Punk Playground

M. Riot

PUNK PLAYGROUND SPECIAL SHOW

A Discussion:
Nuclear Destruction / Nuclear War / Nuclear Power
Shaping Society and Music.

Special Guest: Monsterella

M. Riot and Monsterella talk about the threat of nuclear destruction from the beginning onward.  The different forms of nuclear destruction through nuclear war and nuclear power.

Music selections on the influence the threat of nuclear destruction has had on mainly punk rock as well as other music genres.

Included in the discussion are two films:
The Day After (1983) - About 2 hours - Color
"In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes (Jason Robards) maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein (Steve Guttenberg) is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter."
More info:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_After

The War Game (1965) - About 45 minutes - B&W
"The War Game was made for the BBC in 1965, but not broadcast at the time. It is a docudrama based upon a supposed nuclear attack on the south east of England. It was written and produced by Peter Watkins with commentary by Dick Graham and Michael Aspel."
More info:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Game

Also included in the discussion is a book M. Riot picked up some years ago:
Please Save My World: Children Speak Out Against Nuclear War (1984)
by Bill Adler, Editor

This should be an interesting discussion on the subject as well as a look at some of the music influenced by the threat/reality of nuclear destruction.

Don't miss it!

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Some of the Links:

Duck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60

How Much Time: Civil Defense Spot (1951): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp3_8veVMPw

Connie Francis: Civil Defense PSA (1959) (about stocking food): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dadmm4Zp0k

Fred MacMurray: Civil Defense PSA (1959) (About building a shelter): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1dEMGCpEpc

Joni James Civil Defense PSA (1959) (fallout danger): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7aWKKXaW1A

We made it to the 1980's and didn't get into Nuclear Power as much as we would have liked.  This will be marked as PART 1 so stay tuned for a future PART 2 to this discussion.

Genre

Early Punk & Hardcore & International Punk & Live Recordings & Punk & Spoken Word & Street Punk

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