Subversive Rock Humor

Gene Vincent:  A Caricature Portrait of the Artist as Rebel Rocker

[28.Mar.08] :. Nostalgic craving for the iconic Gene gene still burns bright, as look-alikes (young and old) exaggeratedly hiccup their way through “Be-Bop-a-Lula”.

The ‘Dewussification’ of Texas

[25.Jan.08] :. The Texas Jewboys' fan base mutated into a hodge-podge collection of unconventional mavericks, spanning Hells Angels bikers, hardened hippies, and down-to-earth country folk.

George Formby: Tangled in the Roots of British Rock Humor

[30.Nov.07] :. Full of cheeky wordplay and double entendres, Formby continually tweaked the sensibilities of the staunchly conservative British establishment with saucy narratives that left little to the imagination.

Rap’s Righteous Rhyme-Fighter

[11.May.07] :. If Raymond 'Boots' Riley -- frontman for Oakland, California's the Coup -- is rap's most political practitioner, he may well also be one of its most expressive humorists.