A LOOK AT PUNK, METAL, EXTREME MUSIC AND MENTAL HEALTH
Musicians of all stripes suffer from mental health issues, just like everyone else on this planet. However, they...
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CHANNELING EDIE SEDGWICK
Mazda Isphahan, a talented animation and performance artist from Kraków, Poland, has made an Instagram splash with her...
CHASING DOWN THE WANDERER: THIRTY MINUTES WITH DION
Dion DiMucci is rock ‘n’ roll’s ageless wonder. In his 80s now, he continues to amaze and inspire...
KIRA ROESSLER: THE ROAD FROM BLACK FLAG
Playing bass for Black Flag (1983-85) was just the start of an impressive and eclectic resume that has...
CANCEL CULTURE: STARRING IGGY, JANIS, ZAPPA & OTHERS
Long before it became a conversation-stopping mantra of the extremist right wing, ‘cancel culture’ visited rock ‘n’ roll...
XTC’S COLIN MOULDING STILL MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL (AND HIMSELF)
Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge formed the nucleus of XTC, the post-punk band who seemed to corner the...
JOHN PEEL AND THE WEIRD WORLD OF DANDELION RECORDS
The legendary BBC DJ John Peel is rightly recalled for championing new, obscure and overlooked musical artists. He...
THE RUBINOOS HAD FUN, FUN, FUN: AN INTERVIEW WITH JON RUBIN
The Berkeley-based Rubinoos were playing rock ‘n’ roll with pop hooks and vocal harmonies long before the record...
YOU’VE GOT MUMPS: THE RETURN OF LANCE LOUD & KRISTIAN HOFFMAN
Kristian Hoffman and Lance Loud were best pals at Santa Barbara High School, bonding over a shared love...
JACKET WEATHER: A LEFT-FIELD, PUNK-STEEPED NEW YORK CITY LOVE STORY BY MIKE DECAPITE
Mike DeCapite’s writerly trajectory reads like a punk band’s Horatio Alger story: Upon arrival in NYC, his first...
PAUL WILLIAMS: FROM CRAWDADDY! TO PHILIP K. DICK
Paul Williams was among the first writers to take rock ‘n’ roll seriously as an art form. He...
‘MOTHER’: WHEN JOHN LENNON SCREAMED FOR JULIA
On Plastic Ono Band, the debut album by his post-Beatles group, John Lennon bared his soul and relocated...
LET’S HELP HOWIE!
Howie Pyro needs no introduction but he sure needs your help. Medical bills are staring him in the...
EARL SLICK: SIDEMAN AND SOLO ARTIST
When guitarist Mick Ronson left David Bowie’s band, Earl Slick was summoned to fill that role, as best...