Nora Novak

PENELOPE SPHEERIS: FILMING ROCK & ROLL

Nora NovakFebruary 5, 2020

Penelope Spheeris jolted the cinema world with her debut feature The Decline of Western Civilization in 1981, a blistering look at the LA punk scene, and then c...

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Richie on LEONARD COHEN, PHIL SPECTOR: DEATH OF LADIES’ MENThere's this chick on some forum I'm on, talking about how punk she is, trying to dress the "part", born late 90's. Should I just punch her in her multiple-piercing face? Why am I so angry?
Jim Storm on WHEN CAN I FLY?: MICHAEL BELFER, THE SLEEPERS AND TUXEDOMOONIt's like this no its like this comets and tombstones and kittens popping and hissing in our heads and sleepers neither animate nor inanimate but suturing the air with bloody angel songscapes.....no no no sublime just couldn't have been many the purer no nights to no nights crumbling into morning
A Web Revolution on LAURA NYRO: THE MIRACULOUS MAGIC OF HER MUSICTo Laura, just adding a bass was enough, where bringing in drums was ‘overproducing’ the record as far as she was concerned.