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1 May 2023 3 minute read 1 comment Rio Septian
Punk may be one of the most controversial music genres in history. Punk music has had a significant influence on popular culture and fashion since the mid-1970s. Although some still question punk's status as a genre of music that is "truly" worthy o...
17 Apr 2023 2 minute read 2 comments RJ Jenson
This article was first published 3/6/2023 in Spud Underground, a rock n' roll zine. You can read the current issue for free HERE. Mandias packed the Shredder on February 17th to celebrate the release of their debut album Take the Care You’re Never...
13 Dec 2022 12 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
One of the greatest regrets of my life is missing the Iggy Pop show at the Vic Theater in Chicago in 1999 or 2000. I was strung-out on a chick at the time, and spent the night with her, instead of going to see Iggy Pop with my rockabilly friend. Th...
28 Nov 2022 6 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
“What I do is between me and the Lord, to examine and possibly alter the state of grace in which I live, and thereby the state of grace of anybody who listens.” Townes Van Zandt "There's hardly anything fun to do, since they made music illegal." Fr...
31 Jul 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
"I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that." Malcolm McLaren While checking my last article for typos, I was...
21 Jul 2022 6 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls." Simon & Garfunkel I like street art. Always have. Nothing beats the street for checking the artistic pulse of a city. While I'm not one to criticize art museums fo...
6 Feb 2022 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
I was big on Gregory Corso in the late 90s. He was my favorite Beat poet, along with Kerouac. I carried a copy of Gasoline on numerous trips; in fact I've always carried it with me, since I bought it at City Lights Books in San Francisco in '98 or...
3 Dec 2021 8 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
I quit drinking in 2014 after losing a drummer to alcohol drama. I also missed a show the next day, the only show I've ever missed. I had to cancel it due to being sick from drinking. Canceling that show bothers me to this day. It's a good thing....
20 Sep 2021 8 minute read 6 comments Dave Sawyer
We love y'all dear readers just like always - but this one's NOT Crypto. Yes, still full on apocalyptic nihilist alienation inner city break the chain drag racing screaming into the uncaring void just like usual; but THIS is a musical reverie celebr...
8 Aug 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Crypto Devine
The pic below is offered for sale at $171,870,000. Don't believe me? See here. OK so it's not strictly just a pic, it's digital artwork secured by an NFT (Non Fungible Token). An NFT secures it's uniqueness within the digital art world, i.e. it cann...
