There's a new band in town, actually in Salem. We are excited! Tension
Scale is LoWreck, Troy, Jon and Jay.
They come from the bands: Razors in the Night, Brix'n Mortar,
Tijuana Sweetheart, The Downhauls, Fear is the Mind-Killer,
and Lon Chaney Jr.
The band's songs are all riffing on the 1989 Tom Hanks movie The
Burbs. We've heard some of the songs and some have dialog clips
from the movie in them. This reminds us of DNZL whose
lyrics were all based on Denzel Washington movies.
You know with Troy in the group that the music is
hardcore all the way. Troy talks about the humor in the songs, but when
we hear them it all seem very much hardcore business going on. It's
impressive.
They'll have a demo out on August 1 and their first gig will be at Faces
in Malden on September 5.
Tension Scale Facebook page.
Congrats to Richie Parsons for his new position as
partner in a new dispensary called Surf's Up in Dorchester.
Richie worked 32 years at Newbury Comics, then went to a dispensary in
Needham for several years so he's got the expertise! It's t 770 Gallivan
Boulevard, Dorchestah.
Rich Gilbert of the Zulus has a 3CD album titled Cockfight
in a Bullring is being released to streaming services
soon. The album includes demos from Radiobeat, Fort Apache, the Bones
EP, as well a recording of their last live gig in 2/15/1991 at the Rat.
He says that it will be out soon.
The Lily Pad always has unusual groups playing. We
see that they are going to have Swiss group Leopardo there
on Thursday July 17. That's part of a month long USA tour for the group.
They end with a live on air set at WFMU.
Leopardo are an experimental art rock group. They have melodica and
harmonium in their instrumental line up. They have been together since
2018 and have five albums out. The latest is titled SIDE A/SIDE
B. You can
hear it on Bandcamp. Here's a chance to get a heads up on what's
playing at Lily Pad.
It’s been 50 years but to us they never get old. The
Damned's grand 50th anniversary show at Wembley Stadium on
April 11, 2026. On the bill are The Courettes, Peter Hook, and The Loveless
(Marc Almond). They're giving you a nine month stretch to get ready.
Tickets
are on sale now.
There will be some shows at Suffolk Downs this year in August and September.
On September 25 it will be Iggy, Sex Pistols and the Molotovs. Tickets.
There's only a few rock groups that make the mainstream news feeds
these days. Foo Fighters are one of them. We read that
they have a cover of Minor Threat's "I Don't Wanna Hear It". It's no
secret the David Grohl has history in the DC hardcore scene. The instrumental
part of the track was recorded in 1995 and the vocal was done this year.
The Dream Syndicate will be at the Crystal Ballroom
on December 10, 2025. Tickets
are on sale.
We saw Steve Wynn back in 2010 performing the whole
Medicine Show album at Church.
John Keegan caught Dream Syndicate at Once in 2017.
VIDEOS......
Actor|Observer have a video for their song "Found
Wanting". The song is so intense that it's surprising to see them have
some fun with the concept. The song is about frustration in accomplishing
your goals, and some band goals specifically. In the video they personify
that with a goose. Maybe it's the goose that is supposed to lay the
golden egg but doesn't. The band chases it around. The song is ragging
the whole time.
Mercy Music's song/video should be depressing, but
the music while not being bouncy is upbeat at least and that helps to
uplift things. The song is "Big Fucking Mess" and its opening line is
"Big Fucking Mess, and I'm always depressed, will I ever be over it?"
It's not "Sweet Caroline" but that's a sing-a-long that I would join.
The melodic opening is followed by a low key chunking power chord
section. It goes back and forth and that works wonders. The song has
a great feel to it. The lyric video has a silhouette of a roach in the
background! This is part of a split single with Danger Days doing "Wasted
Time" on Double
Helix Records.
RADIO....
On Skybar’s 7/1 Rising show he played some songs
that we have reviewed below in the New Music section.
One song caught us by surprise…twice. One, it was a cover of
the Nervous Eaters’ “Born to Die” off the Hot
Steel and Acid album and two, it was a local band with Joe
Packard in it. The group is named Bastard Leg.
