Tag Archives: Harry Dean Stanton

John Doe: On the origins of X, what the history books get wrong about the LA punk scene, and the fucked up state of our world

By Mark | August 31, 2014

I had the opportunity a few days ago to speak briefly with John Doe of the legendary Los Angeles punk band X. Doe, along with his bandmates Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, DJ Bonebrake, after making their way thorugh Chicago in early September, will be playing two dates in Michingan… September 6 at The Magic Bag […]

Posted in Art and Culture, History, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1976, 1977, acting, Amiee Mann, Andy Warhol, Antioch, astroturf, Baltimore, Beat poets, Bertha's, Billy Zoom, Black Randy and the MetroSquad, Brendan Mullen, CBGB, Chuck Berry, conspiracy theories, DJ Bonebrake, Eddie Cochran, Exene Cervenka, ISIS, Joe Henry, John Doe, John Waters, Los Angeles, Loudon Wainwright, mass media, Max's Kansas City, nihilism, Patrick Swayze, Patti Smith, Penelope Spheeris, Pleased to Meet Me, punk, punk rock, Roadhouse, sensationalism, Slash, songwriting, St. Mark’s Poetry Project, Talking Heads, Tennessee Williams, The Alley Cats, The Bags, The Decline of Western Civilization, The Go-Go’s, The Masque, The Plugz, The Weirdos, underground press, Velvet Underground, Venice Beach, violence, We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk, X, X: The Unheard Music, Ypsi Song Fest, Ypsilanti District Library | 17 Comments

Netflix Roulette: Kelsey Grammar on a sub edition

By Mark | April 9, 2014

Don’t ruin it for me. I’m only up to the part where the crew shrinks the uniform of Lt. Lake, the Diving Officer on the USS Stingray, so that it can barely contain her distractingly-large breasts.

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bruce Dern, Down Periscope, embarrassing revelations about Mark's television watching habits, Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly. bad comedy writing, Netflix roulette, Rip Torn, Rob Schneider, sexist comedy, shame, William H. Macy | 16 Comments

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