The Winter of Discontent: Post Punk pt.2

Jeremy and Tim continue our mini-series on post-punk with a bit of 1978 scene-setting. Describing the inflationary crises, militant shop stewards and series of strikes in the UK and US, Jeremy paints a picture of the historic moment out of which a series of self-consciously anti-bourgeois bands were emerging. We hear about Jonny Rotten’s metamorphosis into John Lydon, take a moment to reflect on some of Leeds’ favourite sons the Gang of Four, and cross over to the Rust Belt to listen to an early track by Ohio’s own Pere Ubu. Sticking in the States, Tim spends time talking about Talking Heads’ second album More Songs About Buildings and Food, unleashes the Disco Clone, and enjoys the B52s Rock Lobster. Plus: Eno, Feminism, and the first ever thrift shop in NYC. Edited by Matt Huxley. Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod Tracklist: Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance Public Image Ltd - Public Image Gang of Four - Damaged Goods Al Green - Take Me to the River Cristina - Disco Clone B52s - Rock Lobster Books: Bernard Gendron - Between Montmartre and the Mudd Club

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The Winter of Discontent: Post Punk pt.2 is an episode from Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture by Love is the Message podcast.

This episode is 01:24:20 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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