Episode 161 – Sublime vs Willie Nelson

Brian and Murdock open a letter from a listener hungry to hear about the extreme excess and undeniable influence of Brad, Bud and Eric –  Long Beach, California’s Sublime. 

 

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SHOW NOTES

Songs in this episode: “Freddy’s Dead” by Fishbone; “Date Rape” by Sublime; “I Love My Dog” by Sublime; “Raleigh Soliloquy Pt. 1” 

  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach,_California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pike

https://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/04/11/the_corpse_of_elmer_mccurdy_and_how_it_ended_up_in_a_long_beach_fun_park.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_(band)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Nowell

LA Times obit: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-01-ca-10705-story.html

The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/7/30/22596687/sublime-self-titled-anniversary-bradley-nowell-death

Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sublime-band-bradley-nowell-eric-wilson-1205208/

Austin Chronicle:

https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2021-05-07/25-years-ago-sublime-arrived-in-austin-and-cut-one-of-the-decades-biggest-albums/

 https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2021-05-06/down-here-at-the-pawn-shop-dog-tales-from-sublimes-time-in-austin-25-years-ago/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_Rape_(song)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Happoldt

https://thepier1.wpengine.com/interview-michael-miguel-happoldt-part-1-of-2/

https://www.ocweekly.com/miguel-happoldts-un-twisted-history-of-skunk-records-6581637/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40oz._to_Freedom

https://elliotimes.medium.com/is-this-still-good-sublime-40oz-to-freedom-9763129521fe

 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-22-ca-57646-story.html

Asking for It – Academic article on rape culture in 90’s music: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/592122/summary

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbin%27_the_Hood

https://sublimewiki.com/index.php/Robbin%27_the_Hood

Making It w Chris G podcast interview with Jon Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVzI45OGcc 

https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/07/the-weird-one-sublime-robbin-the-hood

https://sublimewiki.com/index.php/Raleigh_Theodore_Sakers

Raleigh Theodore Sakers Reddit hole: https://www.reddit.com/r/sublime/comments/sfl7vr/video_uncovering_information_on_the_background_of/

http://wikibin.org/articles/raleigh-theodore-sakers.html

https://loudwire.com/warped-tour-kevin-lyman-interview/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/arts/music/warped-tour-women.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedernales_Country_Club

https://www.audacy.com/national/music/run-that-back-sublimes-self-titled-success

https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034523/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984977-1,00.html