Intro to Oi! (Part Two: The Garry Bushell Interview)

The Kings of Punk

KOPPOD's Jake Razor conducts an interview with none other than GARRY BUSHELL. If you listened to Part One, you learned a bit about Garry; he managed the COCKNEY REJECTS, he curated the iconic 'Strength Thru Oi!' compilation (and the other great compilations in that series), he sang for the GONADS, and as a SOUNDS journalist he penned a mountain of words championing punk rock's misunderstood underdogs and UK subculture's quixotic tribespeople. This work and more continues to this day as Garry remains an active writer. For his part, Jake picks the man's brain about the austerity of 70s Britain, UK youth subculture tribes, reggae, punks vs. skinheads, and... British Trotskyite sects, briefly. Maybe we can get his take on Enver Hoxha next time. For now, check out this episode to hear a true powerhouse share insight on the aforementioned topics and much more.

Garry's website: http://www.garry-bushell.co.uk/

Music featured in this episode:

"TNT" by the Gonads (ft. our guest)

"Punk Rock Will Never Die" by the Gonads (you already know)

"Inner London Violence" by Bad Manners (not ft. Garry Bushell, but an appropriate interlude after the first half)

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