The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. For a lot of people - maybe even the guys on the right day - “Roots Radical” is THE Rancid song, and one of Lars’ crowning achievements. But why? And what is it that sets it apart from a handful of similar songs? And honestly, how many people got into Desmond Dekker because Tim mentioned him? Song of the Week - Roots Radical: https://www...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. Our second ever guest Jeff Tobias (Sunwatchers, solo artist, playwright…etc) has us jump deep into uncertain territory with Life Won’t Wait the title track from Rancid’s 1998 album. Many layers are peeled back: Were conspiracy theories and leftist music closer in the 90s? Is this track anti-semetic? Can you enjoy Buju Banton knowing what...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. Jumping back into Rancid’s year 2000 reinvention with Axiom, a very strangely constructed track that is partially the best b-movie theme song ever but is probably just here to give Matt his second most famous bass solo. We dig into how catchy this album that is held up as the darkest and most hardcore in Rancid’s discography. Also Sam ge...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. The guys finally dig into “Indestructible” from a sonic perspective with a song that is emblematic of the highs and lows of the album all wrapped in one. Rancid take chances that pay off but also manage to self-sabotage themselves. Where does this rank in the pantheon of Rancid ska songs? How good is that hook? Does Skinhead Rob have a v...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. Rancid’s love of English rock is on full display this week, digging into their influences from The Who, Stiff Little Fingers and Sham 69. Lar’s projection of working class England onto his own Campbell upbringing is a continuing fascination for us. Musically, Leicester Square is one of the sharpest and angular pop-punk that Rancid has fl...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. The guys dive into where it all started for Brad and Rancid, the opening track from “Let’s Go.” The guys find new ways to relate to Tim and reveal some of their personal struggles with the work they’ve done in music, and reality vs. perception of music scenes from a distance. Do these communities actually exist? If so, how do they form?...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. Previously on 11th hour: Sam issued the challenge for Brad to find the best of 2009’s disappointing Let the Dominoes Fall album. On an album that the guys legitimately dislike, what is the shining jewel in the crap sandwich. After much debate and scientific research we land on “Up to No Good” a jaunty 80’s flavored skank fest with the ma...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. The guys are joined by their first guest, experimental musician Josh Mason! Brad and Josh have had dozens of Rancid conversations in the last decade, so he picks a song and joins the fun. Can the three of them really talk about the 46-second intro clip for half an hour? Is it actually that interesting? You’d be surprised. RIP Lester Butl...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. Life Won’t Wait returns to give us this banger of a soul rave-up. Sam is continuing to wear Brad down on the cult of LWW! Who knew there was a great Rancid song with horns with nary an upstroke or ‘pickitup’ in sight. Are they talking about being stuck in a stylistic rut? The puritanism of punk rock? The soul leach of L.A.? …or is it jus...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. The guys dig into Rancid’s embrace of ska and how that opened up so many new avenues and possibilities for the band. This standout from “...And Out Comes the Wolves” has Tim at his whispery, vulnerable best and on-point Lars’ solos. Brad loves Matt’s basslines on the ska tracks especially even if his impression of them is circusy and Sam...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. This week the guys finally dust off the debut album from Rancid’s 1993 self-titled debut, recorded as a trio before Lars joined the band. “Rats in the Hallway” is a surprisingly angular blazer of a track, and one of Rancid’s prototypical formats - speaking about the squalor and pain of a lower class neighborhood - is born. Some real inve...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. As the guys dig into an underrated gem from “...And Out Come the Wolves,” a little more personal history is revealed and the hard questions get asked: What’s the verse? What’s the chorus? Does it matter? Does any of this matter? Song of the Week - Lock, Step, & Gone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-vzicKAUTY Contact us at @rancidpod on...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. CW: Grooming. Our first song from 2003’s very contentious Indestructible. The guys finally address the elephant in the room, Tim Armstrong’s problematic relationship and divorce with The Distillers’ Brody Dalle via the miopic break-up anthem Fall Back Down. Brad and Sam dive into what it feels like to have deep parasocial love for an art...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. Finally the guys dig into Rancid 2000 and how it’s such a singular statement in Rancid’s discography. Then, Sam and Brad prepare to blow each other’s minds with controversial and perhaps absurd proclamations on the track... Will they agree? Will the podcast survive the bonkers take? Song of the Week - Let Me Go: https://www.youtube.com/w...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. This week the guys take a look at the oft maligned third songwriter Mr. Matt Freeman and Rancid’s 1994 sophomore album Let’s Go! Is Tenderloin pro sex worker? Can Brad handle Matt’s voice? What is the Mount Rushmore of Matt songs? Warning the chorus will be stuck in your head! Song of the Week - Tenderloin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. One of Sam’s sacred cows gets knocked off the list. Lars joins Rancid. Matt is on fire. Tim’s sincerity helps set Rancid apart from their peers. What is it that makes “Radio” such a classic? And why do Rancid keep getting in their own way? Song of the Week - Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeGwdhOQFg Contact us at @rancidpod on tw...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast Presented by Foxy Digitalis. The boys dive into the unique beast that is 1998’s Life Won't Wait. Sam asserts some pretty hot takes on Lars songs. Tim is caught playing guitar on video! The big questions are posed: How much of our love of Rancid is projection? How do you love a band that is problematic? Why do two 40 year old guys that run experimental record labels...

The 11th Hour: A Rancid Podcast. Presented by Foxy Digitalis. On the inaugural episode of The 11th Hour, Brad picks “Disorder & Disarray” from “...And Out Come the Wolves” and he and Sam discuss who’s the heart and who’s the head in Rancid and laugh about one of the weirdest moments in Rancid’s catalog. Song of the Week - Disorder & Disarray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6JRureYAAE Simpsons Qu...