Archive for October, 2009
MDC
I mean, what the fuck was going on in Texas in the ‘80s? It seemed all the most unconventional punk bands came out of there – bands that were weird without even trying to be. Dicks, Big Boys, Butthole Surfers, DRI and MDC. Everyone was gay or insane or both. Even bands that tried to [...]
MINOR THREAT
OK, so yesterday I made my case that it was NOT lack of skill that kept HxC bands from immitating the Bad Brains’ bizzarre greatness. So, you might ask, Mr. Professor Grad-dad, why WERE so many bands so dumb sounding?
I blame MINOR THREAT. That’s right: an objection to Minor Threat that has nothing to do with [...]
bad brains
BAD BRAINS: (first 2 albums ONLY)
Most times when a band gets big they’re just doing some other bands’ thing, but a little faster or a little more complicated or a little ‘more brutal’ or whatever. Like ‘That band had a song called ‘Kill the Government,’ so we made a song called ‘Kill the government and [...]
ROCK RANTING OCTOBER
That’s right. I’m going to take a break from writing about Japan. Those of you who are sad, archives are on the right. All month long I’m going to spew rants and theories about my favorite bands. Why?
Alcohol.
Not that I’m drunk now. But it seems like every time I get tanked recently, I listen to [...]