SUICIDE: FIELD RECORDINGS, 1977, 1980
Alan Vega and Martin Rev, as Suicide, were the first NYC performers to use the word ‘punk’ as...
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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...
RELIEF AND RELEASE: REVISITING WENDY O. WILLIAMS & THE PLASMATICS
The Plasmatics, fronted by the unmatchable Wendy O. Williams, may have been the most misunderstood rock ‘n’ roll...
MARATHON LENS: PHOTOGRAPHER STEVE RAPPORT ON JOE STRUMMER, STYLE COUNCIL, LITTLE RICHARD AND MORE
British photographer Steve Rapport returned to London in 1980 and played “catch up” on the exploding rock ‘n’...
THE DICTATORS BACK TOGETHER! ANDY SHERNOFF TELLS ALL
With their irreverent mix of ‘teengenerate’ sarcasm, three-chord garage rock, surf music and party-hearty stage antics, The Dictators...
ONSTAGE, BACKSTAGE: PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL GRECCO CAPTURED BOSTON’S PUNK AND POST PUNK SCENES
Michael Grecco picked the right time to be in Boston. As an undergrad at BU studying photojournalism, he...
ALICE BAG: AN L.A. PUNK LEGEND
Alicia Armendariz (aka Alice Bag) is a Los Angeles punk legend, not just for her groundbreaking first band...
PETER PERRETT: THE ONE AND ONLY
As the leader of the Only Ones, a band that drew fans like Johnny Thunders, Richard Lloyd, and...
DAMNED IF YOU DO: PAUL GRAY IS BACK INTO THE WORLD
The Damned have traveled far beyond their UK punk roots over the decades, fueled by humor and refreshingly...
HANGING WITH GHOSTS: ADELE BERTEI ON PETER LAUGHNER
Peter Laughner is one of those ‘what could have been’ rock & roll stories, and nobody knew that...
POISON IVY OF THE CRAMPS: UNCROWNED QUEEN OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
Poison Ivy Rorschach, lead guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and sometime vocalist of one of the greatest bands in...
MALCOLM MCLAREN: JEWISH MANAGER AS PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER
A new doorstopper-sized (900+ pages) biography of Malcolm McLaren by Paul Gorman got musician Gary Lucas thinking about...
SAN FRANCISCO PUNK PRANKSTERS: PINK SECTION, INFLATABLE BOY CLAMS
Influenced by the punk scene centered at Mabuhay Gardens, and the fun, bohemian spirit of a city that...
HERE’S LOOKING AT HUGH: THE STRANGLERS’ HUGH CORNWELL SPEAKS
The former guitarist/vocalist of the classic English punk band has, since he left the Stranglers, had a long...