Baixo

Investigating subversion - written and voiced by Emily Pratt.

Emily and I get trapped in a necropolis in São Paulo, then speak to bassists Joe Lally of Fugazi and Sandra Coutinho of legendary Brazilian punk band Mercenárias.

BaixoMockup_NoType.jpg

Mercenárias no programa Pedidos na Noite da TV Bandeirantes

Left-to-Right : Marcelo Florentino, Sandra Coutinho, Luiza Demoro (São Paolo, Brasil)

Left-to-Right : Marcelo Florentino, Sandra Coutinho, Luiza Demoro (São Paolo, Brasil)

Joe Lally (right of frame) plays bass below Guy Picciotto, who hangs from basketball hoop.

Sandra Coutinho • Mercenárias

Joe LallyFugazi

The siblings you didn’t know you had:

13th Floor ElevatorsOs MutantesNeil YoungArthur VerocaiJoni MitchellCaetano VelosoBuzzcocksThe ClashDead BoysIra!InocentesCólera

Music in this episode:

16 toneladas - Noriel Vilela (small clip)

Waiting Room - Fugazi

Trio’s - Fugazi

Mercenárias - Mercenárias

Trashland - Mercenárias

Scoring under final act composed by Emily Pratt

Still - People with Bodies


Topics, Tags and Mentions: Brazil, Brasil, Necropole Sao Paulo, Joe Lally, Fugazi, Bar do Baixo, Pinhieros, Sandra Coutinho, Mercenárias, As Mercenárias, bass, bass guitar, 13th Floor Elevators, Os Mutantes, Neil Young, Arthur Verocai, Joni Mitchell, Caetano Veloso, Buzzcocks, The Clash, Dead Boys, Ira!, Inocentes, Cólera, Berlin Wall, Punk, Brazilian Punk, battle bots, classic punk, Joe Lally interview, Mecenárias interview, music journalism, music podcast, punk journalism, punk podcast, brasil punk,subversion, death from below, bass guitar as subversive instrument, Rua Cardeal Arcoverde, Howls Road, Emily Pratt