Flex Your Head 17: Dead Kennedys - ‘Frankenchrist’
On Flex Your Head episode 17, host Jason Schreurs and guest Donald Kennedy talk about the legendary '80s punk rock, smart-ass, satirical album, Frankenchrist, by Dead Kennedys. This is the album that struck fear in the hearts of the dreaded Parents Music Resource Centre and sent Tipper Gore into a tizzy. And, look, there's groundbreaking punk rock on here, too!
Featured song clips:
Dead Kennedys - "Soup Is Good Food" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985)
Dead Kennedys - "Goons of Hazzard" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985)
Dead Kennedys - "At My Job" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985)
Dead Kennedys - "Jock-O-Rama" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985)
Jello Biafra panel appearance on the The Oprah Winfrey Show (1990)
Dead Kennedys - "This Could Be Anywhere" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985)
Dead Kennedys - "Stars and Stripes of a Corruption" from Frankenchrist (Alternative Tentacles Records, 1985)
About this podcast:
Flex Your Head is a spinoff of the Scream Therapy podcast where host Jason Schreurs welcomes a guest each episode to discuss a classic punk album.
The main Scream Therapy podcast explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
THE SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.
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Intro/background music clips:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation
Minor Threat - "12XU" (originally by Wire) from V/A - Flex Your Head (Dischord Records, 1982)
