Category Archives: Music

Delmark Records 1965

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Bob Devine

Bob Devine delivers a taste of the mid-sixties Chicago blues scene, from epic nights at Theresa’s to packing records in a basement with some of the greatest blues musicians who ever lived. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Music | Tagged Blues, Bob Koester, Buddy Guy, Chess records, Chester Burnett, Chicago, Delmark Records, Donald Byrd, Florence's, Howlin Wolf, Junior Wells, Little Walter, Magic Sam, Theresa Needam, Walter Horton | 5 Comments

Gonzo Tubthumping, Getting Knocked Down And Getting Up Again

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Danbert Nobacon

Danbert Nobacon on Chumbawamba and “Tubthumper,” war and peace, the axis of dissent, and how we can’t control responses to our art. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alex Cox, Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, Chumbawamba, Colin Powell, Frank Zappa, George W. Bush, James Hansen, John Lennon, Lenny Bruce, Mel Gibson, President Nixon, President Obama, tubthumping | 1 Comment

Valentine’s Eve, Punk Romanticism, Regina and Me

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Danbert Nobacon

Wherein Danbert Nobacon and Regina Spektor demonstrate in a jail cell that love is older than religion. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Begin to Hope, Chumbawamba, coupons, cranial nerve zero, evolution, Green Day, Jeanette Winterson, Love, Regina Spektor, Saint Valentine, The Beatles, Valentine's Day | 1 Comment

The Enemy of Mediocrity is Hilarity

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Amanda Nazario

Sometimes satire is the greatest homage as Amanda Nazario discovers listening to My Dick, which takes her from Ween to Billy Joel. And, back. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Billy Joel, My Dick, Ween, Weird Al Yankovic | 3 Comments

A Second-Hand Indignation

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Amanda Nazario

Amanda Nazario wonders what love’s got to do with it – and how to judge Ike Turner and his work. Can you like his music? If so what does it mean? Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Axl Rose, Bing Crosby, Ike Turner, Jackson Browne, spousal abuse, Tina Turner | 12 Comments

Positive Sweat, The Origins of Darwinpunk and The Mystery Motel

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Danbert Nobacon

Danbert Nobacon turns fifty-one today, but still manages to prove, both scientifically and empirically, that he remains as Punk as F**K. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged chumbawumba, Danbert Nobacon, happy birthday, Iggy pop, Igward Pop, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Johnny Guitar, Johnny Woebegone, PJ Harvey, Punk as F**K, the stooges | 1 Comment

The Time We Recorded “Game of Pricks”

Posted on January 12, 2013 by James Greer

James Greer played bass — somehow — on the classic track from the Guided By Voices album “Alien Lanes.” Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Music | Tagged Alien Lanes, beer, Game of Pricks, garage bands, Guided By Voices, James Greer, Ohio, Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout | 3 Comments