Steve Lake of ZOUNDS and Tommy Strange at the Hemlock in SF, 8/23/11 Reunion shows are always an emotional gamble. They offer a chance to see the great bands you missed but grew up loving, or an opportunity to relive the glory days of your youth when you felt every chord in your bones! When […]
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Hey, I know I promised a healthy dose of Bill Daniel‘s photos today, but he’s traveling, which is what he does, so the photos will come next week. Instead, I have a killer set of photos from Sylvain Zayard from France. He sent a shit-ton of awesome photos. Consider this part one of what will […]
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DEATHCHARGE — “The Hangman / New Dark Age” 7″ (Whispers in Darkness Records) Generally speaking, this column—with its focus on punk records from 2000-2009—has two separate but related aspirations. The first is the more ambitious, if not occasionally pretentious: rethinking the conventional interpretations of and opinions on punk rock’s most recent past. I do this […]
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I’m pretty excited about today’s Photo Blog. Corky Berlin sent this batch of photos back in mid-July and holy fuck, they’re awesome! All shot in the DC-area, Corky just nails it with these photos. Thanks for sending them, Corky! I’m working on a real treat for Labor Day — a Bill Daniel special edition of […]
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In March 2010, Bruce Roehrs passed away leaving an irreplaceable void in the lives of his family, friends and the punk world. Though he is gone, his immense contributions will never be forgotten. What ever Bruce meant to you, please raise your glass to him this weekend, his birthday weekend. Posted here are pages from […]
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