Punk Rock

I've always considered myself to be a peaceful man, though admittedly a large part of my pacifism is the result of working backwards from the fact that I'm basically a coward. I'd actually be quite happy to lead our generation into a defining conflict against the injustices of the world, it just seems unlikely that I'd get through the experience without being punched in the face, which almost never happens when I stay home making music mixes.

From the Iraq war spilling into Syria, guaranteeing a cycle of violence no less predictable than a setting sun, to the fact that nobody's been able to explain a meaningful difference between the Eric Garner video and a lynching, these days even the most lily-livered of us might feel a renewed yearning for the sound of shattering glass.

Track List

Wire – I Am the Fly

Pixies - Bone Machine

Cornershop – Call All Destroyer

The Waitresses - The Comb

Gang of Four – Natural’s Not In It

Huggy Bear – Her Jazz

The Buzzcocks – Boredom

The Modern Lovers – Someone I Care About

John Cooper Clarke – I Don’t Want to Be Nice

Television Personalities – Part Time Punks

Iggy Pop – The Passenger

The Sonics – Have Love Will Travel

MC5 – Kick Out the Jams

Ramones – Judy Is a Punk

You Let Me Be Honest With You – Live at Missing Link

You Say Party! We Say Die! – Downtown Mayors Goodnight, Alley Kids Rule!

Childbirth - I Only Fucked You As a Joke

Gramme – Telephone Me

Slits – Instant Hit

The Clash – Justice Tonight (UK 12″)

Young Marble Giants – Final Day