It should come as little surprise to anyone who has read Steve Gorman’s engrossing and deeply personal memoir of his time with The Black…
The Los Angeles punk scene has been documented in a slew of cinematic documentaries and books, including 2016’s Under the Big Black Sun: A…
“And now, I’m happy to say that if you have a naked coffee table in need of a book, the Buttholes have you covered…
Being a punk rocker, while certainly not limited to geography, is a whole hell of a lot easier if you live in the suburban…
The Clash’s record label once dubbed the group as “the only band that matters” in the promotional materials introducing them to the U.S. and…
Over the years, Bill Sullivan has served as tour manager for bands like Soul Asylum, Bright Eyes, Yo La Tengo, The New Pornographers and…
Ah, Yacht Rock – the guiltiest of all the musical guilty pleasures. That 1970s soft rock sound best associated with Southern California (though the…
One of the most interesting phases in the life of one of music’s most interesting talents was Bob Dylan’s conversion from a Jewish liberal…
The connotations of the word “emo” have evolved over the years. It was once used to define emotional post-punk bands – predominantly in the…
In his follow-up book to 2013’s This Music Leaves Stains: The Complete Story of The Misfits, James Greene Jr. takes us far beyond the…
