Tag Archives: punk

12 Musicians Who Died This Year Respond to the Election of Donald Trump

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Sean Beaudoin

It’s entirely possible that there’s a musical solution to all this, and that the wisdom of those who have recently left us should not be squandered. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged cabinet appointments, Chris Christie, Christie in Very Small Cell, David Bowie, don't vote, Fox, hardcore, hillary, horny pony, hypocrisy, jeff sessions, John Coltrane, misanthropy, msnbc, Music, musical solutions, musical solutionz, Myron Ebell, nihilism, politics, Prince, punk, Putin, Racketeering trial, RIP Buffin Griffin, RIP John Berry, RIP Pete Burns, RIP Phife Dawg, RIP Vanity, Russia, suicide, The Clash covered Mose Allison, the media, Trump, Trump University Payoff, vote | 1 Comment

Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Growler

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Jamie Blaine

Gene Simmons infamously declared rock to be dead, decrying the lack of upcoming bands able to wear the mantle, let alone the Spandex, once rock’s senior tour of Black Sabbath, KISS, Aerosmith & AC/DC have taken their final encore. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Brooklyn, david porter, Dead Kennedys, growler, hardcore, Jeremy Kolker, Ken Weaver, Metal, mike nesi, Ozzy and Sharon, punk, The Weeklings, thrash | 1 Comment

An Interview with Jonathan Evison

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Sean Beaudoin

Sean Beaudoin grills author Jonathan Evison like a perp in a scene from Dragnet. Except with less guns and more pleasingly anachronistic hats. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged all about lulu, brautigan, franzen, harriet chance!, Jonathan Evison, mr. epp, paul rudd, punk, the revised fundamentals of caregiving, this is your life, west of here | Leave a comment

The Horrors of Self-Promotion

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Sean Beaudoin

Naked author Polaroids. Live! Nude! Fully exposed! Please tip your server. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged authors, books, dead, drunk, ennui, famous, growler, john grisham, law school, literature, Mariah Carey, marketing, mortification, promotion, publishing, punk, rich, Sean Beaudoin, The Black keys, The Infects, Wise Young Fool, Young Adult | 56 Comments

Cosmetic Polemic – The New York Dolls, Make-up and Me

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Thom Cuell

For Thom Cuell, the New York Dolls were more than just a garage band from America–they were an unlikely source of inspiration at the very time he most needed it. Continue reading →

Posted in Saturday Music, Shine a Light | Tagged David Johansen Sylvain Sylvain, garage band, Gender, Manic Street Preachers. Sex Pistols, Music, new wave, New York Dolls, punk, rock and roll, Stonewall, Thom Cuell | 11 Comments

Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Greg Olear (Anniversary Edition)

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Sean Beaudoin

Take a front row seat for this exciting, no-holds-barred game of style and wit, in which eight topics of the day are parsed, thrust, and parried as you listen to the intellectual steel clang! Continue reading →

Posted in Point/Counterpoint | Tagged beaudoin, Capital punishment, FEAR, Henry Miller, Kerouac, Lee Ving, Olear, punk, Tom Cruise | 15 Comments