2 chapters across the catalog
The hosts discuss a man who started a Facebook group called "Punk Rock Dads" during the COVID-19 lockdown and saw immediate success. The group gained 4,000 members in a single week, illustrating a "Field of Dreams" scenario where a specific niche was underserved. Glen uses this as an example of the initial high-confidence phase of the Dunning-Kruger curve.
Liverpool Punk Scene, Echo of the Bunnymen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Steve Lovell discusses growing up in the Liverpool suburbs during the 1977 punk explosion. He describes the music industry's sudden interest in the region following the success of Echo of the Bunnymen. Lovell recalls producing demos for the band that would become Frankie Goes to Hollywood and encouraging lead singer Holly Johnson to pursue a more pop-oriented sound.
