In an interview I did with John Doe of the band X a year or so back, he mentioned that he was writing a book of his own to set the record straight with regard to the history of the LA punk scene. [As you might recall, he wasn’t too happy with the job former […]
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Remember when John Doe told us that he was going to write a book of his own about the origins of LA punk? Well he’s gone and done it. “Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk” is now in stores.
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged Black Flag, Brendan Mullen, Charlotte Caffey, Chris Morris, Dave Alvin, El Vez, Exene Cervenka, Go-Go's, Henry Rollins, Jack Grisham, Jane Wiedlin, John Doe, Kristine McKenna, Los Angeles, Mike Watt, oral history, Pleasant Gehman, punk, punk rock, Robert Lopez, Teresa Covarrubias, The Blasters, The Brat, The Flesh Eaters, The Minutemen, The Zeros, Tom DeSavia, TSOL, Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk, We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk, when punks compete, X 2 Comments
Dischord’s Ian MacKaye on touring as a family, building community, making the world a better place, and what he’s got in mind for Ypsilanti this Friday evening
I had the occasion this evening to speak with Ian MacKaye, the former frontman of Minor Threat and Fugazi, who will be visiting Ypsilanti this Friday evening to play an all-ages show at the Dreamland Theater alongside Amy Farina, in their heavy yet minimalist two-piece band
Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, Crimewave USA, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1968, alternative art venues, Amy Farina, churches, D.C. riots, DC, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Dreamland Theater, Fugazi, Ian MacKaye, interviews, liberation theology, Minor Threat, music, music for kids, music industry, music venues, Pancake Mountain, performance venues, punk rock, religion, Saint Stephen and the Incarnation, Shelley Salant, The Evens, Voting Rights Act, Vowel Movement, WCBN 18 Comments
Bill Murray on the first episode of Late Night with David Letterman
The other day, I heard someone mention that David Letterman was celebrating his 30th anniversary on television, and I made a note to myself to see if I could find the first episode of Late Night online. Well, I just did, and wanted to pass along a few clips. While Letterman was certainly good, if […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Media, Pop Culture Also tagged 1982, Andy Kaufman, Andy Warhol, Bill Murray, Brother Theodore, commedy, David Letterman, Dick Cavett, Frank Zappa, Gore Vidal, Kurt Vonnegut, Late Night with David Letterman, talk shows, television 2 Comments