Combating America’s “Teenage” Angst with Kindness, Compassion
Micah Schnabel is an optimist. Fiercely. He believes that the world can be a beautiful, loving place. We just have
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Punk Rock
Who wants to come with me to NYC for a rock’n’roll landmarks tour this spring? Booking deadline is TODAY!
Back in May 2018, I led a great group of people to London for a tour of the city’s rock
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Singer Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks Dies
Ah, bollocks – Pete Shelley is gone. An apparent heart attack at only 63 years old. If you were to
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Random music news for Monday, June 25, 2108
The rainbow flag of gay pride was first flown in San Francisco on this day in 1978. And as for
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Random music news for Thursday, May 31, 2018
Thirty-two years ago today there was a massive tornado outbreak that hit areas around Barrie, Ontario. It was bad. As
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Wanted: Toronto alt rock and punk from the ’70s and ’80s
Before CanCon required a certain amount of Canadian music be played on the airways, punk and alt rock musicians did
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A Fat Wreck: A Documentary About Fat Wreck Chords
If you’re into 90s/2000s punk revival, you’ve probably heard something that’s come out of Fat Wreck Chords. The influential California
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Punk Crock: How We Have the History of Punk All Wrong
I just missed the original punk rock explosion of the 1970s, so my experience with what actually happened is somewhat
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Because You’re a Good Parent, You’ll Want to Buy This Punk Rock Book for Your Kid
I don’t have kids but if I did, I’d spend an awful lot of time teaching them about music. Why
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 727: Why Punk Happened
For the casual observer, punk seemed to explode everywhere at once in about 1977. In the days before the Internet,
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Here’s the Latest Ongoing History of New Music Animated Feature
What does punk rock have to do with Spongebob? More than you might think. Check out this latest Ongoing History
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