Rock and/or Roll – Page 24

Patti Smith is Still an Annoying Hippie. CBGB’s is Finally Dead.

I know she was an important figure in the NY scene but I can’t stand her. It’s very fitting then, that she headlined the last show at CBGB’s before the urinals and everything else got packed up and shipped to Las Vegas for what will likely be a very cheesy tourist trap incarnation of CBGB’s. […]

CBGB’s Second to Last Show

Handsome Dick Manitoba – What a great name for a guy fronting a band with the also great name of The Dictators. The impending death of CBGB’s is all over the web now. I’ve been ignoring most of it, but hey, how can I not post a pic of the Dictators who helped start the […]

Black Market Clash?

Ahhh… Errr… Hmmmm… This isn’t really a new item but it’s just starting to be publicized more. Man, I love the Clash, and you should too. I don’t know where I stand on these new Clash shoes from Globe. Regardless of how you feel about hearing Clash songs in adverts from Levis and Jaguar, they […]

CBGB’s Nears the End. Upside? Bad Brains and Underdog

CBGB’s is getting shut down cause they haven’t paid the rent in years. It’s a shame. I’ve got empathy but no sympathy. Enough people seem to have bought their merchandise this decade. In any case, one of the last shows will feature legendary Bad Brains, although the lineup might be less than legendary. Also on […]

Six Degrees of Suicidal Tendencies

Updated: Instead of just tipping my hat to EPM‘s post on Suicidal Tendencies’ Institutionalized video, I decided to turn it up to 11. The vid caps above are from no less than three four different Institutionalized appearances on video: The straight video, a Beavis and Butthead appearance, a fake live appearance in a club on […]

Hello St. Louis!

The Didjits did indeed, rock the nation. This was from their only Champaign Illinois appearance after their reunion for the Touch And Go 25th anniversary show. The crowd packed the High Dive even though it was an early show. Instead of the crowd feeling threatened, which was a common occurrence at early Didjits gigs, everyone […]

Re-Devo

One good Devo post deserves another. The Wipeouters are described as a reformation of a pre-Devo garage band, although you have to take that with a grain of salt because those guys tend to make up a lot of their historical information. Juice Magazine did a piece on them around 2001, which appears to have […]

Freedom of Choice

Classic Devo and classic skateboarding, circa 1980. Maybe the first music video to feature skateboarding if you don’t count Skater Dater. The DVD compilation The Complete Truth About De-Evolution has been out since 2003, so it’s not surprising that this clip turned up on You Tube. Peep it via Earth Patrol Media, who had the […]

Proud Parents of Skull Baby

The Baby was delivered at The High Dive Hospital in Champaign Illinois on September 16, 2006. Proud parents were seen in the audience shouting themselves hoarse and spraining their wrists attempting to give the sign of Satan. More pics to follow later. I just wanted everyone to know that the show was a success on […]