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Rolling Stone Music Now

Keep 'Em Separated!: 30 Years of The Offspring's 'Smash,' with Dexter Holland

Rolling Stone Music Now

Rolling Stone

Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

4 β€’ 1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In 1994, The Offspring's "Come and Out and Play" video was all over MTV β€” and it cost a mere $5,000. In a revealing, in-depth new interview with host Brian Hiatt, frontman Dexter Holland celebrates the 30th anniversary of Smash by looking back on an era when a punk band could rise to the top of the charts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This is Rolling Stone music now. A lot of big

0:34.5

anniversaries this year today we're celebrating 30 years of the offspring

0:38.6

Smash which brought the world come out and play you know the keep them separated song. I had a really fascinating discussion with that band's

0:46.1

frontman, Dexter Holland, who looked back at what it was like to be a little punk band who suddenly

0:51.5

were all over the radio and MTV.

0:53.3

If we're looking back 30 years and

1:01.9

and Smash came out 30 years ago, that means it is as old now as literally as a hard days night was in 1994.

1:11.7

Not to make both of us feel old but that is a fact. Yeah. Isn't it funny though how music

1:17.1

changed so much throughout the 50s and 60s and 70s and maybe just my own perception but I think that it was moving so fast that

1:24.2

something like Hard Days Night did seem ancient in 1994 like I was driving home

1:29.2

the other day you know I live in Orange County right and I some kid, like he's like 14 years old,

1:34.1

he's riding his bicycle and he's got a black flag shirt on.

1:37.1

And you know, it's a cover of like jealous again

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