The Decline of Western Civilization (1981-1999) with Monika Estrella Negra

Today the gang welcomes filmmaker, writer, and Audre’s Revenge co-founder Monika Estrella Negra. Monika and Lucé mosh their way through the seminal punk and metal documentaries The Decline of the Western Civilization. Will renowned punk enthusiast Cozi be convinced to watch FOUR docs spanning TWO decades of musical counter culture or will the excessive glam metal years push him out of the pit? Nazi punks fuck off, the rest of you listen now!

Watch Penelope Spheeris’s Decline series on YouTube.

Watch Monika’s punk rock horror film, Flesh, on Amazon.

Read Monika’s article on Black Punk for Black Youth Project.

Also discussed in this episode: American Juggalo, Dark Wave, Kittie, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Pure Hell, Death, James Spooner’s AfroPunk, and rewatching The Sopranos. 

Recommendations:

Monika - The King of New York

Lucé - The Films of Lynn Shelton - RIP

Cozi - Aye Nako