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/shut-the-door Performance from Instrument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WHAnkJFOMs Luxury https://luxury.bandcamp.com/ Furnace Fest https://www.furnacefest.us/ Parallel Love https://www.parallel-love.com/ Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com...

Sep 25, 202151 minEp. 75

"Runaway Return" with Bob Nanna

"Runaway Return" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/runaway-return "Peterbilt" by Happy Go Licky https://happygolicky.bandcamp.com/track/peterbilt "Divers" by Braid https://braid.bandcamp.com/track/divers "Hidden Wheel" by Rites of Spring https://ritesofspring.bandcamp.com/track/hidden-wheel "King Soon Swing" by Gauge https://gauge.bandcamp.com/track/king-soon-swing-2 "Erase" by They Might Be Giants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apHV1CaQWOE "Too Many Birds" by Bill Callahan https://ww...

Sep 18, 202158 minEp. 74

"Returning the Screw" with Sean Madigan Hoen

"Returning the Screw" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/returning-the-screw "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James https://www.gutenberg.org/files/209/209-h/209-h.htm Sean Madigan Hoen www.seanmadiganhoen.com Kind Beast https://downpeninsulaaudio.com/artist/band/kindbeast/ Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Ab...

Sep 11, 202156 minEp. 73

Addenda #2

David Fischer's updated photo of the End Hits view: https://i.imgur.com/jAmK8ut.jpg Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion Funds ( https://abortionfunds.org/ ). Thank you....

Sep 06, 20217 min

"Repeater" with Hans Dobbratz and Mat Keel

"Repeater" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/repeater Fugazi Live Series 12/29/88 at Wilson Center https://www.dischord.com/fugazi_live_series/washington-dc-usa-122988 Nothing but a Number: A Live History of Fugazi’s Song “Repeater” https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/421596/nothing-but-a-number-a-live-history-of-fugazis-song-repeater/ "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fN5RX15Zhw 4/2/95 performance: dig the delay on "repeater!" scream at end h...

Sep 04, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 72

"Rend It" with Jenna LaFleur

"Rend It" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/rend-it "Rend It (Demo)" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/rend-it-demo (n.b. I misspoke slightly, "Turn Off Your Guns" was of course released on First Demo in 2014) April 6 1993 performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7zCCnD2qE8 Ian MacKaye interview (Loud and Quiet) https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/ian-mackaye-dischord/ "Birdhouse in Your Soul" by They Might Be Giants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zOKBvHNWus "Hail Ta...

Aug 28, 202157 minEp. 71

"Reclamation" with Allison Wolfe

"Reclamation" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/reclamation U.S. states making 2021 moves on abortion rights and access https://news.trust.org/item/20201231112641-qfynt/ Fugazi vs. Destiny's Child "Independent Room" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvhTjiOHP0g Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion Funds (...

Aug 21, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 70

"Recap Modotti" with Rob Riginio

"Recap Modotti" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/recap-modotti Early live version of "Recap," Philadelphia 5/3/97 https://youtu.be/HCGAHG8h-J0?t=2487 Tina Modotti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Modotti Antonia Tricarico http://www.antoniatricarico.com/ Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the National Network of Abortion Funds ( h...

Aug 14, 20211 hrEp. 69

"Public Witness Program" with Steve Albini

"Public Witness Program" by Fugazi https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/public-witness-program Kreative Kontrol: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I) http://vishkhanna.com/2015/11/12/ep-223-ian-mackaye-steve-albini-part-i/ Fugazi sessions with Steve Albini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXN_EmhkQSM Email the podcast: fugaziAtoZ@gmail.com In lieu of a donation to the podcast, please make a donation to the DC Abortion Fund ( https://dcabortionfund.org/ ), or your local abortion fund, or the Natio...

Aug 07, 2021Ep. 68
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