Entropy – Liminal
Back in the days when I was a teenagerBefore I had status and before I had a pagerYou could find the Abstract listenin' to hip-hopMy pops used to say, it reminded him of BebopI said, "Well, Daddy, don't you kn... Read More...
What’s Up Punks? May 2019, part 2
So here we are with the second installment of this month’s cavalcade of punk music in just about every style imaginable. Punk is, after all, as much a mindset as a musical style, right? Right. There’s a lot to... Read More...
What’s Up Punks? – April 2019
March turned out to be a massive month for solid releases all over the punk spectrum so let’s just dive in, first with the albums that need checking out and then the singles and EPs that have been spinning her... Read More...
What’s Up Punks? – March 2019
Annnnnnnd we’re back.... Or something. After a “small” bit of time off we’ve decided, and I have been granted the kind privilege, to get back into the swing of things with what’s been going on in the punk univ... Read More...
What’s Up Punks // September 2017
Welcome back, everyone, for this month’s edition of What’s Up Punks. We’ve decided to slim down the lists to 5 albums and 10 tracks, with a rare exception here or there (there is one this month), and have expan... Read More...
Always Riled Up: The Knowing is in the Doing – Mike Watt: An Interview
Some artists are iconic because of record sales or bigger than life personalities but a lot of the time they reach that hallowed status because of the influence they wind up having on others and their ability to stay humble in the face of praise. A lot of the time it’s because they have their own guiding philosophy that keeps them contributing long after others have come and gone. The latter can operate in the spaces between traditional measures of success much of the time. Some even deflect the praise onto those they’ve worked with instead of keeping the recognition to themselves.