excerpt:" Bio-pics based on the lives of popular musicians are typically either light on facts (Great Balls of Fire!), light on quality (Beyond the Sea), or both (Cadillac Records) so when I hear about a possible Joe Strummer bio-pic I am filled with trepidation. Don&rsquo …
Article first published as An Interview with Andrew Earles, Author of Husker Du: The Story of the Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock on Blogcritics.
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good interview on the husker du book i'm reading and doing an interview on
RIP Ari
Article first published as An Interview With Cheetah Chrome , Author of A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock on Blogcritics.
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excerpt:"Rising from the projects of Cleveland, Ohio, the Dead Boys took the New York punk scene by storm in the mid 1970s.
excerpt:Malcolm McLaren, an impresario, recording artist and fashion designer who, as manager of the Sex Pistols, played a decisive role in creating the British punk movement, died on Thursday in Switzerland. He was 64.
Just landed an interview with the director of this movie - the movie is being shown again Thursday and i'll see it even if it means standing in line for a few hours like I did yesterday to see the one about Bill Hicks
I have long had an interest in hardcore punk music, especially the straight-edge movement (punkers who eschew drugs, alcohol, religion and, some of them, sex). My favorite bands from that genre are: Fugazi 7 Seconds Minor Threat (and those other bands with the same singer, name …
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It is very interesting to hear people's reaction to American companies outsourcing to Asia or other countries.
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