(upbeat funky music) (upbeat funky music continues) - [Narrator] Coming up on "Ocean State Sessions," Hope Anchor.

♪ Got a bad taste in my mouth ♪ ♪ I left it all and headed south ♪ - [Narrator] And Typhoid Mary.

♪ I was born with a narcissistic mind ♪ ♪ Everything's okay now and everything's just fine ♪ ♪ Just fine ♪ ♪ I was just born with ♪ - One, two.

(drumsticks clacking) One, two, three, four.

(lively rock music) (lively rock music continues) ♪ One day, I'll get you off my mind ♪ ♪ Sun down, leave it all behind ♪ ♪ I found out you don't need me around ♪ ♪ Blind spot, then it all comes down ♪ ♪ One day, I will get you off my mind ♪ ♪ Seems like the whole world's come to hell ♪ ♪ Can't stand the view, can't stand the smell ♪ ♪ Got a bad taste in my mouth ♪ ♪ I left it all and headed south ♪ (lively rock music continues) ♪ Stand down 'til the sun goes out ♪ ♪ Step back, forget you now ♪ ♪ I'm sprawled out on the killing floor ♪ ♪ Face down, now I need you more ♪ ♪ Stand down, the sun is going out ♪ ♪ It seems like the whole world's gone to hell ♪ ♪ Can't stand the view, can't stand the smell ♪ ♪ Got a bad taste in my mouth ♪ ♪ I left it all and headed south ♪ ♪ Headed south ♪ (lively rock music continues) (lively rock music continues) (lively rock music continues) ♪ Seems like the whole world's gone to hell ♪ ♪ Can't stand the view, can't stand the smell ♪ ♪ Got a bad taste in my mouth ♪ ♪ I left it all and headed ♪ ♪ I left it all and headed ♪ ♪ I left it all and headed ♪ ♪ South ♪ - [Audience Member] Woo!

- [Singer] Thank you.

Thank you.

- I started playing guitar in probably the mid to late '80s.

- [Host] Ladies and gentlemen, Hope Anchor!

(lively rock music) - The Clash is my favorite band.

I mean, I got 'em right here.

(team cheers) Being a father forced me to get sober, and quitting drinking is probably the biggest thing that has affected the way I write music in that I wasn't sure, when I quit drinking, would I still be able to visit the dark place that is where I write from?

(rock music drowns out singer) My songs aren't about unicorns and glitter.

They're about the ugliness of life.

After a few weeks sober, I picked up my guitar, and I was able to go back there with intent, with focus.

Like, being in more control of my creative destiny in each piece of music that I'm writing.

♪ Running away from the truth ♪ I suffered from anxiety that led to my alcoholism for, you know, decades, and I feel like, right now, my guitar playing is an extension of my anxiety, which makes it me.

♪ But the rain won't stop ♪ I'm Terry Linehan.

I play guitar in Hope Anchor.

I find that, right now, my largest pursuit is to try to incorporate the guitar tones of the '80s, but use more of a Tommy Dorsey blueprint for how to compose music.

I really like the lush soundscapes of, like, the '40s and '50s, like Henry Mancini's work, like the "Breakfast At Tiffany's" soundtrack.

♪ I can't live here anymore ♪ Hope Anchor's sound is definitely post-punk.

It started out as more of a replacement sort of thing, and then we decided to kind of widen our sonic footprint, if you will, to be more along the lines of Lords Of The New Church or Killing Joke, working in those influences with the already established '80s stuff like The Cure and Jesus and Mary Chain.

The current lineup is Rob Senecal, Robbie Shaggs on bass, Paul Myers on drums, and Steve Demers on guitar, and Pip, Paul Everett, on vocals.

In the back of my mind, I'd always known that I wanted to play with Pip.

It came together pretty organically and naturally.

Like, our writing relationship, we're able to write stuff really easily together.

My first band started in 19.

I almost said 1889.

That would've been something.

That would make me a miracle of science, huh?

I started my first band in 1989, and it was called Voice of Reason, and then we turned into a band called Smear.

So, after Smear, I was in a band called Water Dog.