Their EP, which came out last February, is called Demo 2025.
The group sound is hardcore/punk but also sounds like it’s informed
by metal and hard rock. We would use the made up word heaviosity to
describe the general thrust. But even then they break the mold with
some keyboard action here and there. In the end it has its own sound
and characteristics. That’s very good for a first time out demo.
They do an exemplary job with “Born to Die”. It is a novel
feeling hearing them play the intro, for so many years we have only
heard the Eaters doing that. They even get the stinging treble guitar
tone that Steve Cataldo has in the solo. Great move there. We liked
all the songs. We have “"Born to Die"” embedded
below. For the whole EP go to the Bastard
Leg Bandcamp page.
Skybar also played a new song by Irish group Sprint.
The name was of interest – “Descartes” from their
album All is Over. One doesn’t often
see the name of the sixteenth century philosopher/mathematician in a
punk song. The singer/songwriter Karla Chubb said that
she wrote the song while reading Rackel Cusk’s book Outline.
Karla does throw the name Descartes around in
the lyrics. It’s a nice piece of post punk. More
about the group and single on the NME.
To hear the Rising show listen on WMFO on Tuesdays from 7 to 9pm, or
go to the WMFO
schedule page and hit Rising show on Tuesday at 7pm and then hit
archive.
Providence’s garage rockers Atlantic Thrills
did a rockin’ live set on WFMU on Saturday 6/28
on the Todd-o-phonic show. The played mostly songs from their
latest album Three. There’s a short interview after.
PODCASTS......
Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico had Judy Grunwald
and Beth Kaplan of Salem 66 in
to discuss their new collection of songs titled Salt. They talk about knowing each other from being on the Boston
scene. Both Beth and Judy wanted more freedom to control a group than
they had in the past. Their second show was at Mavericks with Flipper.
They fit in with the art rock scene more than other genres and they
talked about the Underground and the BFVF. They were the first band
signed to Homestead Records. There was no dramatic ending for the group.
Judy and Beth talk as if it just seemed like time to stop.
The new album Salt was done with the idea of getting the songs
on streaming services. With the album comes pleas for the group to play
a live show but the members are saying no. Judy talks about having The
Dark write the song "Judy" about her.
Al Quint was under the weather and missed a show so
he made the 6/30 Sonic Overload show three hours long.
Al began the second block with an Outlets song and
followed that with General Foodz doing "Be So Funny".
That was a single from 1980. The flip was "Love Potion #9". General
Foodz members got together in Medford High and went on to become part
of the PTL Club.
Right now that single is going for between
$100 and $300 dollars on Discogs. There is a vinyl collection with
some live
cuts too on Discogs. He followed that up with The Transplants.
Another Boston band with members: Roger Tripp, Mark Mayhem,
Dan McCormack, Jordan Kratz and Paul Lacritz.Discogs
has info. We have those two songs embedded below.
The extra hour of Sonic Overload was Al doing his
Fourth of July special. That's always provocative. We were glad that
after a Husker Du intro he started with locals Phagocyte
doing "I Am An American". They are a cutting edge hardcore
group to keep an eye on.
The hour of political songs was unrelenting and unforgiving both musically
and in their criticism. Some titles: The Whorehouse of Representatives
- "Let Freedom Reign", Dillinger Four - "The American
Going Out of Business Sale", Broken Prayer - "National
Cum", Those Unknown - "Cries of a Nation",
F.L.I.P. - "No Hope For the USA".
On the Sonic Overload page there is a super easy way to support Al
by hitting the "Buy Me Coffee" button. To hear the
whole Sonic Overload show go to Al's
Blogspot page.
After the T Rex opener the 6/320 The Elastic Glam show
had an interesting new song. It was a fine pop rocker by new local group
Hotel Saturn featuring Shel Pierce.
Back in the day Shel was in The Runes and they
had a single out in 1984 and were in the BGN (print version) then
too (Issue #21 1981). Shel has played with Kenne Highland a
few times,
like at the Jungle in 2023.
