“Pure Hell went wild on their equipment, and they predated hardcore with their fast attack and assault method on instruments…they enjoyed who they were and what they created…” – Reaghan […]
Friday Links: How Music Works Edition
“A host of factors contribute to making the experience of live music a far from objective phenomenon.” – David Byrne, ‘How Music Works’ Don’t usually title the whole column with […]
Albums I Should Have Listened To Already: ‘Throb Throb’ by Naked Raygun
“It’s good for the economy / only in America / making cancer every day / only in America” – Naked Raygun, “Only In America” Welcome to “Albums I Should Have […]
What Punk Rock Means (To Me Anyway)
“Punk often desired to convey a message or tell a story, like folk and blues.” – George Hurchalla, ‘Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1989’ Everyone wants to change the world, but […]
Friday Links: I Thought Your Name Was Todd Edition
“Maybe I would’ve gone about it less bluntly, or somehow differently. But not much, not much differently.” – Michelle Cruz Gonzalez, ‘The Spitboy Rule” They’re calling it “my most doesn’t […]
A Permanent State Of Rebellion
“[the band Death] created their own mythology and their own rules, rebelling against what the world (and the neighborhood) told them was acceptable for a band of Black men to […]
Three Fun Ways To Mess Up Chord Progressions
“A basketball game was, and always will be, part playing the game before us and part making sure we have someone to bear witness.” – Mac Crane, ‘A Sharp Endless […]
Friday Listens: Burgers Or Tacos? Edition
The new Shipwrecked Sailor album is here, have some liner notes