The Guardian’s John Robb questions whether punk legends Crass – or a band with similarly extreme ideals – could exist in today’s musical and social climate. Are kids today too cynical to buy into such ideals? Was Crass’ success outside the mainstream merely a product of extraordinary times? The band played its last show 25 […]
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Will there ever be another Crass?
July 8th, 2009
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Doolittle, the concert (20th Anniversary)
June 30th, 2009
“We wanted to do something special for Doolittle’s 20th anniversary,” Pixies singer/guitarist Black Francis explained in a press release, “and we thought this was a good opportunity to play all of the songs from that album, something we don’t normally do at a regular gig.” Guess I’ll be flying to London or Paris for their […]
Jens Lekman, Get Well Soon
June 30th, 2009
So, apparently Jens got the swine. I fully expect some amazing songs to come out of this experience.
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I Dig Zooey
June 30th, 2009
The Shirt
Glastonbury 2009 in Photos
June 29th, 2009
wow. As young lads, my friends and I used to read reports from Glastonbury in SELECT, NME, et al. and drool at the photos, stories, and the line-ups. We always said we’d go next year but sadly never did. I’ve lived in the UK twice now and have still yet to make it to Pilton […]
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NY Times visualize Michael Jackson’s Billboard Rankings
June 26th, 2009
MAKTHAVERSKAN
June 25th, 2009
Via Swedesplease comes word of the swedish garage/postpunk sounding band, Makthaverskan. Swedesplease has the mp3. Check it out.