Three Words: Punk Rock Dads. Without going into any detail at all, just the idea that anyone would make a documentary film about Punk Rock Dads is so golden. I mean, seriously: taking the ultimate anti-authoritarian pop-culture figure and putting him in the position of being the iron-fisted authority in a child’s life is both wildly fascinating and unbelievably hilarious. So, convincing me to check out the new film, The Other F Word, (the “F” standing for Fatherhood) directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins was a total no-brainer. Because, Punk Rock Dads!
CBGB music club saw it all – the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth and so many more. The layers of flyers and playbills, graffiti, stickers and spilt beer seemingly coating the club’s every surface were as dense and sticky as the history of the place. Joe Holmes’ photos put the viewer right into the space – looking into the mixing board area, one can’t help but wonder at the cacophony of sounds that bounced off these heavily plastered walls. Continue reading More Historic Photos of CBGBs Rock Club Interior by Joseph O. Holmes→
Drummer Paul Cook talks about the Old School Punk Rock, his amazing new band, Manraze (featuring Def Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen) and their new album, PunkFunkRootsRock in this simply smashing New Interview with Gail up now at Ink19.com!
Jello Biafra, the original political punk and former ringmaster of Dead Kennedys, is now an official Aggronautix throbblehead! Capturing the outspoken vocalist’s signature look from the ‘80s, Jello is accurately sculpted right down to the piercing glare, star belt buckle and t-shirt with the logo of Biafra’s record label, Alternative Tentacles. Limited to 1000 numbered units, the Jello Biafra Throbblehead stands at 7 inches tall and is made of super strong polyresin. Jello Biafra is the eleventh iconic personality to be polyresinated by Aggronautix. In May of 2009, the company launched with a highly popular G.G. Allin1991 figure, which was limited to 2000 numbered units. Selling for just $19.95 each, orders will ship the first week of December — just in time for Holiday Gift Giving! Click on This Link to Purchase!
On This Date, October 28th in 1977: Sex Pistols released their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, which featured the singles “Anarchy In The UK,” “God Save The Queen,” “Pretty Vacant” and “Holidays In The Sun.” In spite of a ban that kept the album out of many record stores and prevented some of their songs from getting radio play, Never Mind the Bollocks managed to reach the #1 spot on the UK albums chart. In other news, check out my rad interview with Sex Pistols’ drummer Paul Cook at This Link!
