Keith Morris Part 2: CIRCLE JERKS, Repo Man, Decline of Western Civilzation, Grand Theft Auto V

Hello, welcome back! We’re joined by legendary punk/hardcore pioneer KEITH MORRIS, co-founder of Black Flag and the band that the second half of this historic conversation focuses on: THE CIRCLE JERKS.

We talk their iconic debut LP GROUP SEX, it’s timeless follow up Wild In The Streets, the Decline of Western Civilization documentary being a business card for the band moving forward, their appearance in the cult classic Repo Man, their constant battle with the Bad Religion schedule, Keith’s appearance in Grand Theft Auto V and MUCH more.

Thank you again to Keith and my very special guest co-host Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony for joining us for a true landmark pair of episodes.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:37 - THE CIRCLE JERKS

00:17:28 - Group Sex

00:23:18 - Beverly Hills (and Century City)

00:27:17 - World Up My Ass

00:33:44 - Back Against the Wall

00:35:35 - Paid Vacation & Circle Jerks' Writing Dynamic

00:37:15 - Decline of Western Civilization

00:43:24 - Earliest Circle Jerks Tours, John Belushi & Negative

Approach

00:46:07 - Negative Approach

00:50:13 - Paradigm Shifting Punk Bands Over Time

00:54:01 - WILD IN THE STREETS

01:02:49 - Stars and Stripes (hard pit)

01:05:02 - Touring On Wild In The Streets

01:09:47 - Keith's Thoughts on Warped Tour

01:15:32 - Keith's Thoughts on Touring Europe

01:16:58 - Touring In Europe Today For Circle Jerks

01:18:42 - Dissecting Golden Shower, Wonderful & VI

01:23:55 - Repo Man

01:30:38 - LAPD At War With Punks

01:36:45 - Circle Jerks Break Up in 1989

01:39:52 - GTA V Music

01:46:05 - FLAG (and the legal ramifications)

01:57:22 - Rapid Fire: Keith Morris Edition