I still can't believe the music industry caved so completely to Covid tyranny. Whatever happened to rock 'n' roll's irreverent "stick it to the man" attitude? Turns out pop icons Right Said Fred were more punk rock than the punks themselves.
Do you remember Right Said Fred?
Of course you do.
Brothers Fred and Richard have appeared on my podcast several times over the years, so I thought it was time for another catch-up.
As someone who grew up in the punk-rock scene, I was deeply disappointed by how many people who claimed to represent punk values bent over backwards to appease the establishment during the Covid years.
A handful of people refused to go along with it, including Pete Parada and John Joseph. Pete was the drummer for The Offspring before the band sacked him for refusing the jab. John was a vocalist with the Cro-Mags.
Pete recorded a podcast episode with me, but I still need to upload it to my website. I'll do it soon.
We’re constantly bombarded with fake news, propaganda, agendas, and outright lies.
It’s an information war.
What is true?
I don’t know either—but I’m trying to find out.
The Kiwi couple had a profoundly positive impact on my views around contagious diseases and virology in general. But a mysterious incident led them to break off our friendship, and to this day I still don't understand exactly what happened.
In this livestream I touch on a pile of things: drinking coffee, writing in a journal, why we change, dealing with anger, the Russian plague hoax, contagion, the decline of White people, why tribalism is okay, and why I love Temu.
Pete Parada drummed for The Offspring for 14 years, then got kicked out for refusing the Covid jab. The band blamed travel and every excuse going. Nothing punk rock about that. They were pro-establishment through and through.
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