It was a killer show, truly…. no pun intended, no hyperbole either. It was the reunion of the old/new Dead Boys featuring Cheetah Chrome & Johnny Blitz and it was the 1st stop on their 2018 tour. For those of you who don’t know the Dead Boys, you can read all the gory & fascinating details […]
Anybody miss CBGBs in NYC besides me?
IF YOU MISSED THE ARTICLE LAST WEEK FIRST PUBLISHED IN REMEZCLA, HERE IT IS IN IT’S ENTIRETY WITH A FEW MINOR TYPOS CORRECTED TO BOOT. THANKS TO ISABELA AND THE GANG AT REMEZCLA FOR SHOWING INTEREST IN THIS SUBJECT (IT RECEIVED OVER 300 “LIKES” AND STILL GROWING). AND OF COURSE THANKS TO PANCHO FROM LOS […]
Here is some info the NYC Tourist Bureau probably doesn’t bother with. A tour of NYC’s punk past and present. Lately, there have been several readers from all over who’ve written because they were planning to visit New York City and they wanted information on the punk scene. I no longer live in the Big […]
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA – Last Friday I received a last minute invite by my good friends Andres (Los Suziox) and Faber (Rock in Medellin Festival) to a private concert by the incredible local punk band I.R.A. For those of you who don’t know I.R.A., here is a little info. It is so hard to believe from […]
PUNK ROPE Give a punk enough rope and.. they just might jump it?! One of the many stereotypes of punks is that they are a physical mess, choosing partying over just about any other activity, much less working out. While many punks certainly know how to party there are many examples of punks who break […]
When I first moved to NYC back in the late 90s, I remember hearing about Max’s Kansas City and was always a bit confused by the name. Why name a bar in NYC “Kansas City”? Now that I’ve lived in NYC for a few years, I think I understand. I often run across bars and […]
Last night saw a nice punk show at the Bowery Electric, just up the street from the old CBGBs in NYC. The show featured a good mix of psychobilly and punk and began with an old local favorite of mine that I first saw at the Psychobilly Luau last year, Psychocharger. As usual, the guys […]
Decibelios Club is a punk club run by our new friend “Cabeza” from the well known Montevideo punk band, “El Ultimo de los Ramones”. Earlier in the day Cabeza and Camila from the all girl punk band Rameras Punk were incredibly helpful in introducing me to people in the punk scene in Uruguay, including a […]
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: 2/21/10 My final night in Buenos Aires could not have ended better than a concert with legendary punks “Dos Minutos”, complete with a backstage interview with lead singer “El Mosco”. I had a little lost in translation mishap where I went to meet the band at the rehearsal space in downtown only […]