Recent Entries

• Anarchy in the Met

  by dave April 28, 2013
  Skinheads, teddy boys, mods, rockers: they all had a comprehensible, consistent look. Punks scrambled it all, cutting it to pieces and stitching it together in new ways. From the same NYT, Haute Punk- “Getting these high-fashion designers, what does that have to do with punk?” said Legs McNeil, who ...

• Brian Eno's New York Years

  by dave April 26, 2013
  Taking Manhattan (By Strategy)

• Really Red (80's Texas Punk Band)

  by dave April 26, 2013
  Local Interview

• When punk still aced junk: Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers

  by dave April 26, 2013
  at Max’s Kansas City 1979

• This Is Punk?

  by dave April 23, 2013
  If a movement known for rage, rebellion, and adolescent Id becomes the focus of a high-fashion celebration, is it the final studded nail in the coffin or proof of everlasting life? What punk means now, and what it meant then.

• Lux Interior: A Remembrance from Jonny Whiteside

  by dave April 11, 2013
  From LA Weekly

• BERLINERS ARE FIGHTING A WAR AGAINST HIPSTER-LED GENTRIFICATION

  by dave April 5, 2013
  Pro-hipster poster by the Hipster Antifa Neukölln group. The top line reads: "Gentrify our neighbourhood - more bars - more wifi - more organic markets."
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• The rise and fall of music delivery formats

  by dave March 21, 2013

• Ramones at the Airport

  by dave March 14, 2013
  Does anyone have any puns to add to this list? I like "The TSA Took My Luggage Away"
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• SXSW As Cool And As Real As It Gets, Reports Marketing Associate

  by dave March 12, 2013
  (via The Onion) AUSTIN, TX—While attending the fourth day of this year’s SXSW conference, Chicago-based marketing associate Tim Danner told reporters today that the music, film, and interactive festival is just about as cool, as alternative, and as real as it gets. “The great thing about South By is...
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• Here's One of My Punk Stories, Now Share Yours

  by dave March 9, 2013
  And in a sort of follow-up to the asshole's story below, here is Megan's take on how lives are changed by punk. Be sure to read the comments below.

• In 3,228 Words John Roderick Tries to Kill Punk—In 30 Words He Validates Its Existence Instead

  by dave March 7, 2013
  God, this guy is an asshole. Was he ever really a punk? Here's Megan Seling's article. (which defends punk) And Here's the article

• The House of Reps is blocking Spotify

  by dave February 2, 2013
  — the popular & completely legal music service—because Hollywood doesn't like P2P: House Of Representatives Bans Spotify Because P2P Tech Must Be Evil!!

• Tales From The Drug Attic, by Julian Cope (psychedelia)

  by dave February 1, 2013
  Can't remember if I've posted this, so here it is.

• Andy Warhol Quits Painting, Manages The Velvet Underground (1965)

  by dave January 25, 2013
  He became the band’s manager and “produced” their first album
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• Lost Acetate Version of The Velvet Underground & Nico (1966)

  by dave January 24, 2013
  Hear Newly-Released Material
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• The *ahem* Real Story of the Motards

  by dave January 20, 2013
                                                            (They're 'pissing' on the Stevie Ray Vaughn statue. Check Suzanne...) Discography w/ covers (This came from a comic book inside a Li'l Deputy Motards single "To Scare The Hell Out Of Your Neighbors" I think) The story of the Motards is gonna ...
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• DiG! - Brian Jonestown Massacre

  by dave December 18, 2012
  (1/12) Fantastic flick about 2 super bands, the BJM and Portland's own DANDY WARHOLS

• For Those That Care...

  by dave December 15, 2012
  Joe Harrington's (sonic cool) Top 25 Albums (mostly punk, not all)

• MOVIE, Punk Attitude

  by dave December 2, 2012
  Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Final part                

• MOVIE, for fans of The Fall

  by dave December 1, 2012
  The.Fall. .The.Wonderful.And.Frightening.World.Of.Mark.E.Smith.(Full)

• Kenny G's Manager Calls Us Up to Shout at Us About the Slog vs. Kenny G Holiday Charity Challenge

  by dave November 30, 2012
  posted by CHRISTOPHER FRIZZELLE on FRI, NOV 30, 2012 at 2:58 PM As Slog readers know, earlier this week we launched the Slog vs. Kenny G Holiday Charity Challenge to raise money for the hungry this holiday season. We have a successful track record here at Slog of choosing some person/organization...

• The Prisoner Episode 01 arrival

  by dave November 28, 2012
  Look in this guys cache and you'll find all of the other episodes, too.

• Hype! - FULL MOVIE (1996)

  by dave November 28, 2012
  Hype! is about the rise of the Grunge scene of Seattle during the late 1980's & early 1990's and how it changed the world of music, and gave birth to Generation X [It did?].

• Hipsters And Irony

  by dave November 28, 2012
  If irony is the ethos of our age — and it is — then the hipster is our archetype of ironic living.

