Throwback Thursday: Angelo Moore discusses Fishbone's "Party At Ground Zero"

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Chris DeMakes

Music History, Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

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🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to Episode 245 of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, originally released on February 17th, 2025, with none other than Angelo Moore of Fishbone. In this lively and eye-opening chat, Angelo breaks down the making of their explosive 1985 single “Party At Ground Zero”—a wild mix of ska, punk, funk, and soul with an end-of-the-world twist. He shares stories about the musical and cultural forces that inspired the song, and gives a glimpse into the creative energy that fueled Fishbone’s early days. And if you want to experience that energy in person, don’t miss Fishbone on the road this summer as part of Less Than Jake’s 2025 Summer Circus tour. Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes For bonus episode of The After Party podcast, an extensive back catalog of past After Party episodes, early ad-free releases of new episodes of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, full video versions of episodes, and MUCH more, head to the Patreon at http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com Follow Chris DeMakes A Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdemakesapodcast/ Join the Chris DeMakes A Podcast community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2643961642526928/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Distro Kid.
0:02.8	It's Throwback Thursday.
0:06.3	Hey, everybody, it's Throwback Thursday again.
0:08.9	And to be honest, we're not throwing it back that far this week.
0:12.8	The Less than Jake's Summer Circus Tour is coming up soon, and we're doing a month here,
0:16.8	packed with episodes featuring songwriters from the tour.
0:20.2	One of those bands is Fishbone,
0:22.2	and we just had Angelo Moore on the show back in February to discuss party at Ground Zero.
0:27.1	This episode is a lot of fun, so here it is again in case you missed it the first time.
0:32.2	Oh, and today is May 15th. So in case you want to share some trivia with your friends,
0:37.2	here are some things that happened today in music history. On May 15th. So in case you want to share some trivia with your friends, here are some things that
0:38.4	happened today in music history. On May 15th of 1963, the Rolling Stone signed with Deca Records,
0:46.2	the same label that turned down the Beatles the year before. On May 15th of 1982,
0:52.7	Ebony and Ivory from Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney hit number one in the United States. On May 15th of 1982, Ebony and Ivory from Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney hit number one in the United
0:56.6	States. On May 15th of 1984, Lionel Richie started his Can't Slow Down tour with opening act
1:03.9	Tina Turner. It's a pretty good opening act. On May 15th of 1990, Mariah Carey released her first single, Vision of Love, which eventually went to number one, and she obviously became one of the biggest artists of the 90s.
1:18.0	On May 15th of 1993, Janet Jackson's That's The Way Love Goes, goes, goes to number one in the U.S. and stays there for eight weeks longer than any of her other singles
1:29.3	or any of her brother's singles. I think that's wild. I always tell people that Janet had more
1:37.1	hits than Michael and they don't believe me, but I'm pretty sure that's true. If it's not,
1:42.2	she at least had a bigger hit than Michael ever had. I don't know.
1:46.0	Discuss it amongst yourselves. And on May 15th of 2001, after a long hiatus, Weezer released their
1:53.8	third album, better known as the Green album. This is the album with Hash Pipe and Island in the Sun on it.
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