Features
Monday, December 4 2006
Harold Bloom and Hardcore
Hardcore punk has sought to reject inevitable impact of influence, regarding it as sellout conformity. But anxiety over influence conforms with a longstanding poetic tradition of rejecting artistic heritage.
Reviews
Thursday, December 6 2012
Bad Brains: Into the Future
The latest from the pioneering D.C. punk band delivers some fiery riffs but stands as a middling effort.
Tuesday, May 8 2012
Bad Brains + GZA: 19 April 2012 - Philadelphia
When I was a wannabe skate punk I feared kids wearing Bad Brains t-shirts. It was a band you heard about, but never actually heard in the days before music sharing.
Thursday, August 9 2007
Bad Brains: Build a Nation
Punk godfathers produce another slice of intense thrash mixed with reggae.
Blogs
Thursday, August 19 2010
Hey Gibson, Let’s Talk Guitar Albums: An Alternative Top 10
When it comes to matters of taste and ranking (a particularly combustible combination), there is no pleasing everyone. In fact, there is no pleasing anyone, since the list makers themselves are invariably disappointed or frustrated. And yet...
