THE STOOGES – PART 1: THE THREE CHORD TRAIN TO HELL
Some folks find their religion in church, me I found mine in the 99 cent record bin of...
CBGBs
CBGBs
NATALIE STOOGELING: THE FAN, THE LEGEND, THE PKM INTERVIEW
By Danny Fields
(Interviewers note: Natalie and I met when I was working at Elektra Records in the late 1960’s. I’d just persuaded my reluctant bosses to sign Iggy and the Stooges, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to a recording contract by presenting them as part of a “package deal.” The aim of Elektra was really to get the MC5, who were EXPLODING in the Midwest, signed to the label. The MC5 were sort of the Stooges “Big Brother” band, we all claimed.
ALAN VEGA, SUICIDE’S MAIN MAN
An Oral History of Punk By Alan Vega as told to Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain. - Quite simply, Alan Vega revolutionized rock & roll. Along with his long-time collaborator, Marty Rev, their two-piece combo, Suicide was a band about thirty years ahead of their time.
JOHNNY ROTTEN: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!
When Punk magazine writer, Mary Harron, went to England to interview Johnny Rotten in the autumn of 1976,...
The Senders’ “Retour A L’Envoyeur” Revisited
The Senders are a hidden gem among the ruins of the early New York scene and a misunderstood...
LONDON’S OWN BOOTLEG BLONDIE!
by Amy Haben - I don't know about you, but I cringe when someone invites me to see a tribute band. So when my friend invited me to see Bootleg Blondie, (a Blondie tribute band) while in London, I wasn't sure how to feel.
BEST BOOKS OF 2016! – (NPR)
NPR’s Book Concierge
Our Guide To 2016’s Great Reads
WHY ‘PLEASE KILL ME’ IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROCK BOOKS EVER! (MAXIM)
Twenty years ago, Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain published Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, a scabby inside-look at the wildly fun, incredibly seedy and at times terrifying underbelly of the 1970s New York City punk scene.
POKIN’ AROUND WITH THE MUFFS
LA's Favorite Power-Pop Trio on the Secrets of Longevity - by Todd McGovern - I’ve been a fan of The Muffs since their eponymous release in 1993, drawn by the power of their staccato pop songs, catchy lyrics and of course, Kim Shattuck’s sweet voice and guttural trademark scream.
A CHAT WITH THE CREATOR OF THE LEMMY AND THE DAMNED DOCUMENTARIES!
I recently watched director Wes Orshoski's highly rated, gold certified, documentary simply titled, Lemmy on Netflix.
NIAGARA: DETROIT ROCK ROYALTY ON MUSIC, ART, & RON ASHETON!
NIAGARA: DETROIT ROCK ROYALTY ON MUSIC, ART, & RON ASHETON! - The True Story of Niagara, Destroy All Monsters & the Desecration of Detroit
GILLIAN MCCAIN IS THE PUNK POET BEHIND THE CRAZIEST HISTORY BOOK EVER WRITTEN! (i-D)
As seminal punk saga 'Please Kill Me' gets a 20th anniversary rerelease, we speak to co-author Gillian McCain about why the antiestablishment genre deserves to be preserved just like any other piece of history.
A CONVERSATION WITH MUSICIAN JIMMY AGNELLO ON LIFE IN ’70S NYC!
Jimmy was my first teacher, he had drummed for Blondie, gotten the musical approval of Lou Reed, and even had to stop Stiv Bators from hitting on his girlfriend.
ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET IS HERE TO STEAL YOUR SOUL!
BY: AMY HABEN Art Gray Noizz Quintet: (L-R) Ryan “Skeleton Boy,” Johnny Scuotto, Stu Spasm, Rich Hutchins, and...