Tag: Punk

Reviews: Music Books, Print

Author: David Markey and Jordan Schwartz Publisher: Bazillion Points Books Copyright: 2012 288 pages, hardcover Why am I even writing another review? I thought my ego was checked enough that I didn’t need my name associated with yet another cool artifact like this book. And I don’t really care to inform anyone of the book […]

Posted by: Dr Brad on January 9th, 2014

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Reviews: Music Books, Print

Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and The Germs by Brendan Mullen with Don Bolles and Adam Parfrey, Publisher: Feral House Copyright: April 15, 2002 Paperback: 312 pages This is not what you’d expect a punk rock book would be. With LEXICON DEVIL the reader climbs into a time-travel capsule […]

Posted by: Dr Brad on November 12th, 2007

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Reviews: Film & Video, Rock and Roll

“Nina Simone Si, Bernie Rhodes No!” “Joe Strummer” has always been my answer to the question “Who would you like to be stuck in an elevator with?” He represents the perfect mix of aggro, intellect, and sensitivity. And it is no doubt that over time his sensitivity has emerged as his strongest trait. He cared […]

Posted by: Dr Brad on November 12th, 2007

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Reviews: Music Books, Print

Johnny Green & Garry Barker Faber and Faber, Inc. 238 pages perfect bound 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ISBN: 0571199577 Copyright Date:1999 Review Date: 6/12/06 A Riot of Our Own is a short memoir (238 pages) of life on and off the road with the Clash. If you’ve read anything about the Clash you’ll […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 12th, 2006

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Reviews: Music

The Vice Dolls: Die Trying Label: Crosscheck Release Date: 2004 Review Date: 2004 Straight outta Danville Illinois. which is about as middle America as it can get. That part of the Illinois always needed something for the kids to believe in. Heck, there’s not even a college in that town, so they gotta be desperate. […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2004

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Reviews: Music Books, Print

Todd Taylor Gorsky Press Copyright Date: 2004 Review Date: 2004 An Excellent collection of interviews and essays from the head honcho at Razorcake. Interviews range from the likes of Maximum R&R founder Tim Yohannon, and bands like Smogtown, NOFX, Dilinger Four, as well as other writers like the Reverend Norb, subversive Winston Smith, human rights […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on May 27th, 2004

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Reviews: Art Books, Music Books, Print

Bryan Ray Turcotte and Christopher T. Miller. Gingko Press Copyright Date: Review Date: 2003 If “Please Kill Me” is the ultimate written word on punk rock (and it is), then “Fucked Up and Photocopied” is the Mount Olympus of all punk art books. The title alone is reason enough to have this tasty tome on […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 27th, 2003

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Reviews: Music

Smogtown: Domesticviolenceland Label: Disaster Release Date: 2002 Review Date: 2003 Layla, I’d like you to meet my weird friends. I made them myself. Smogtown is back with a vengeance, not that they went anywhere in the first place. Domesticviolenceland is the second full release from the Fuhrers of the New Wave, and it’s full of […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2003

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Reviews: Music

The Automatics: Murder Suicide Label: Just Add Water Release Date: 2000 Review Date: 2003 These would-be punk rock nerds get points taken off immediately for not doing their homework and taking the same name as an elder and semi-famous UK punk band from the seventies. Can you get past that? If so, then read on. […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2003

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Reviews: Music

Pistolero: Pistolero Label: Sign of the Devil Release Date: 1999 Review Date: 2003 I’m not sure what point there is in reviewing a cd by a band that isn’t around. Especially considering that they didn’t put a mailing address on the disc, so you couldn’t get it if you wanted it. Also, I blame John […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2003

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