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DON’T WATCH THAT — WATCH THIS!

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:32:12 +0000

That year other British bands caught my attention as well – XTC, The Specials, The Beat, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, The Clash, Peter Gabriel -- But Madness in particular, from the first few sax notes of “One Step Beyond,” stood out as a powerful blow in favor of playful creativity.

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‘Privileged Punk’ Offensive In Undesirable Ways

admin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:57:09 +0000

It's a good thing too. There’s nothing more distasteful to me than senior artists, mostly men, peddling trashy, classless songs.

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Danny Boyle’s ‘Pistol’ A NSFW Tragi-Comic Farce Worth Watching

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:10:44 +0000

In 'Pistol," the middle class mediocrity of Britain of the 1970s is on full display, as is the chaos the Sex Pistols created.

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Blood Moon: Christian Death Spans Genres With New Single, Bowie Cover

admin — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 23:56:03 +0000

Their range of material demonstrates that Christian Death has depth enough to traverse from moody Goth to classy ballads.

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Theories Of Punk: With Guitarist Ryan McClelland Of Public Nuisance

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 07:11:47 +0000

“I would say that punk is not just rock and roll,”says Ryan McClelland of Public Nuisance. “Rock ‘n’ roll draws clear roots from southern blues music, but even though punk and metal have evolved from blues and rock, not many of those elements are still used except for pentatonic scales"

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From Backyard Parties To The Chicano Groove: East L.A. Punk

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:33:23 +0000

A conversation about the East LA Punk Rock scene of the late 70s and early 80s, presented by USC Visions and Voices and moderated by Dino Everett.

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Unexpected Romanticism: A Chat With Russian Post-Punk Band ‘Ploho’

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:01:13 +0000

By Keith WalshAfter reaching out to Canada’s Artoffact Records, I had the opportunity to ask some question of Russia’s post punk band Ploho. Ploho are rising stars in Russia and the West, recently signing with Artoffact and being featured on Apple Music. Their sound has echoes of new wave and post punk, featuring Victor Uzhakov […]

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Not For The Squeamish: The New PunkRockBeat Spotify Playlist

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:29:12 +0000

I’ve had the luck and pleasure to see a few of the bands featured on this new Spotify playlist live. In fact, it was getting back in touch with Robert Soto, drummer from the East LA band The Brat, that inspired me to continue work on this site a few years ago. I met Soto […]

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Visiting The Cuckoo’s Nest In 1981 As A New Waver Among The Punks

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:19:08 +0000

By Keith Walsh I fell into the group of hardcore punks in my senior year of high school, which was 1980 and 1981. I was a meek new waver, wearing bright yellow, red and blue clothes, but when I say these guys were hardcore, they were wall punching, glue sniffing guys who hung out in […]

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Timely New Video From The Brat Features Unreleased Tune, Homage To 1968 School Walkouts

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:15:46 +0000

2017 saw East LA’s 80s punk band The Brat back in the spotlight with the release of the stunning 21 set disc, “Straight Outta East LA.” The album displays the groundbreaking band’s social conscience with more than a dozen never released tunes. Yet it seems that there’s even more unreleased treasure in The Brat’s vault. […]

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