Monthly Archives: August 2010

In the early 1980′s, Miami, FL was a dangerous, dangerous place. Perhaps it was the cocaine cowboys. perhaps it was The Trash Monkeys. Who’s to say, really? Trash Monkeys produced an instantly lovable get-your-guts-kicked-out rock ‘ roll sound that made … Continue reading →

It would be really foolhardy of me to claim The Sonics the first horror-rock band. Not only because I certainly don’t know everything about horror-rock, but also, who’s to say what musician first thought to add horrific imagery to her … Continue reading →

Claudine Clark is another singer who’s been pretty well forgotten over the years. Again, it’s a shame, because she’s pretty cool. She had one hit, named ‘Party Lights,’ in 1962. The song was a commercial success, but she followed it … Continue reading →

I can’t say I’ve heard every rock n’ roll scream out there, but I’ve heard a few, and I can say with certainty that the most insane, most unconventional, most jaw dropping rock n’ roll scream that I’ve ever come … Continue reading →

I recently found a wicked awesome YouTube vid of The Zeros doing a TV performance sometime in the 1970′s. As one poster ‘potaluca’ said ‘posting a videotape copied a million times with the glitches left in…now that’s PUNK!’ It’s totally … Continue reading →

Music hacks are so, so awesome. I don’t know much about Justin Bieber. Part of never listening to the radio and living a secluded life is that you can almost totally ignore the horrific drone of top forties pop crap. … Continue reading →

I just finished reading this little number about the influence Twitter is having on music reporting. To sum it up, Twitter allows musicians to explain themselves without needing the filter of music magazines. It’s an interesting article, but all the … Continue reading →

Sad news for electronic instrument fans. Keith Barr, the seminal electronic instrument creator who started the companies Alesis and MXR and was responsible for all sorts of innovations within both, passed away last Tuesday, August 24 of an apparent heart … Continue reading →

Oh man, I don’t know half these people but it’s still hilarious.

If you’re like me, the only Canadian rappers you can think of are Tom Green and StinkMitt. Luckily, I just discovered a wonderful little website called Hip Hop Canada, which taught me everything I’d ever want to know about the … Continue reading →