The Meatmen
In today’s climate of meticulous political correctness, it would be hard to imagine The Meatmen getting away with some of the things they say in their lyrics. Hell, it’s hard to believe they got away...
View ArticleBad Brains
I was in fourth grade when I heard Bad Brains’ “Pay To Cum” on my sister’s copy of the Alternative Tentacles compilation Let Them Eat Jellybeans. It really stood out from the rest of the tracks. It...
View ArticleMISFITS Vinyl GIVEAWAY
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View ArticleThe Standells
I once read their music described as “primordial punk” and it’s a description that really fits. The term “punk” is used and abused so much that it doesn’t really mean anything anymore. When a...
View ArticleAngry Samoans
“Lights Out” was featured on the Rhino Records punk comp Faster and Louder: Hardcore Punk. That two volume series, along with the Alternative Tentacles Let Them Eat Jellybeans comp were the “big bang”...
View ArticleMy Top Ten Favorite Albums Part 1
Around the late 1970′s/early 1980′s The Medved brothers had written a series of books on “so-bad-they’re-good” films. When I was younger I used to pour over those books, along with Danny Peary’s...
View ArticleWhy Do I Like Vinyl?
Sometimes people ask me why I like records. I’ve always loved music and film. And I’ve always collected things. From Mad magazines to comic books, from VHS tapes to dvds, and I was heavily into movie...
View ArticleRecord Store Spotlight: Mr. Suit
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For many it conjures images of shoo fly pie and horse-drawn buggies. But for 6 years it’s been home to Mr. Suit Records. I found out about the place quite by accident. I was...
View ArticleRecord Store Spotlight: Vertigo Music
Around 1998 I was dating a girl who lived in the Reading area of Pennsylvania. I remember the first time she took me to this record store that was right down the street from where she lived. That...
View ArticlePAGANS
Sometimes people ask me how I’ve heard of the music that I listen to. ”How did you hear of these guys?” There’s a lot of ways to find out about music – impulse purchases, reading liner notes of...
View ArticleThe Punk Comp That Changed My Life
…. Okay, so maybe it didn’t change my life but it played a critical role in shaping my musical taste. I grew up in a dull, sterile suburb outside of Philadelphia. There was no music scene going on and...
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