A lot of good things happened to that band.

It's a shame it ended too early.

We were signed to Atlantic Records and we got to go on multiple tours with, like, Dance Hall Crashers, No Doubt, The Lunachicks, The Muffs.

A lot of stress falls on you for that, and you're hearing a lot of different things from a lot of different people.

You know, when you're 23 years old, it's kind of hard to deal with, and, eventually, we just imploded.

After Water Dog broke up, I started a band called The Frustrators with Mike Dirnt from Green Day.

The Frustrators did really well.

We headlined the Fillmore and sold out most of the shows we played.

So when I moved back to Rhode Island, it wasn't just to open a bar.

It was also to start playing music again, and being in my 50s right now, I'd be happy to keep this band going for as long as we can.

Every show's a gift.

We're at that age in our music life where the next show isn't guaranteed, where the next year isn't guaranteed.

It's smell the roses time.

- One, two.

(drumsticks clacking) (lively rock music) ♪ Oh, weary day ♪ ♪ And devil night ♪ ♪ My tongue, it burns as I toss and turn ♪ ♪ It's 7:30 ♪ ♪ In half an hour ♪ ♪ Eyes fight the light now ♪ ♪ I fight the power ♪ ♪ Will I rue the day, ain't there any other way ♪ ♪ Nothing else to do now ♪ ♪ Nothing else to do now ♪ ♪ It's a hurtful thing ♪ ♪ Not knowing the truth ♪ ♪ Stupid things I said when I was too weak to do ♪ ♪ I come home dirty ♪ ♪ I come home tired ♪ ♪ I'm half awake, and still I cry for you ♪ ♪ Never wanna give you up ♪ ♪ Don't know what else I can do, yeah ♪ ♪ Day by day ♪ ♪ Nothing else to do now ♪ ♪ Day by day ♪ ♪ Nothing else to do now ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ God loves the truth, and the truth is in me ♪ ♪ I hide away, but I know that He forgives me ♪ ♪ God loves the truth, and the truth is in me ♪ ♪ I hide away, but I know that He forgives me ♪ ♪ Day by day ♪ ♪ Noting else to do now ♪ ♪ Day by day ♪ ♪ Nothing else to do now ♪ ♪ The chimes of midnight ♪ ♪ Our time is gone ♪ ♪ Our fate delivered ♪ ♪ One final song ♪ ♪ The vulture flies away ♪ ♪ There is no twilight ♪ ♪ No brand new dawn, horizon, things to see ♪ ♪ I pound at the alarm ♪ ♪ Drums pound out the alarm ♪ ♪ Day by day ♪ ♪ Nothing else to do now ♪ ♪ Day by day ♪ ♪ Nothing else to do now ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh ♪ ♪ God loves the truth, and the truth is in me ♪ ♪ I hide away, but I know that He forgives me ♪ ♪ God loves the truth, and the truth, it is in me ♪ ♪ I hide away, but I know that He forgives me ♪ (lively rock music continues) (lively rock music continues) ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ God loves the truth, and the truth is in me ♪ ♪ I hide away, but I know that He forgives me ♪ ♪ God loves the truth, and the truth, it is in me ♪ ♪ I hide away, but I know that He forgives me ♪ ♪ I know that He forgives me ♪ ♪ I know that He forgives me ♪ ♪ He forgives me ♪ (lively rock music continues) (amp feedback whirs) (exciting rock music) (exciting rock music continues) (exciting rock music continues) (exciting rock music continues) (exciting rock music continues) ♪ It took so long ♪ ♪ But I finally feel sane ♪ ♪ I never thought that I could ever feel this way ♪ ♪ But life is so much easier now that I finally realize ♪ ♪ How to find peace and love without telling lies ♪ ♪ Everything's okay now and everything's just fine ♪ ♪ Just fine ♪ ♪ I was just born with a narcissistic mind ♪ ♪ Everything's okay now and everything's just fine ♪ ♪ Just fine ♪ ♪ I was just born with a narcissistic, a narcicisstic mind ♪ (exciting rock music continues) (exciting rock music continues) ♪ I was so unaware of the negativity that I cause ♪ ♪ I never meant to bring down all the ones that I loved ♪ ♪ I felt so insane, over a thousand times ♪ ♪ I don't know how my friends stood by my side ♪ ♪ Everything's okay now and everything's just fine ♪ ♪ Just fine ♪ ♪ I was just born with a narcissistic mind ♪ ♪ Everything's okay now and everything's just fine ♪ ♪ Just fine ♪ ♪ I was just born with a narcissistic, a narcissistic, Jimbo ♪ (exciting rock music continues) (exciting rock music continues) (drumsticks clang) (exciting rock music) ♪ The doctor says he's crazy ♪ ♪ His friends say he's out of his mind ♪ ♪ But this ain't the first or second time ♪ ♪ That he's been hospitalized ♪ ♪ But now he's become ♪ ♪ The punchline of the whole damn neighborhood ♪ ♪ He's packed his bags, he's on the bus ♪ ♪ He's moving to Vaudeville ♪ ♪ He's a modern day freak show ♪ ♪ The modern day freak show ♪ ♪ He's the face to this faceless nation ♪ ♪ He's the future of human kind ♪ ♪ Well, this ain't the first or second time ♪ ♪ That he's been institutionalized ♪ ♪ Well, now he's become the punchline ♪ ♪ Of the whole damn neighborhood ♪ ♪ He's packed his bags, he's on the bus ♪ ♪ He's moving to Vaudeville ♪ ♪ He's a freak show ♪ ♪ A modern freak show ♪ ♪ A modern day freak show ♪ ♪ He's a freak show ♪ ♪ A modern freak show ♪ ♪ A modern day freak ♪ ♪ Show ♪ (exciting rock music continues) ♪ He's a freak show ♪ ♪ A modern freak show ♪ ♪ A modern day freak show ♪ ♪ He's a freak show ♪ ♪ A modern freak show ♪ ♪ A modern day freak show ♪ ♪ He's a freak show ♪ ♪ A modern freak show ♪ ♪ A modern day freak show ♪ ♪ He's a freak show ♪ ♪ A modern freak show ♪ ♪ A modern day freak show ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ He's a modern day freak show ♪ ♪ A modern day freak show ♪ - My advice, if you love music and you have an instrument that's collecting dust or you see bands that you like, don't be afraid to get an instrument and stink at it.

