8.15.2010

10 Great Ramones-core Bands

Ever since they rose from the dark streets of New York’s Bowery via Queens, the Ramones have been worshiped by punks and pop fans alike. And rightly so. The faux brothers — make that bruddahs — invented a completely new sound, blending outsider angst with bubblegum pop…


8.6.2010

A Major Downer

The second solo outing from Sundowner, the side project from Chris McCaughan of Chicago punk outfit The Lawrence Arms, suffers from SPS — Side Project Syndrome™ — which is to say the material just isn’t as compelling, nor the sound of the band as well defined as material from his primary group. Sundowner’s first outing, 2007’s “Four One Five Two,” didn’t…


7.23.2010

Punk Bands on Late Night Talk Shows

With the exception of PBS faves like “Austin City Limits” and “Artist’s Den,” there’s virtually no outlet on primetime broadcast television for live music anymore. There’s no “American Bandstand,” no “ABC In Concert” — hell, there isn’t even “TLR” to check out all those kooky tween bands the kids love. If you look hard enough…


7.10.2010

10 Awesomest Talk Show Screenshots on the Internets

Flashback: 1993. Sally Jesse Raphael is duking it out on daytime TV alongside Jerry Springer, Montel Williams, Maury Povich and a handful of also-rans. The more outrageous the topic, the more viewers you were likely to attract. And though few of the hosts from daytime’s heyday have survived (cheers Maury!), outrageous is still the name of the game nearly 20 years later. Here’s a look at some of the awesomest daytime talk show screenshots…


6.13.2010

Strum This! Songs About Guitars

The guitar and rock & roll go hand in hand — or least hand on fretboard. Even before Link Wray poked holes in the speakers of his amp to create distortion, guitars have been the foundation on which rock & rock was built. B.B King named his guitar Lucille, a name more familiar to his legion of admirers than the names of either of his wives — or even his bandmates… MORE>

5.26.2010

Shit My Dad Links

Cokie the Clown isn’t as punk as you thought. He didn’t force the SXSW patrons to drink his Patrón and piss as previously reported. A second camera reveals he did a switcheroo before hitting the stage. | Link

Sorry dudes, looks like it’s eBay if you’re hoping to score a copy of Ryan Adams’ vinyl-only sci-fi metal concept record. It sold out in a day. | Link MORE>

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