Mark Maynard | punk rock

Ivan Kral takes us behind the scenes at the birth of New York punk, Anne Brown shares her platform for the State House, and Bee Roll reflects on how being “Ypsilantian of the Year” has changed her life… on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | February 4, 2016

A month or so ago, we had local entrepreneur Steffan Graf of on the show, talking about his life on the road with Grand Funk Railroad, and how he went from opening for Led Zeppelin to designing residential lighting systems for the likes of Keith Richards. Well, after we turned the off the mics, Graf […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Anne Brown, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Berlin, CBGB, David Bowie, David Rutledge, documentary film, Iggy Pop, Ivan Kral, Jim Cherewick, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan's 54th district, music, oral history, Patti Smith, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, punk, Stefan Graf, The Blank Generation, Ypsilantian of the Year | 4 Comments

The Untold History of Zines… Eric Nakamura on Giant Robot

By Mark | February 1, 2016

In an attempt to better document the sharp, rusty sliver of the American underground that worked its way through the protective coating of my cold, slowly-beating heart 20-some years ago, I’ve given myself the task of tracking down and interviewing all of my heros in the world of zines. Today’s interview is with Eric Nakamura, […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged action figures, Adrian Tomine, anonymous publishing, art galleries, Asian American, Asian pop culture, Barack Obama, Big Top Distribution, Black Flag, Buddhism, Chris Ashford, dead magazines, Desert Moon Distribution, distribution, Doug Biggert, entrepreneurism, entrepreneurship, Eric Nakamura, Factsheet Five, famous people who published zines, Fender's, Fine Print, Fishbone, Flipside, food entrepreneurship, George Takei, Giant Robot, Giant Robot Biennale, Giant Robots, Gidra, Go-Ranger, Godzilla, Greg Narvas, Hawaii, I Was a Teenage Filipino Skinhead, Independent Press Association, Japanese American National Museum, Japanese pop culture, Japanese products, Japanese restaurants, Japanese school, Japantown, Jon Moritsugu, Kikaida, Kikaida Day, Larry Flynt, Little Osaka, Los Angeles, Los Angles, magazine distribution, magazines, Martin Wong, Michelle Obama, Power Rangers, Punk Planet, Raideen, Ramones, Retail, robots, Ruckas, Sawtelle, Sentai, Seth Friedman, skinheads, Slash, Soundgarden, Sumo wrestling, The Boredoms, The Untold History of Zines, Tower Mag Hell, Tower Records, toys, Transformers, Ultraman, Violent Femmes, Yellow Power movement, Yumi Sakugawa, Zine Guide, zines | 15 Comments

Talking breeders and their larvae with Minus9, driving Björk around Detroit with author Steve Hughes, putting mousetraps outside of Ann Arbor’s fairy doors, and open heart surgery in a Hamtramck bar… on episode 19 of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | June 17, 2015

Ok, I’m finally getting around to listening to episode 19 of The Saturday Six Pack. I’m not sure why I put it off so long. It’s actually a pretty good show… If you’d like to join me, you can either download the podcast by way of iTunes or stream it on Soundcloud. Or, if you […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Claydon, Björk, breeders, Build Records, Colin Moorhouse, fairies, fairy doors, Good Tyme Writers Buffet, Greg Hughes, guerrilla theater, Hamtramck, Jack White, juice boxes, local theater, Marisa Dluge, Matthew Barney, Minus9, misanthropy, Normal Park, Pete Larson, Regal Beagle, Steve Hughes, Steve Marton, Stupor, The Monarchs, The Nightman Cometh, Three's Company, Too Many Cooks, tourists | 5 Comments

Introducing Ypsi’s newest theater company… the Neighborhood Theatre Group

By Mark | May 31, 2015

It was just recently brought to my attention that we’ve now got a new theater company in town. They’re called the Neighborhood Theatre Group, and they’ve got a free show coming up June 5, on North Washigton Street, in this building that will eventually house Ypsi’s coworking facility, The Back Office Studio. So, if you’re […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Aaron Dean, Actor’s Equity, Annoyance, Back Office Studio, Barprov, Beaver’s Long Strange Trip, Chicago, Coed Prison Sluts, Cornservatory, devised musical, Dreamland Theater, Eastern Michigan University, experimental theater, First Fridays, gobbing, improv comedy, iO Chicago, Kristin Anne Danko, Leave It to Beaver, Mix Studio Theater, Neighborhood Theatre Group, pH Comedy Theatre, Riverside Arts Center, storefront theater, Storefront Theatre Musical, theater | 3 Comments

Danny Fields… the man who signed the Stooges, discovered the Ramones, and changed the world

By Mark | January 26, 2015

Almost a year ago now, I received an email from a reader of this site by the name of Bob Nolan, who, knowing of my love for the Ramones and Stooges, suggested that I talk with a friend of his named Brendan Toller. Brendan, he told me, had been working on a film about Danny […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, History | Also tagged 16 Magazine, A Day In The Life, acid, Andy Warhol, animation, archives, bible belt, Bob Nolan, Bob Rudnick, Boswell, Brendan Toller, Brian Epstein, Brooks Brothers, butts, CBGB, Christmas cards, crowdfunding, Danny Fields, Danny Says, Datebook, David Bowie, Dennis Frawley, documentary film, Dolly Parton, Edie Sedgwick, Elektra, Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Fred Sonic Smith, Funhouse, Harvard, Harvard Law, Hedwig, I Need That Record, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Jesus, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Judy Collins, Kickstarter, LBJ, Lenny Bruce, Linda Stein, Lou Reed, Mark's big ideas, Max's Kansas City, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, MC5, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, New York City, Nico, Paul McCartney, public relations, Ramones, Rock and Roll, Rodney Bingenheimer, San Remo, Search and Destroy, Seymour Stein, slacks, Stooges, The Beatles, The Doors, the music business, The Stooges, Timothy Leary, Tommy Goodwin, Velvet Underground, WFMU, Yale, Yale University, Younger Jewish Set | 48 Comments

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Ivan Kral takes us behind the scenes at the birth of New York punk, Anne Brown shares her platform for the State House, and Bee Roll reflects on how being “Ypsilantian of the Year” has changed her life… on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

The Untold History of Zines… Eric Nakamura on Giant Robot

Talking breeders and their larvae with Minus9, driving Björk around Detroit with author Steve Hughes, putting mousetraps outside of Ann Arbor’s fairy doors, and open heart surgery in a Hamtramck bar… on episode 19 of The Saturday Six Pack

Introducing Ypsi’s newest theater company… the Neighborhood Theatre Group

Danny Fields… the man who signed the Stooges, discovered the Ramones, and changed the world

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