• An Urban Outfitters now occupies CBGB's

  by dave October 23, 2012
  Wow. Just Wow. There's also a Whole Foods in The Bowery! UPDATE: It's actually a John Varvatos boutique. But that's even more expensive!
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• Real Punk Belongs to Fighters (NYT)

  by dave June 10, 2012
  A bored-looking clerk in a fedora sat on a small stage that looked like a replica from a club, tapping out laconic rhythms on a drum kit, watching customers mill around. A few minutes passed before I realized we were standing on hallowed ground: the former home of CBGB, the club where American punk ...

• Cross-posting tools: Be efficient — but be smart

  by dave May 24, 2012
  Here

• Record Conglomerate Sues Bar For Use Of Songs

  by dave April 11, 2012
  Bar owners, they’re listening: A group of 23 record labels, including BMI, Universal, Sony and Paul Simon Music, filed a lawsuit April 9 in U.S. District Court in Portland against the owners of Coyote’s Bar & Grill in Hillsboro. The labels allege 13 instances of “willful copyright infringement” ...
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• V. Vale of RE/Search Publications, interviewed by Henry Rollins

  by dave April 11, 2012
  It's a bit over an hour...

• John Waters Interview

  by dave April 1, 2012
  Here's the link. There's no such thing as exploitation films anymore. When Herschell Gordon Lewis made "Blood Feast," the ultra-gory horror film, in 1963, he did it because in that moment no studio would ever make something so explicit. The underground exists, but it's on the Internet and nobody can...
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• The War Against Youth

  by dave March 31, 2012
  Article here. Twenty-five years ago young Americans had a chance. In 1984, American breadwinners who were sixty-five and over made ten times as much as those under thirty-five. The year Obama took office, older Americans made almost forty-seven times as much as the younger generation. Nobody ever t...
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• What Comes After the Hipster? We Ask the Experts

  by dave March 25, 2012
  Article Here. Generation Sell Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization Reconsidering the Hipster ECCE HIPSTER: A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S YOUTH Is "Indie" Dead? (Caveat- Generation Sell appeared in The New Republic) Some Excerpts: The Internet can, of course, facilitate such connections, bu...
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• Henry and Glenn Forever X-mas Special

  by dave March 15, 2012
  Rollins and Danzig tie-in to the comic book. Punk Rock + Tom Of Finland = CLASSIC! Best Video Of The Year, Hands Down!!!

• Video of the Week: Erin Yanke, punk rocker!

  by dave March 11, 2012
  From MRR Sometimes, someone comes along and says perfectly what you feel in your heart, but can’t articulate. Check out this video interview with the sagely Erin Yanke, punk drummer, KBOO/MRR radio personality, roadie, audio documentarian, ad infinitum, from Portland, OR, as she explains the beauty,...

• handy flowchart

  by dave March 6, 2012
  This is from Kim Stanley Robinson's Antarctica, I think it's pretty useful ;)

• Have You Seen Springfield Punx?

  by dave March 5, 2012
  Here's the link- It's superheroes and pop culture done in the art style of The Simpsons. "The Prisoner" series from the 60's is of the most unique shows ever made. It was an engaging and enigmatic action-adventure allegory about freedom and the world system we live in. If you've never heard of thi...
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• Because You Need This. That-Is-All.

  by dave March 4, 2012
  Batman & Robin Comic Generator Here's the link!
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• Kelly O With Four Reasons You Should Know Punk Rock Legend Alice Bag

  by dave March 1, 2012
  Article

• Ooh! Loving Anthm, a collaborative jukebox for iPhone

  by dave February 29, 2012
  "Anthm is an app that lets people control the music in the places they go. Take 30 seconds to watch the video (above) to see how it works." Site

• See, you really *do* learn something new every day!

  by dave February 26, 2012
  Chur bro (that's "thank you sir" in Kiwi slang) [via Mardy Pune]

• Legendary DJ John Peel's 25,000-LP record collection to be digitized in BBC-backed interactive project

  by dave February 25, 2012
  Here

• La Escopetarra: Guns into Guitars

  by dave February 24, 2012
  Cesar Lopez is a musician from Colombia who transforms rifles into guitars which are called "escopetarra". This film shows how he became motivated to turn a weapon into a musical instrument. AK-Guitar --------------------- Colombian musician Cesar Lopez had a moment of inspiration in 2002 when he no...

• The NS Interview: Vivienne Westwood

  by dave February 23, 2012
  Here

• The Problem With Music, by Steve Albini

  by dave January 21, 2012
  This oft-referenced article is from the early '90s, and originally appeared in Maximum Rock 'n' Roll magazine. While some of the information and figures listed here are dated, it is still a useful and informative article. And no, we don't know how to reach Steve Albini. Whenever I talk to a band who...
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• Filesharing Now an Official Religion In Sweden

  by dave January 5, 2012
  Here

• New Siouxsie Sioux Interview

  by dave January 5, 2012
  Here "It’s not often mentioned, but punk was originally instigated by a lot of fags and women"

• Lux And Ivy's Favorites

  by dave January 4, 2012
  Here.
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• Mod Fans, Look At This!

  by dave January 4, 2012
  The MODS book discs It's a soundtrack of ska and soul, cool!

• wally wood (click to embiggen)

  by dave January 4, 2012
  (Don't let yr kids grow up to be Young Republicans. Ick.)