Tag: punk
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Alternative Love Blueprint
Click or not: Alternative Love BlueprintIt’s been a bone of contention that’s been going on for 50 years or more; where and how did punk music start? Who was the most influential alternative band, what scene spawned the first truly rebellious bands who flew in the face of convention and forged a path for the plethora of great musicians and personalities… …
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Gimme Danger
Click or not: Gimme DangerThe Stooges were pure Raw Power, and at the eye of the maelstrom was of course Iggy Pop. To attempt to tame him, and them, well it couldn’t be taken on by any mere mortal, and so the torrent of rage continued on until, well, it’s still swirling today. As far as filmmakers capable of capturing the decades… …
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Correcting history: Viv Albertine and Punk
Click or not: Correcting history: Viv Albertine and PunkImagine inviting one of the most influential musicians of a genre to speak at your exhibition on that significant time and then leaving any mention of their influence out of it? When that exhibition is about the emergence of Punk, what would you expect them to do? Viv Albertine, guitarist of The Slits, did exactly… …
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Rollins Rips On Seuss
Click or not: Rollins Rips On SeussThe older Henry Rollins gets, the more I like him. Which is to say, not much these days, but more than I liked him when he was a younger, more intense asshole who bullied kids who were just trying to do an interview. It seems since he got greyer and jowlier he also attempted to become more self-deprecating and… …
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Punk Tracks For Your Commute
Click or not: Punk Tracks For Your CommuteLet’s face it, recreational cycling is about as Punk™ as fairy bread. It’s essential to lather yourself in ample irony and self-awareness when an apparently irrevocable component of most cycling disciplines is attire that wouldn’t be out of place in a 70’s science-fiction TV series but then, sports are inherently absurd. There is an exception… …