Flex Your Head 8: Nomeansno - 'Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?'

Scream Therapy

On Flex Your Head episode 8 host Jason Schreurs and guest Mike Isacson discuss Nomeansno's 1993 weirdness-defining masterwork 'Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?' “Because I'm so… fucking… smart...” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdRQiMO2mmU&ab_channel=Gilpow https://alternativetentacles.com/artists/nomeansno Featured song clips: Nomeansno - "The Land of the Living" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) Nomeansno - "The River" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) Nomeansno - "Kill Everyone Now" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) Nomeansno - "Lullaby" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) Nomeansno - "Machine" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) Nomeansno - "The Land of the Living" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) Nomeansno - "Madness and Death" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) Nomeansno - "Cats, Sex and Nazis" from Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? (Alternative Tentacles, 1993) About this podcast: Flex Your Head is a spinoff of the Scream Therapy podcast where host Jason Schreurs welcomes a guest each episode to discuss a classic punk album. The main Scream Therapy podcast explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself. Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation Minor Threat - "12XU" (originally by Wire) from V/A - Flex Your Head (Dischord Records, 1982) Contact host Jason Schreurs - [e-mail]