Also on the recording are Kris Rodgers, Linda Viens (Girl
With A Hawk) and Tim Jackson (Robin Lane and the Chartbusters).
The song and the upcoming album, out in the Fall, is on Rock Garden
Records.
The lyrics capture a yearning that will never be fulfilled which is
a class subject for a power pop nugget. The line "but this is all your
heart will allow" is the reality and admitting "just the way it's gotta
be" is the arrow in the heart. Their follow up single is out now. "A
Long As It Lasts" can be found on
their Bandcamp page.
Sethyspice played one of the new Alice Cooper songs
with the original line up. Sethyspice informs that new glammer Bobby
Dazzle will open up for Cooper in his European tour and later
for ELO and the Dobbie Brothers.
He played the Bobby Dazzle song "Revolution". There was another good
song from Gyasi titled "She Says". Suzi Quatro who
just turned 75 sings "Rolling Stone" a song about being 16. The
States are a new band that have the glam sound down pat. Sethyspice
played "Gimme Joy". Here's their Bandcamp
page.
NEW MUSIC/CD's ......
Jonathan Richman's new album is Only Frozen
Sky Anyway. On the album is longtime collaborator Tommy
Larkins and recent returnee Jerry Harrison.
The title tune "I Was Just a Piece of Frozen Sky Anyway" is Jonathan's
take on existence. Don't cry for him if he's gone he was just a piece
of frozen sky. Jonathan likes to get to simplicity, and here he gets
Zen simple. He does that again with "Wavelet" and "I Am the Sky".
On many songs he sounds very much like the way he did on his early
solo albums. "That Older Girl", "Night Fever", "You Need Me Too", "David
& Goliath" and others would fit in on any other earlier album. Jonathan
also likes to go Spanish for variety and does that on " Se Va Pa'volver"
and "Little Black Bat".
Jonathan will be at the Somerville Theatre on October
24-26, Tickets.
Satch Kerans Band has another fine character study,
like their previously released "Chantel", this single "Helen of Troy
(NY)" is playing off the Greek legend Helen of Troy
and that adds to the import of the song. It signals that the person
is special and life changing. To refer it to Troy, NY is very funny/clever.
That carries over to the single cover art which shows a woman in profile
superimposed with a yellow bus from Troy, NY. The art was done by Adam
Sherman.
As in some of Kerans other songs and recordings he captures some of
the pre-punk seventies singer songwriters. We always pay attention to
guitarist George Hall and he brings a lot to the table
here. Satch almost talks through the song. The unadorned delivery nails
the vibe.
It was produced and engineered by David Minehan.
Duck & Cover have a new 5 song EP titled…EP.
Duck & Cover are often lauded as being a current example of punk. The
song "Bored in the City" fits into that assessment. Right off, the title
sounds like an old punk song. Even though the song is only 2:29 long
there is a lot to listen to with the arrangement. Halfway through a
string scrape signals the guitar joining in on a verse with an odd tone
that plays along with the vocal still going. Then there's a stop and
start. The more you listen, the more you catch.
"Bad Blood" is chord heavy. It's actually the lilt of the chord progression
that is the hook in the chorus. They preview that in the intro so you
listen for it later. Here, and on every song, the drum playing by Damien
is a controlled rumble. The beauty is that the recording always
give the drums sonic space so you feel it punching away all the time.
As always Chris' voice is one of the main attractions.
He got a distinctive tone that along with the group sound is something
we always look forward to hearing.
The Stigmatics have a new EP titled Life of the
Party.
The first song "Your Dream Girl's a Nightmare" comes crashing in like
a classic New York Dolls tune. It sounds like it and the lyrics fit
the bill too. Pete McCormack has that David
Johansen attitude in his vocals. We didn't notice that before.
He shines on this EP.
They do something similar in "Some Summer Time" where the antics are
a far cry from the usual 'fun on the beach' reports.
