In the early 2000s, I picked up a copy of the punk rock newspaper The New York Waste, and paged through the show listings, record reviews and other articles. I came across a comic strip, ‘Last In Line for the Gang Bank, the GG Allin Story,’ a comic biography of late punk rock musician GG… Read more »
This Halloween season finds New York City in a state of awkward transition to whatever post-pandemic world will eventually be shaped by the COVID outbreak, which continues to strut and fret its prolonged hours on the world stage. Our city, the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak, is setting a template for recovery and establishing post-pandemic… Read more »
Early in May, I returned to a company office to work for the first time since March 2020. The company I worked for at the time is headquartered in Times Square. The earliest express bus that comes through my neighborhood arrived at 6 a.m. and it was at about half capacity—pre pandemic this bus would… Read more »
We’re approaching the end of the biggest global pandemic in more than a century, and New York is ready to dive into Spring and Summer with renewed fervor. Much of America is reopening prematurely, with some states flouting mask mandates and common sense the way they have for the past year and a half. In… Read more »
This year has seen the departure of some great musicians: Little Richard, Charlie Daniels, Neil Peart from Rush, Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot and W.A.S.P., Fleetwood Mac cofounder Peter Green, Power Trip lead singer Riley Gale, the list goes on. Walter Lure’s passing is a loss that hits home for music fans, especially punk rock… Read more »
This coming weekend two free punk rock shows will be held in Tompkins Square Park in New York City’s East Village. The shows commemorate the Tompkins Square Park riot of 1988, when police clashed with squatters, homeless and others that had been camping out in the park. Accounts of that night very but few dispute… Read more »
Brett Benowitz, now quite the New Yorker, is very much aware of the ways in which his upbringing affected him in his adulthood. First in Newport Beach, California and then in Cartersville, Georgia, Brett grew up surrounded by the kind of music that made him want to create – one of his earliest memories, he’s… Read more »
Reminiscent of artists like Florence and the Machine, Cat Power and Yo La Tengo, The Meaning of Life creates dreamy, ethereal, psych-rock sound from singer/bassist Marta DeLeon and guitarist Christian Gallardo. Following the November release of the band’s new single, “I Want To Do With You What Spring Does With The Cherry Trees,” The Meaning… Read more »
If you haven’t listened to Sons of an Illustrious Father and their sultry, hypnotizing ballad, “I Will Kill You in Your Sleep,” then you’re missing out. A raspy voice, bluesy guitar, and unique ‘heavy meadow/future folk’ sound make this Brooklyn trio a band to keep on the radar. The band will perform at Mercury Lounge… Read more »
