Episode 12 Alex Coxen (Milk Music/Mystic 100's) :: "D.A.R.E - The Dead, Alchemy, Revolution, Esoterica"

Episode 12 Alex Coxen (Milk Music/Mystic 100's) :: "D.A.R.E - The Dead, Alchemy, Revolution, Esoterica"

Author: The Self Portrait Gospel November 12, 2025 Duration: 1:26:48

If Alex Coxen, the madman behind all things Milk Music/Mystic 100's/Graffiti Phallico/Worn Spiral, were alive during te Sun City Girls' radioactive reign on society's senses in the 1980s, his iconic illustrations would have been all over the band's bootlegs, t-shirts, show posters, and other various alchemical artifacts without a doubt. Bridging the gap and endless distance between the parameters of punk and the enlightened ecosystem of the hippie generation, Coxen's influences have connected him from one end of the galaxy to the next, just like the greats before.

This isn't the first time we've made a connection between the Sun City Girls and the mighty melodies of the Grateful Dead on "The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast." From Greg Ginn sporting his classic "Steal Your Face" tee at a Blag Flag show in 1983, to Placebo Records founder Tony Beram, who released the Girls' second LP, having seen the Dead numerous times during his youth, the cosmic connection is both relevant and uniquely universal. Join us as we take a trip, literally, with Coxen to explore the first time he became aware of the Girls' music, aquring his copy of "Grotto of Miracle," the critical chemicals that make up consciousness, and much more.


It’s a strange and wonderful thing when a band becomes more than just music-a kind of shared language for those who find it. The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast :: A Sun City Girls Story is an attempt to speak that language, to trace the contours of a group that defied easy categorization. Created by The Self Portrait Gospel, this series isn't a standard biography. Instead, it unfolds as a series of conversations and deep dives into the atmospheric alchemy of the Sun City Girls, treating their work as the spiritual institution of sound it truly is. You'll hear from those who knew them, played with them, or were forever changed by their records. Each episode leans into the poetic and the specific, celebrating the band's relentless creativity and the boundaries they pushed, not just in music, but in thought and performance. This podcast provides that consistent platform, a space where the band's peculiar magic isn't just explained, but felt. It’s for anyone who believes that certain art requires going all the way, and that the story of such a phenomenon is best told through many voices, all trying to capture something that, at its heart, remains beautifully indescribable.
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