They have a spot on and hysterical character portrait in "Life of the
Party". This guy is charming and funny….before he starts drinking. Later
: "Life of the party/Can't drive home. He came here alone. Gotta make
room on the couch/Take away his key. Life of the party/He's always last
to leave." They captured a type with that song.
We have "Your Dream Girl's a Nightmare" on our
Top Ten Songs.
We found this as we were just surfing around. Invisible Rays
are a local group. They play power pop and real heavy on ringing guitars.
They have been together since 2020. They tag Big Star, Teenage Fanclub
and Lemonheads in their Bandcamp description.
The album Sequin Dreams starts with the
song "Call Off". The 30 second intro has so much cool guitar that you
not require any more convincing about this group. Yet, it goes on. It
has some Who "I Can't Explain" type guitar/drum action near the end.
Each song is similar.
We especially like the local themed songs "Massachusetts" and "Mystic
River". All the songs are good but it's the group sound that crushes
our resistance. They check off all the power pop boxes.
Another plus, it's recorded at Woolly Mammoth and has David Minehan
on background vocals. They are playing State Park in
Kendall Square on July 23. They should be on a bill with Glowbox,
that would be power pop heaven. We have "Call Off" on our BGN
Top Ten Songs.
Talk about Power Pop. The Flashcubes from Syracuse
had two singles in the late seventies. Paul Armstrong
the guitarist ended up in Boston and we now know him from the group
1.4.5. The Flashcubes reputation has been growing through
the subsequent years.
In a month the group will have a tribute album with notable pop groups.
This week they released the first of three singles. The song “Reminisce”
reflects on the fascination about talking up the old rockin’ days
of yesteryear, something we know a lot about here at the BGN.
But why pine for the old days when you get pop gems like this right
now? The Flashcubes still have the same line up they had in 1977 and
we would say the music is only getting better.
Rum Bar Records has a power pop release too. The
Jive are from PA. The first 30 seconds of "Good Time Call"
just about define the term Power Pop. The Jive have it down. The last
minute is all "I got your number" over and over. That is classic pop
grist too. The EP titled Extended Play has five more songs
too. Another boss pick from Rum Bar.
Now Rum Bar Records has scooped up The Kowalskis!
The band started in 1996 in NYC and earned a reputation on their live
shows. They were able to translate their live excitement onto records.
We were at a live Kowalski show and we were surrounded by rabid fans.
It was like a cult.
On 30 years of Goofballs Rum Bar has put together
25 tracks featuring their debut album, catalog retrospectives and unreleased
material, all re-mastered. They have four songs preleased now. We love
the song for Dee Dee Ramone titled "Oh Dee Dee". It's
a touching remembrance but that doesn't mean they don't blast it out.
Last issue of BGN we mentioned that The Queers had
done a few covers of Brian Wilson (RIP) songs. Now
Joe Queer has a new group with some other experienced
pop punkers called The 66ers. The first song released
is very much influenced by Brian Wilson/Beach Boys.
There were years where the summer was filled with sunny upbeat songs
that celebrated the season and the fun you had. Joe zeros in on the
"Holiday" get away. It's that same feeling of freedom. It's a welcome
retro flashback. There will be a full album in the fall.
Psychotic Youth from Sweden have been around since
1985. They got our attention with the 2023 album Happy Songs.
They now have an old 'lost' album from 2012 posted on Bandcamp titled
Retro.
They take a dive into their garage roots with a bunch of covers. They
may be all covers. Here's what we recognize: "Bad News Travels Fast"
by the Fuzztones, "Just Like Me" by Paul Revere and the Raiders, "Strychnine"/
"Have Love Will Travel" by the Sonics, "Run Chicken Run" by Link Wray
and "Blues Theme" by Dave Allen and the Arrows.
If the remaining songs aren't covers they are fine garage tunes that
are right in league with the classics.
Cosmic Joke on Triple B Records is hardcore. Forced
Perspective is the name of the new 5 song EP. It's powerhouse
stuff.
The inclusion of "Psycho Killer" was an attention getter. The Talking
Heads just released a new video of the song on its upcoming 50th anniversary.
