This playlist was created by Henry Rollins for the Skirball Cultural Center's Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86 exhibition.

The exhibition traces the connective tissue of punk across key scenes in the United States and the United Kingdom, with a focus on New York, London, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Opening in spring 2026 to mark the 50th anniversary of punk in the United States,* this original exhibition celebrates how a generation of misfits—including Jewish punks—challenged the rules, reimagined community, and helped reshape culture from the margins.

"This playlist is a razor-thin slice of the Punk music scenes happening in Los Angeles, New York City, and London in the late 1970s and early 1980s. All three cities had incredible music, thriving scenes, legendary venues, and a vigorous, independent record label network. These bands burst into the established music universe with no apology. Thankfully, the establishment never recovered. Some people might tell you this music changed their lives. I would be one of them." Henry Rollins

SOS Music is an LA-based, female-led label founded by DJ duo of Maddy Maia and Tottie, who pair two distinct sounds under a radically inclusive ethic. Their eponymous record label, with roots across L.A., Europe and the U.K., elevates and champions gender-expansive voices in electronic music. The duo's ferocious B2B sets (and their striking charisma onstage) have become a word-of-mouth sensation around L.A.’s warehouse scene and well beyond, including performances at the world’s premiere festivals, including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Dekmantel Selectors and Somos, and at clubs like NY’s Good Room and SF’s Midway. Since forming their !K7 imprint SOS Music in 2020, they’ve carried the torch for femme-led experimental club music. Their releases earned instant praise from Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, The Wire, Mixmag, Flaunt, Crack, Juno and Stamp the Wax.

SOS Music joins KCRW as our Resident DJ for May 2026. In their second show, they head to the Americas, showcasing incredible femme and nonbinary electronic artists coming out of Mexico, Brazil, and across South and Central America. Express Set duties are from the Brazilian multimedia artist, producer, DJ, and moviemaker Marta Supernova.