Henry Rollins Picks His Punk Favorites
Every August, KCRW DJ Henry Rollins devotes an entire show to a genre he holds close to his heart – punk rock. But it’s the way he does it that…
By Rachel Reynolds • • 1 min readKCRW DJ Henry Rollinsdevotes an entire showto a genre he holds close to his heart – punk rock. But it’s the way he does it that I love – dividing his two-hour show into 2 segments featuring first classic punk rock, followed by post punk.
This is one you don’t want to miss. Henry is an expert in many things, but you can really feel his heart beating when you listen to this show.
Hint: the Sex Pistols changed his life.
Check it out in the archives here!
Setlist below:
01. Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The U.K. / Never Mind The Bollocks
02. Minor Threat – Seeing Red / Complete Discography
03. The Ruts – In A Rut / Punk Singles Collection
04. U.K. Subs – The Same Thing / The Singles 1978-1982
05. The Clash – 1977 / Black Market Clash
06. The Adverts – Back from the Dead / Singles Collection
07. Eater – Outside View / Eater – Album, Singles +
08. The Buzzcocks – Breakdown / Spiral Scratch
09. DEVO – Social Fools / Be Stiff EP
10. The Rezillos – Flying Saucer Attack / Can’t Stand the Rezillos
11. The Fall – Totally Wired / Early Singles
12. 999 – High Energy Plan / Separates
13. The Buttocks – Kreatur / single
14. The Killjoys – Naïve / The Punk Collectors Series Vol. 1
15. The Damned – Born To Kill / Damned Damned Damned
16. Bad Brains – Pay To Cum / Banned In D.C.: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs
17. The Panik – Modern Politics / Short Sharp Shock comp.
18. The Ramones – I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement / The Ramones
19. Generation X – No No No (B-side To Ready Steady Go) / Generation X
20. Public Image Ltd – Public Image / Public Image
21. Joy Division – Interzone / Unknown Pleasures
22. The Cravats – In Your Eyes / Land Of The Giants
23. Gang Of Four – At Home He’s A Tourist / Entertainment!
24. Glaxo Babies – It’s Irrational / Dreams Interrupted: The Bewilderbeat Years
25. Wire – Map Ref. 41ºn 93ºw / 154
26. The Normal – T.V.O.D. / single
27. Cabaret Voltaire – Split Second Feeling / Original Sound Of Sheffield: ’78/’82
28. Ludus – Mutilate / Pickpocket
29. Jilted John – Jilted John (single version) / True Love Stories…Plus
30. Metabolist – Alien On Sunday / Hansten Klork
31. Liliput – Beri-Beri / Liliput/Kleenex
32. The Systematics – Vanessa Teratology / Terrace Industry: M Squared Box
33. Carambolage – Die Farbe War Mord / Carambolage
34. Malaria – How Do You Like My New Dog / Compiled