We
mentioned it a month ago.
Cosmic Joke give it a Chuck Berry intro. The drums
start pounding, rushed, as the guitar starts its assault. The singer
gets some of the inflections of Byrne's voice here
and there as you realize the anger in the song fits hardcore just fine.
The singer gets through the French section well enough. The feedback
ending is a suitable ending.
Sounds
Rad records is rereleasing Squirtgun's
first self-titled album from 1995. It was originally on Lookout Records.
The group included members from Screeching Weasel and Common Rider.
"Social" from the album was used in Kevin Smith's Mallrats
movie in the opening credits. The song is pop punk but has a message
about being controlled by upper class snobs. We have the song below.
The group also had a song in 1996 called "Mary Ann" about the same
Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) from Gilligan's Island that Muck and the Mires
just made a video about. See
the Squirtgun video.
Here's some good shows coming up .....
July
11, 2025 (Friday)The Freqs, Lev (Philly),
The Rupert Selection - at Faces
July 11, 2025 (Friday)Casket
Rats, All Sinners, Officer X, Phantom Rider at Ralph's Rock
Diner Worcester - FB
page
July 12, 2025 (Satuday)Girl
with a Hawk, Linnea's garden, St Divine at The Burren
July 12, 2025 (Satuday) Plymouth
Punk Rock Market At Mayflower Brewing Co Noon - 5PM FB
page.
July 13, 2025 (Sunday) New
Bomb Turks, The Drowns, Gossip Collar, and Static Friction
at Sonia
July 13, 2025 (Sunday)
Corin Ashley Band, SCMF, The Chelsea Curve, at The Worthen
Attic
July 16, 2025 (Wednesday) Slo-anne
(Farewell Show!), Toluca Lake, Watson Park at Deep Cuts Medford
July 16, 2025 (Wednesday) Jon
Spencer with Tiger Bomb at Oxbow Blending
& Bottling Portland, ME FB
page.
July
16, 2025 (Wednesday)Alvilda, Brower, The Downhauls,
The Crimps, Balloon Thief at The Middle East UP
July 17 & 18 2025 (Thursday & Friday)
Ryan Packer Presents Mike Mccolgan and the bomb squad
"Do or Die" in its entirety, Violent Way, The Welch
Boys, Klaxon at The Middle East (Down) 7pm $30
July 18, 2025 (Friday) Spectacle, The Manglers, Baabes, On What You're On at
The Jeannie Johnston Pub, JP.
July 18, 2025 (Friday) Goth Summer
with Staring at The Sea and Gretchen &
The Banshees at Koto Lowell
July 19, 2025 (Saturday)
The Instamatics, The McCritters, Harry and the Hot Flashes, The Grommets
at The Midway for a 3PM matinee
July
19, 2025 (Saturday)Eddie Japan and Happy
Little Clouds at The Burren -early show at 7PM
July 19, 2025 (Saturday)The
Stress Balls (record release party!), Barry Larry,
and Shexmus Kurdi - The Jungle, 3pm matinee
July 19, 2025 (Saturday)The
Wynotts, The Haymakers, American Ocelot at the Square Root,
Roslindale 8pm
July 19, 2025 (Saturday)
The Stigmatics, Little Billy Lost, and Smitt E. Smitty
& The Fezztones at KOTO in Salem, MA,
July 19, 2025 (Saturday)Screamin'
Rebel Angels, Atlantic Thrills, Diablogato, and Hope
Anchor & Car Show - Scurvey Dog (Providence) 2PM<
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July 20, 2025 (Sunday)BAABES,
Sourpunch, Euphemia at The Midway for a 3PM matinee
July 24, 2025 (Thursday)Rum
Bar Records presents Summer Sizzler Vol. 1 @ The Square Root!!
Featuring: The Spackles, The Hi-End, J Prozac and The Prozacs,
TBA Special Guest Acoustic Opener!! Live Music Starts 8:00 PM Sharp!!
