in 1979, three Minneapolis teens formed a punk band and named it for a Swedish board game no one would have heard of sans Husker Du. and although they never made heaps of money, their influence far outlasted their musical lifespan…
Entries Tagged as ‘punk’
August 27, 2008
gypsy punks v. surf czars
if you don’t know about the crazed gypsy punk movement sweeping the nation, then let me be the one to inform you. a thirst for unquenchable wanderlust, aimless erotic dancing & a beating to their own tune on exotic instruments has spawned a new breed of theatrical punk bands. meet Gogol Bordello…
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August 12, 2008
go ahead. punk. make my day.
one of the key idealogical points behind punk rock is the freedom to speak for yourself by questioning authority, but the problem with musicians in politics is that most musicians are content to let you know how they see it & they feel the need to know you see it the same way. there is [...]
July 15, 2008
freedom of bad religion
i know, i know, Bad Religion just released New Maps of Hell not more than a year ago, but THIS reissue has it’s very own DVD and never before heard acoustic tracks. (well, you might have heard them on some really BAD bootleg or some LO-FI video)