Episode 29 Russ Rankin / Good Riddance, Only Crime, & Russ Rankin
Crash: Tour Mistakes and other Horror Stories
English - May 11, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMusic Interviews Music Comedy Comedy Interviews music comedy gossip entertainment politics punk concert hardcore advice tour Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
THIS IS THE END! Of Series 1 of our show. Well it's the first part of the end. In this episode we talk to Russ Rankin from Good Riddance, Only Crime and his solo work. Russ Rankin released a Solo Album at the end of January 2022. We chat about that, how SBAM records is still a most amazing album, recording at Blasting Room like a lot, touring, Spanish, Japan and proper tour busses! Good Riddance is now hitting the road at the end of this week and going to Pouzzafest in Montreal QC. Interestingly enough Part 2 of the finale features another band on this tour which also is being supported by War on Women (Check out our Sue Werner Episode)! That's three, THREE amazing guests getting together and finally doing what we all collectively love so much, Hitting the road!! Enjoy! -Neal
Without a doubt, Russ Rankin has been one of the most influential frontmen in punk for the last 30 years. With Good Riddance and numerous other projects, he has contributed to the agenda for the punk scene worldwide. On his solo records, Rankin continues to refine his songwriting, delving into social and political topics, as well as the melancholy underpinnings of personal love and loss. With the deftness of experience and unflinching honesty, his songs seek to understand and embrace the inner turmoil of the human condition – with a fervent desire to champion the best in us. His brusque delivery, instantly recognizable by now, serves as a catalyst in advocating for social justice and animal rights, reaching far beyond the borders of the punk scene.
The first single Babel from Come Together Fall Apart is based on the story of the Tower of Babel, speaks to the time when humanity had one, common, tongue, which then, due to rancor and mistrust, splintered into a hundred different languages. This event foretold centuries of war and turmoil across the world, all born from a fundamental inability to communicate.
'SBÄM Records (EU), Cursed Blessings Records (CAN) and Say-10 Records (USA)'.
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