July
26, 2025 (Saturday)Already Dead, East End Redemption,
The Frenzy of Tongs, Circus Battalion, COB at The Midway for
a 3PM matine
July 26, 2025 (Saturday)The
Dogmatics Record Release Party with Black Cheers, Jay
Allen and The Archcriminals, Last Stand, Gypsy Moths, Tom Baker and
The Double Down, Stop Calling Me Frank and Band 19.
At at the Waltham’s French American Victory Club- 3:30 to 11pm.
Facebook
event page.
July 26, 2025 (Saturday)Thrust
Club, The Flaming Little Sh*ts, Ruby Grove, Tiffy at The Jungle
July 27, 2025 (Sunday)
Threat Level Burgundy, Lefthand Hotdog, Pink Slip, Bad Idea USA at
The Midway for a 3PM matinee
July 30, 2025 (Wednesday)Bad
Idea USA, Cyber Bullies, Harmony's Cuddle Partyat Deep
Cuts, Medford, ALL AGES
July
31, 2025 (Thursday)The New Bomb Turks, The Drowns,
Gossip Collar, Static Friction at Sonia TIX
August 2, 2025 (Saturday)The
Dwarves, Burn Kit, Scumbari at Deep Cuts TIX!!FB
page
August 2, 2025 (Saturday)The
Muckers, The Gobshites, Kier Byrnes at O'Briens
August 7, 2025 (Thursday)Castle
Goblin, Divorce Cake, Circus Battalion at The Jungle
August 9, 2025 (Saturday)The
McGunks, Voice of Dissent, The Graniteers, Ragz to Stitchez
at The Midway for a 3PM matinee
August 9, 2025 (Saturday)Endation.
Happy Little Clouds, Cold Expectations, Ex Hyena at The Jungle
August 9, 2025 (Saturday) Cocked
& Loaded, White Dynomite, Brownboot at Faces
August 9, 2025 (Saturday) The
Lookout Honeys, Tiger Bomb, Powderhouse at The Burren - 6PM
Early show!
August
12, 2025 (Tuesday) The Massacred, Gossip Collar,
Sympathy Flowers, Sin Offering, Uniformed Service at O'Brien's
August 15, 2025 (Friday)Futon
Lasagna, Blackout Shoppers (NYC punk), Skum City (NYC
Punk), Basics at Ralph's Rock Diner Worcester
August 22, 2025 (Friday)WRPS-tival at
Players in Rockland.
Lenny Lashley, Inverter and Shove are set to perform
with DJ Rocco from Rockland as the emcee with special performances. A fundraiser for the WRPS Scholarship fund.
Tickets to be released this week.
August 28, 2025 (Thursday)The
Murder Junkies, Scumbari, Moose Knuckle, Troll Milk at Alchemy
Providence RI - FB
event page.September 5, 2025 (Friday)Tension Scale is playing their FIRST SHOW (members
of Downhauls, Brix'n Mortar, and many, many more). They're joined by
friends Neigborhood Shit and SkyTigers!
September 5, 2025 (Friday)Tough
Luck Festival (2 days!) Day One: Slow Joy, Trophy
Wife, Actor|Observer, Exit 18, 5Ever, Sophie's Body - Brighton
Music Hall TIX
September 6, 2025 (Saturday)
Tough Luck Festival (2 days!) Day Two: Great American
Ghost, Move, Euclid, Blood Tithe, Survive The Sun, Sevalynn
- Brighton Music Hall TIX
September
6, 2025 (Saturday) Lonely Leesa & Lost Cowboys,
Crow Follow, Thalia Zedek Band, Daylilies at The Jungle
September 13, 2025 (Saturday)The
Del Fuegos will be playing the Belforge Art Center (Medfield)
on Saturday September 13 at 3 to 7pm. Tickets
are $30.00.
