It's hard to imagine just how much of an impact "Static Age" would have had if it had been released in 1978, as originally intended. Considering the hostility between the Misfits members, however, we should be grateful that it ultimately sa…
Monoman was a genuine character - to me at least, just like Lux Interior or Billy Miller, but you knew that already didn't you? Dick Dickerson wrote about his somewhat difficult personality a few hours back on Facebook and it reminded me of…
Summer holiday mode is on! I'm officially off work for three weeks since yesterday. I'll check periodically for comments and requests and I might post some things too, if the Greek sun and sea allow it. Have fun, everyone and keep the rocks…
The Hellacopters' early years are the punkier thing of the '90s, up to the release of "Suprshitty To The Max!", when the "Raw Power"-era Stooges, MC5 and Radio Birdman were the only bands that mattered to them. I still clearly remember pick…
In my previous post about Teengenerate, I mentioned the New Bomb Turks as one of my favored punk rock bands of the '90s. The first time I saw and heard them playing this suprecharged rock'n'roll, there was a look of obvious surprise on my f…
The other day, I finally found the time to sit my old ass down and start watching the Teengenerate documentary ("Get Action!!"). Along with the Devil Dogs, The Hellacopters of the "Supershitty to the Max"-era, The Infections and The Humpers…
This is a band that I was practically the same age as back then and I listened to them fanatically. Unfortunately, as (perhaps) everyone knows by now, the story of the Exploding Hearts is a tragic one: Three of its members died in a car acc…
This is a band that I was practically the same age as back then and I listened to them fanatically. Unfortunately, as (perhaps) everyone knows by now, the story of the Exploding Hearts is a tragic one: Three of its members died in a car acc…
When did you last hear a real rock 'n' roll band? Since the Devil Dogs split up? Or was it back in the 'Soulseller' era of the Hellacopters? After the Jim Jones Revue broke up, Nick Curran and the Lowlifes were the only ones who could keep
Fact is a lot is written already by me about the '90s, but that's the era I grew up in - be kind (or fuck off). Now that I have enough distance to draw reliable conclusions, I believe it really was a fantastic time to be a young prick! Ther…
Why am I posting this? To be honest, I'm not sure. I suppose everyone should already be aware of the Sex Pistols and Malcolm McLaren's influence on pop culture. They weren't playing anything new and they didn't play it necessarily better th…
The American pop tradition was and still is protected by Ric Menck, its original flame keeper. Best known as the drummer for the cult power pop band Velvet Crush, Ric has also released countless singles under various names, including indie