PUNC is a radio show and occasional fanzine by a punk in Dublin. It's usually about punk music in Ireland.
The PUNC show will resume broadcast on Near FM at 6pm on February the 19th. It will continue to run weekly for at least the next 12 weeks.
For requests and comments during or after the show, email me.
Next episode March 19th! It's Amnesty Week on PUNC and I will be trying to finally play all the songs I said I'd play over the past month. If you have any requests, this is the week to make them: email me (subject line: "REQUEST!!!")
March 12th: St Patrick's Day
You can listen to this episode here on the Near FM Mixcloud. If you need a download: email me.
Tracklist:
Sinéad O'Connor - War
Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was
The Pogues - Thousands Are Sailing (live in London, 1990)
The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
The Radiators - Gloria (live, 1987)
The Undertones - Get Over You
Sissy - Attack
The Atrix - Treasure On The Wasteland
Rudi - I Spy
Ruefrex - One By One
Telefís - The Carthaginians
Post Punk Podge - The Gay Byrne Funk
The Fatima Mansions - Valley of the Dead Cars
Jinx Lennon - Nothin' But A Leprechaun
Problem Patterns - I'm Fine And I'm Doing Great
Notes:
Number of bands I said I'd play that I actually played: 3/6
I never got around to mentioning it on air, but The Count Five were included because their lead singer, John Byrne, was a recent arrival from Dublin to San Jose. They got him to call himself Seán because it seemed more exotic.
I also never got around to mentioning it on air, but the Prairieland Trial heard closing arguments this week. Des Revol, one of the defendants, was given conspiracy charges for moving a box of zines after a protest. Visit freedes.net, le do thoil.
Any information on the Eyre Street Arkestra would be very welcome.
Any information about why they call Seachtain na Gaeilge Seachtain na Gaeilge when it's actually two weeks, not one week, is also welcomed. Is Coicís na Gaeilgereally so much less catchy?
A very mid-tempo show this week. I promise we'll turn the temperature up with more hardcore and truly vicious punk soon...
If you're in north-east Dublin or thereabouts, you can tune your radio to 90.3fm and receive the show that way. If you're out of our range, you can stream the show live on the Near FM website, or tune in with any of various online radio streaming app.
The show is recorded during broadcast and I have an archive of past episodes. I hope to make recordings available online very soon. There are some issues with licensing and file hosting.