September 19, 2025 (Friday)Brad
Marino , Chelsea Curve, Glimmer Stars at The Burren
September 21, 2025 (Sunday)The
Courettes and Pangs are at Warehouse XI in
Somerville
September 21, 2025 (Sunday)Shonen
Knife, Pack AD - All Ages at Sonia
September 28, 2025 (Sunday)Allston
Village Street Fair Festival - On Harvard Ave, Six blocks of
entertainment. Music all day - noon to 6pm. Bands include Blindspot,
Zip Tie Handcuffs and Children of the Flaming Wheel. All bands and tiems
listed on website
Facebook
page.
October 4, 2025 (Saturday)Soraia,
The Cocktail Slippers, River City Rebels, The Chelsea Curve at
The Midway 8PM
October
16, 2025 (Thursday)Moving Targets celebrate
the release of their new LP and are hitting the road with Atlanta based
melodic punkers in Billy Batts and the Made Men,
with special guests Spiller
October 18, 2025 (Saturday)Al
Barile Day at Roadrunner All proceeds to benefit Dana Farber
Cancer Institute ... info coming...
October 30, 2025 (Thursday)Stupidity,
Chelsea Curve, Little Billy Lost, at The Burren
November 14, 2025 (Friday)
Steve Conte, Muck & the Mires, Gene Dante & the Future Starlets
at Deep Cuts in Medford
January 27, 2026 (Thursday) Hooligan
Holiday Boston with The Oppressed - ALL AGES show
7PM doors. FB
page
We interviewed David Bash on the week where his International Pop Overthrow is
coming to town. It's some backgroud on the history of the event and of course talk about POP..........
We bring you into the Rat Room at the Hotel Commonwealth.
Jimmy Harlold invited a group of scene veterans. It was a Rat reuion
with lots of stories exchanged. Get to see the room and the people.........
Johnny Angel writes a mystery novel Looking for Lady Dee steeped in Boston punk and Thrills history.
It's no apologys given for the punk lifestyle. ....
It appeared before us like a chimera and it's
still growing...it's the Pipeline 25th Anniversary celebration.
We interview mastermind Bob Dubrow about his background and
search for what motivates him as well as Pipeline history and
the show....
The Boston punk community comes out for a good cause.
Neighborhoods, Upper Crust, Dents, Dogmatics, Roy Sludge Trio, Ed
Moose Savage, Downbeat 5 and Classic Ruins raise some money and
rock the house at......
He's legendary and his surprise birthday party was legendary in turn. Only in your Boston Rock and Roll dreams could you come up with a night like this.......
In a case of reverse outsourcing Carl Biancucci of the Classic Ruins also plays bass in the English group Shotglass Killers.
He tells us about a gig at the 100 Club with a reformed Damned....
The Konks' hypnotic bashing was a smart mindlessness that you got addicted to. They are calling it quits and we'll miss 'em and there's no free clinic out there to help us either...........
Thank god for 110 Instamatics or we wouldn't have a lot of our early Boston punk photos. Kathy Flynn used hers to get some pics of the Rat and The Club and she sent them to us to share with you..........
One of the interesting things in the early days of Boston punk was seeing the attention grow around us. One watershed moment was when we heard that a Time Magazine reporter was going to visit the Rat. We didn't like the resulting article. But you can decide. Take a look at the ....
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Let's get real. We are all getting older and will die. Do you ever consider how you will be remembered? I'm talking about your tombstone. It's morbid, it's in poor taste, it's .....
Crotch biting...head bleeding...dick jiggling...it's all in Miss Lyn's report (with photos to prove it) from the GG Allin 10 Year Memorial Tour at the Middle East....
Punk started 25 years ago. Did any of us think we would ever make it this far? Probably not, that was punk; nihilistic, "no future!". Here is a place to remember, and give a moment of thought to, those who didn't make it
this far...
The minute she hit the scene she was every male punk's heart throb. She was beautiful. She had a winning personality. She had a ...well...a...glow. That could be my heart talking because I, Blowfish, confess: I too am Judy's love slave. We didn't just love Judy, we worshiped her. So, now all of us members of Judyism have somewhere to meet and offer our prayers of unrequited love.
1977-The Damned were ready to piss on Blowfish and started to undress Miss Lyn! And people seemed to like it!! This interview IS outrageous...for then AND now!