Music
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Female Punks
“Punk was something you did rather than listened to, or admired. It was about being that person yourself, rather than standing back and thinking that somebody else was great.” Cazz…
“How did you become a rock ‘n’ roller, anyway?”
“Truth? I was broke. I got into rock because it was enjoyable way of making my money and taking four or five years to puzzle my next move out. I…
Cometbus #52: The Spirit of St. Louis; or How to Break Your Own Heart, A Tragedy in 24 Parts
On most sunny summer days, Aaron Cometbus can be found leaning back in a folding chair behind a well-organized used book table on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, scribbling in Sharpie…
“Sir Jinx is on the top right, wearing all black…”
Ever wonder what happened to the posse members featured on the cover of the 1987 album N.W.A. and the Posse? Well, thanks to the LA Weekly, you no longer have…
The Poet and The Rocker
“The poet and rocker performed and talked for almost two hours on stage at the Dreyfuss Theater, the final event of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Words and Music Festival […] They…
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 5/10-5/16
This Week: The May Monthly Rumpus! Have some Lit&Lunch at 111 Minna, Bawdy Storytelling, an extra Rumpus-y Literary Death Match, and crazy drunken San Franciscans in varying degrees of nudity:…