The Northern Punk Poet
When I was younger, I was a bit of a ‘Tumblr’ kid. I loved Alex Turner, angsty songs and winged eyeliner (honestly,
Musical Convention: Shattered
Luckily, my parents were the type to embrace difference, and I was allowed to purchase Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter as one of my first-ever
Wizards Dressed as Punks
Television sprung from the mid-70s CBGB scene with contemporaries such as Talking Heads, Blondie, The Ramones, Suicide and The Dead Boys.
Love and Heartbreak in Small Town America
From the very first second of The Gaslight Anthem’s ‘The ‘59 Sound’, it’s clear that they’re harking back to a bygone era.
The Second Great Rock n’ Roll Swindle
Many people will tell you that the greatest punk bands burned out or faded away in the 20th Century, and that more
All the girlies say…..
I’m pretty sure as a result of this song there’s a generation of people who can only count past five in Spanish
Oh how I dreamed to finally say such things then only to pretend
I remember “getting” the album this track was on, and I guess I should say “Thanks Napster” or LimeWire or whatever was
I never did quite get 70s punk
I never quite got original punk music, I got all the rebellion and stuff, but maybe the sound was a thing of
