Today as I was driving home I noticed a truck with that punk rock star! I thought to myself, what the fuck? One of the great problems with punk rock is that it's fractured and a lot of the assholes tend to fit themselves in one of many subcategories (screamo, emo, fucko...). And yet a lot of them usually pride themselves in falling under that star. Whether people like it or not, punk rock is rock n' roll. The primary difference of punk rock is in its no bullshit, to the point, music and... Read Full Story
Today we continue the remix series with the awesome Daft Punk! I never get tired of these guys and neither should you! Yet again I've scoured the Net looking for mixes, which by-the-way, are everywhere when it comes to Daft Punk tunes, but I've narrowed the selection down to the 12 listed below. Enjoy! MP3 : Daft Punk - Human After All (Justice remix) MP3 : Daft Punk - Technologic (Bacalao remix) MP3 : Daft Punk - Oh Yeah (Soul Wax remix) MP3 : Daft Punk - Harder Stronger Faster (Neptunes... Read Full Story
Hilly Kristal, the man who owned and operated CBGB’s in New York until it closed last year, has died from lung cancer.
Although CBGB’s was opened to showcase Country Bluegrass and Blues bands, it really was the home to punk. Blondie, The Talking Heads and The Ramones all got their start there.
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By Jacob Cottingham It seems like Eastern Europe is finally starting to get some respect from Americans. Nico Bellic and the GTA giant made thick accents cool. Gogol Bordello has been able to take his mustachioed gypsy punk to a mainstream audience while smaller acts like Golem and The Sway Machinery are putting a fresh spin on ancient sounds. The Sway Machinery’s Hidden Melodies Revealed: “Anim Zemiros” The Machinery boasts an incredible lineup of musicians who’ve played with Arcade Fire... Read Full Story
Words by Barbie Brady, Photos by Fever Dragon
You may think to be truly punk rock you have to hail from London or New York? But you might be surprised if I told you that Oslo Norway was were it’s actually happening!
Turbonegro has been living the punk rock drama for the past 20 years. When speaking with Happy Tom this weekend I likened them to the Andy Warhol’s of the punk rock scene. He wasn’t especially impressed with my comparison. He said,”That’s terrible, didn’t he get shot”. But... Read Full Story
On This Date in 1979: The Damned released their amazing third album, Machine Gun Etiquette , which included the singles “Love Song,” “I Just Can’t Be Happy Today” and “Smash It Up (Part II).” Machine Gun Etiquette was the London band’s first album without founding guitarist Brian James . Captain Sensible moved from bass to guitar and Algy Ward (ex- The Saints ) joined The Damned as their new bassist. I actually saw The Damned on this tour in 1979, at the infamous Cuckoo’s Nest in Costa... Read Full Story
Ouch.
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of interviewing drummer Eric Green from old school punk band, Riverboat Gamblers . Their current CD, Underneath the Owl , is an exciting throw back to awesome punk bands like Social Distortion and The Adolescents , and it’s definitely one of my favorite albums of 2009. Last night I got some sad news about his talented and fun band: their guitarist, Ian McDougall has been hit by a car and needs our help and support. Here is the email I received... Read Full Story
I met Roger Trott a few weeks ago on the Greyhound Bus to Crescent City. He was babbling about how he and his bandmates had just been kicked out of the Kansas concert at the Redding Convention Center . That's when I realized it was going to be a very, very long bus ride.... Once he sobered up, Roger was able to explain that he'd just written a book called " Getting In Tune ", a novel about his squandered youth in a punk rock band formed in Redding, California. Suddenly, I too had a... Read Full Story
Former Generation X front man and eternal Punk Rock Poster Boy Billy Idol turns 54 today! Favorite Billy Idol Quote: “There are no part-time Punks in my band.”
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This is three chord rock, this is nostalgia, this is punk rock and this is truly great! The memories from my childhood room with the Swedish punk rock band Ebba Grön on loudest volume possible, charges towards me at high speed. However, this is not Ebba Grön with Thåström at the mic but Ebba with Fjodor screaming “profit” on the recording from an apartment from “Ebba the movie”!
That’s what it feels like to listen to Stefan Lundblad & Hyrda Knektar! I just enjoy it Sooo much and I’m Sooo... Read Full Story
