128. MARK ROBINSON RATES UNREST: THE ROAD TO IMPERIAL (1985-1992)
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Welcome to Part 1 of the longest (16 HOURS), most definitive (every single release covered), and objectively the best interview ever conducted with Unrest/Grenadine/Air Miami/Flin Flon man and Teenbeat label head Mark Robinson.   In this very special episode of Discograffiti, Mark reveals: The full, sordid backstory of the several weeks leading up to our summit meeting, as I admittedly totally overdid it with my 204 pages of notes and endless, ultimately alienating texts and calls to him; The growth steps that had to happen for Mark to develop into one of the greatest pop songwriters of all time; And over a half-hour just on Imperial f.f.r.r. alone Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331  If you’re an Unrest superfan like me, you’ll want the Director’s Cut of this & the remaining 3 installments of the Mark Robinson Series—Part 1 alone features 90 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL & no ads, and is affordably priced in our Patreon Record Shop.   Subscribe: Patreon.com/Discograffiti/Shop Or just become a member! It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for our new Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early, ad-free Director's Cuts, & $20 for the Wednesday Top 10! Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule can be all yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week. There are now over 100 Patreon episodes, and they’re now all individually for sale in our Patreon Record Shop.   Or to stuff the tip jar: Gofund.me/d316c87c Coming Sunday: Episode 3 of The Discograffiti Soldiers Of Sound Podcast, our brand-new Patreon show by and for the community.  CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ CONTACT DAVE Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe #markrobinson #unrest #unrestband #airmiami #teenbeat #teenbeatrecords #flinflon #fangwizard #cottoncandyband #imperialffrr #unrestimperial #unrestimperialffrr #grenadine #cathcarroll #butchwillisisapsychopath #malcolmxpark #perfectteeth #bridgetcross #philkrauth #andrewbeaujon #eggsband #tsunamiband #davepark #kramer #discograffiti #metalmachinemuzak #kingofprussia #kennethanger #whartontiers #ingmarbergmanspersona  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/support
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