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Capitol of Punk

Washington D.C. is known worldwide as the home of the beloved US President, miles of national monuments, and throngs of politicians. But perhaps lesser known is D.C.’s status as an epicenter of essential American musical movements, including the harDCore scene that emerged in the late 70s.
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Interview with Jesse Shapins, Christopher Allen and Kara Oehler about Yellow Arrow’s Capitol of Punk project.

We discuss what Yellow Arrow is and how it began; Massively Authored Artistic Publication; how the Capitol of Punk project works; text messaging as a social experience; the Secret New York project; Madam’s Organ; the Crooked Beat Records; the Teen Idles and Bad Brains; Ian Mackaye and Ian Svenonius; the Helsinki project; the Copenhagen project; Dischord Records; making the videos available by ones and for iPods; surprises that arose during the interviews for the Capitol of Punk project; former D.C. mayor, Marion Berry; my interview with Steve Blush, author of American Hardcore; future Yellow Arrow projects.

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