I never really, like, learned to play, but I never put the guitar down because somebody was better than me or 'cause they said, like, "Oh, dude, you suck."

I remember, like, one time, me and my friend Billy, we recorded like a three-track demo, and I gave it to my friends and they were like, "You can have this back."

(exciting rock music) My name's Izzy.

I'm the singer and guitar player of Typhoid Mary.

Typhoid Mary is responsible for bringing typhoid fever to America, and our sound is fast, loud, out of tune at times, fun, unexpected.

The songs are short, and I don't know if I said it already, but catchy.

♪ Going through my head, going through my head ♪ ♪ I got a lot going through my head ♪ - Dee Dee Ramon, Johnny Ramon, and Tommy Ramon and Joey Ramon.

I can't remember if I already said 'em, but they're all dead, unfortunately.

With the Ramones, I could just easily just grab my guitar, learn that song in a few minutes, and it also inspired me to write my own music, 'cause I realized it doesn't have to be that deep to write good music.

Well, my mom gave me a guitar.

It was a crappy Yamaha, and that thing was collecting dust for a little bit.

Once I got into the Ramones, I just picked that thing back up, learned some power chords, and started writing my own music.

(rock music drowns out singer) The first real band I had was senior year of high school.

We called it a band, you know?

We never played shows, but the joy that we had back then, I think, going back on it, it was just like, wow.

Like, you know, those were so much fun.

We didn't know how to play our instruments.

We felt like we were a band and we bonded.

(exciting rock music) Be authentic.

Write your own music.

When something's fake, people are gonna know, and I actually had a conversation with my mom about this.

When you open up an old photo album, every single photo in that album is 100% authentic.

