A few years ago I wrote an article that was published by a small online publication and subsequently revised and copied by someone at Vice Media who passed it off as their find. Such is the nature of digital media. But now the subject has made it’s way to this weekend’s episode of Raw Travel […]
I was never a huge Sex Pistols music fan. That said, as a fan of punk music and lifestyle, I was very aware of, and always a bit curious to know more about them. I coincidentally became a big Steve Jones fan when visiting Los Angeles and stumbled onto “Jonesy’s Jukebox” radio show when the […]
Here is something we don’t present often enough, punk inspired humor. I love NYC and I love Saturday Night Live (SNL), I will not lie. It’s one of the few shows on TV I try to catch religiously. When Margaret Thatcher died, SNL took full advantage and presented a fake band “The Bizarros” in a […]
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 […]
If you have to explain what punk is to someone, then is it possible that the person you are explaining this to could still be a punk? Obviously, if you are explaining punk, it means they are only marginally aware of what constitutes punk music and may or may not even be aware of such […]
It’s a funny feeling when someone you never knew dies. If I’ve never even met the person, I rarely get all teary eyed. When Michael Jackson died last year, I couldn’t wait for the hysteria and music to stop. Back in my younger days I had listened (and yes, break danced I’m embarrassed to say) […]