Hey, hey we’re the Punk-ees: the unlikely influences of punk Gianna Caudillo March 16, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Music History, Opinion, Punk, Rock The public’s lasting perception of 60s pop-rock band the Monkees sounds a little like this: a Neil Diamond impersonator screaming out to a group of picnicking families, “How many of you remember a Saturday ...
YUNGBLUD’s weird! is a testament to individuality Amber Ellertson February 1, 2021 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Reviews, Uncategorized YUNGBLUD’s recent album is a tale for the ages. The UK-based singer-songwriter’s sophomore album, weird!, is an ode to the lost youth of today’s society. With tracks about polyamory, depression, and suici...
Something new wave, something blue: how synth and post-punk came to be the musical backdrop for adolescent melancholy Erika Badalyan December 3, 2019 Columns and Opinions In the last quarter of the 20th century, the strength of punk-rock’s influence began to wither away. The caustic demeanor embodied by the genre’s forefront lead singers left something to be desired among Am...
My mom’s guide to punk rock Sophie Turovsky March 28, 2019 Mixtapes, Multimedia Circle Jerks, through the repetitive, almost mesmerizing guitar riffs, the destructive, even childlike drum beat, and the crass vocals of “World Up My *ss,” “rip” the rules of their society to pieces an...
Fire walk with me: burning of punk memorabilia Meaghan Allen November 29, 2016 News On Saturday afternoon Joe Corré — son of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and designer Vivienne Westwood, as well as founder of infamous punk shop SEX — began sending piles of punk memorabilia to...
