Bob Mould

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2011

⏱️ 26 minutes

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This week, guest host Dave Holmes talks to singer songwriter Bob Mould. Mould is one of the original members of seminal 1980s punk band Hüsker Dü, who's since struck out on his own with alternative rock band Sugar and his own solo projects. His new memoir, See A Little Light: The Trail Of Rage And Melody, goes deep into his past, exploring band politics, his sexuality and more.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Natalie from Boston, Massachusetts.
0:02.6	I'm Zach from Madison, Wisconsin.
0:04.8	Hi, I'm Ken from Denver.
0:06.5	The Sound of Yellow America is an independent production supported by listeners like me.
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0:12.9	visit MaximumFun.org and click on Donate.
0:15.8	I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from My House in Los Angeles.
0:18.9	It's the Sound of Young America from MaximumFun.org and PRI, public radio, international.
0:30.6	It's the Sound of Young America.
0:32.4	I'm Dave Holmes and my guest this week is Bob Mold.
0:35.6	Now you might know, Invest, as the founder of the 1980s,
0:38.1	Minneapolis punk band Husker Dew.
0:40.4	The band only had modest record sales at the time,
0:43.2	but they have been a huge influence on alternative rock.
0:46.7	After the band broke up, Mold went on to release several solo recordings
0:50.4	and in the mid-90s he formed a new group called Sugar.
0:52.9	Here's another fun fact.
0:54.3	Mold wrote the theme song to the Daily Show.
0:56.5	It's called Dog on Fire.
0:58.2	He has now written a memoir along with Michael Azarad.
1:00.8	It's called See a Little Light, the trail of rage and melody.
1:04.2	It follows his fascinating career as a gay guy both in and out of the closet
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