You know, when you look at a picture of your grandparents or your old cousins and everything, you see that moment.

It's like that's exactly what they were feeling because they weren't trying to post it on social media for likes, and they weren't trying to look a certain way for the camera.

Just be yourself and people will like that more, because they feel like, you know, you're a real person.

You have real stories to tell.

(exciting rock music) (band vocalizing) A lot of people believe in their 20s that you're too old to rock and roll.

You're too old to play with your friends with music.

It's always good to have goals and aspirations, but for that, it was really like, let's just, and still I have this philosophy, have fun with it.

If you're having fun with it, keep it going.

If something's wrong, fix it, and with that, it was just really, let's have fun with it, until my mom was just like, "Hey, you know, get out of the basement," and that day did come.

That's why it's important for me to like the Ramones is 'cause it got me the music, it got me the band, it got me my friend, it got me my guitar, it got me these moments in time that you can't really, you know, really recreate or even expect.

(exciting rock music) ♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ She, she doesn't love you ♪ ♪ She, she doesn't even care ♪ ♪ She, she doesn't love you ♪ ♪ She, she doesn't even care ♪ ♪ She's too busy counting the wrinkles on her face ♪ ♪ To see a bouquet of flowers in a vase ♪ ♪ She'll take an Ativan to avoid therapy ♪ ♪ She'll get an STD by the end of the week ♪ ♪ At club therapy ♪ ♪ So, dude, don't fall ♪ ♪ Dude, don't fall ♪ ♪ Dude, don't fall ♪ ♪ Dude, don't fall in love with a stripper ♪ ♪ I'm warning you now ♪ ♪ She'll tear a hole in your pocket ♪ ♪ Straight to the ground ♪ ♪ She, she's home alone ♪ ♪ She, she's got no one to call ♪ ♪ She, she's home alone ♪ ♪ She, she's got no one to call ♪ ♪ She's too busy counting the wrinkles on her face ♪ ♪ To see a bouquet of flowers in a vase ♪ ♪ She'll take an Ativan to avoid therapy ♪ ♪ She'll get an STD by the end of the week ♪ ♪ At club therapy ♪ ♪ So, dude, don't fall ♪ ♪ Dude, don't fall ♪ ♪ Dude, don't fall ♪ ♪ Dude, don't fall in love with a stripper ♪ ♪ I'm warning you now ♪ ♪ She'll tear a hole in your pocket ♪ ♪ Straight to the ground ♪ (exciting rock music continues) (exciting rock music continues) (amp feedback whirs) (drumsticks clack) ♪ She hits the bottle ♪ (lively rock music) ♪ She hits the floor ♪ ♪ First in line at the liquor store ♪ ♪ She smokes two packs a day, now she's on her way to three ♪ ♪ Coughs up a lung and her nose starts to bleed ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ If you like just what you see ♪ ♪ Well, she's got just what you need ♪ ♪ Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Her money's getting tight, Linda's on the loose ♪ ♪ She's passed out on the stoop, she's got nothing to do ♪ ♪ The kid's now crying, he can't sleep ♪ ♪ There's a note on the door, she's evicted next week ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ If you like just what you see ♪ ♪ Well, she's got just what you need, yeah ♪ ♪ Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Here we go now ♪ (lively rock music continues) (lively rock music continues) (lively rock music continues) ♪ I was hanging by the park down on Washington Street ♪ ♪ I was a little desperate and a little cheap ♪ ♪ Lantini, Lantini ♪ ♪ Oh, call security, get me the cops ♪ ♪ She took my money, she took everything I got ♪ ♪ Woke up next morning, I was handcuffed to the bed ♪ ♪ Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ Lantini, Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ ♪ If you like just what you see ♪ ♪ She's got just what you need, yeah ♪ ♪ Linda, Linda, Linda Lantini ♪ (upbeat funky music) - [Narrator] For more "Ocean State Sessions," plus all your Rhode Island PBS favorites, visit RIPBS.org.

(upbeat funky music continues) (upbeat funky music continues) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ What can I do ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ My mind's set on you ♪ ♪ You ♪ (upbeat funky music continues)