Author Clementine Zimmer

As cringeworthy as it may sound, my favorite band for a little while was Minor Threat. Yes, that Minor Threat; the somewhat preachy hardcore punk band who coined the term “straight edge.” Now, I’m not say...

I’ve recently reached the age where I’m no longer young enough to believe that my big break is coming. When you’re 18 or 19, you can always say, “Oh yeah, I just need to hustle a little harder, I’m su...

If you just clicked on this article and you don’t know who Jon Bunting is, stop. Don’t you dare make any assumptions because you saw the picture of a dude in a beanie playing acoustic guitar. Go listen to h...

STOCKTON - Documents recently released by the Federal Independent Rock Music Investigatory Commission have revealed that the pioneering lo-fi band Pavement have been fooling us all along. A federally-funded inv...

If you’ve ever drunkenly ended up at a backyard house show during any point at your time at Berkeley, there’s a pretty solid chance you’ve seen The Missionaries play. The quartet plays songs that you’ll...

If I were to list off my favorite bands based solely on their onstage antics, gimmicks, and overall performance of hijinks, Negativland would easily be in my top three. In 1991 they released their EP U2, contai...

Walking into the New Parish on Tuesday, I had my mental checklist for a weeknight post-punk show going, and those boxes were getting ticked off pretty quickly. Dude in an Idles shirt? Check. Bowl cuts? Check. U...

March 2019 sees the 40th anniversary of one of the most controversial records by the free-thinking guitar virtuoso Frank Zappa, Sheik Yerbouti (1979). The double disc, part-studio, and part-live record was the ...

I’ve decided to give up honest music writing for the sake of pure clickbait, so here we are. This list is absolutely not the definitive top five, but hopefully, it can give a glimpse into the dustier corners ...

A hush settles over the plains as a cold moon rises, casting long shadows as you notice the ruins in the distance. Your bones ache from the day’s tribulations, and your heart skips a beat at the thought of a ...

Ah, Australia. Land of kangaroos and sausage rolls and Foster’s beer (at least according to the advertisements). Most of what I know about the country comes from Jim Jefferies stand-up and Bill Bryson’s tra...

It was a quiet, foggy night in Oakland. The students were studying; the working folk had all gone home. Not a single automobile was in any one of the normally crowded intersections. A few drifters loped across ...

“The Boognish is smiling down upon us!” After what feels like hundreds of tiny, well-placed footsteps through a seemingly endless floor of blankets and lawn chairs, we rejoice with the joy of plane crash...