Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music Fugazi to Frodus to Rock That Doesn't Roll: Composer Jim Cooper
In this bonus episode Leah and Andrew interview Jim Cooper, the composer who wrote and recorded the original score for Rock That Doesn't Roll. He talks about growing up in the DC area, getting obsessed with Fugazi and Dischord Records, then throwing away all his secular music.
The full hour-long interview is at our Patreon. The conversation goes on to talk about abandoning a theology major at Wheaton College for music, getting support from John J Thompson and True Tunes, performing at Cornerstone and eating humble pie after opening for Wilco.
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Some of Jim's music: https://infomercialusa.bandcamp.com/
https://tyme.bandcamp.com/album/someday-in-the-ancient-future
Andrew references Ian MacKaye's Episcopalian upbringing in the discussion. Read more about that here: https://wamu.org/story/14/10/17/the_unlikely_bond_between_a_dc_church_and_the_punk_music_scene/