Episode 99: Joy Division - Closer

I discuss KMFDM's 1996 album, Xtort.

I discuss Nitzer Ebb's 1991 album, Ebbhead.

I discuss New Order's terrible 1993 album, Republic.

It's our 100th episode! I discuss the past and future of STR and catching the Beta Band on their reunion tour.

I discuss Joy Division's second and final studio album, Closer.

I discuss Nine Inch Nails' 2008 albums, Ghosts I-IV and the Slip.

I discuss Ghost's most recent album, Skeletá, and seeing them live on the Skeletour.

I discuss Jello Biafra's 1989 collaboration with DOA, Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors, and its relevance in today's political situation.

I discuss the (newly reformed!) Beta Band's 1999 self-titled debut album.

I discuss the passing of Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy, the unexpected reformation of the Beta Band, and Jake Slichter's memoir of being the drummer in Semisonic.