Dave Greenfield’s pre-Stranglers bubblegum single
The Italian sleeve of the Blue Maxi’s 1970 single (via Discogs) Keyboardist Dave Greenfield had been playing in rock and roll bands for over a…
Music Archives: 09/2018
The 1996 high school musical based on KISS’s disastrous 1981 concept album, ‘Music From ‘The Elder”
By 1981, KISS was on the ropes. Due to a number of factors, including the release of two pop-oriented albums, the group had alienated much…
Vector Command: The dark and mysterious recordings by former members of Crime —a DM premiere
Recently, I was saddened to learn that Johnny Strike, singer/guitarist for the pioneer punks, Crime, had passed away. Crime’s debut 45 came out in 1976—Year…
Tiny Tim’s delirious covers of Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd, the Bee Gees, AC/DC, and more!
Tiny Tim is one of the great eccentrics of the classic era of rock. Born Herbert Buckingham Khaury, he was a pretty dorky tween, holing…
Before they were Black Flag: New book unearths shots of Panic in 1978
Forty years ago, the ink was still wet on Bomp! Records’ deal with a South Bay punk band called Panic. Several months would elapse before…
Stunning, restored footage of the MC5 shot at one of original line-up’s final shows, 1972
Photo: © Raeanne Rubenstein. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the recording of MC5’s seminal live/debut album, Kick out the Jams. To celebrate, guitarist…
‘Getting Nowhere Fast’: This female-fronted band released one of post-punk’s ‘best’ songs, 1980
The Leeds band Girls at Our Best! were only around for a couple of years in the early 1980s, but they left behind some solid…
David Cronenberg on Andy Warhol
The soundtrack CD from the Art Gallery of Ontario show In between A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, David Cronenberg curated a Warhol retrospective…
Jello Biafra drumming in a punk band, 1979
Jello Biafra came to the aid of fellow punks at a show in 1979. For one song, captured on videotape, he manned the 4 Skins’…
Burning down the house: The Flaming Lips play a ‘fiery’ show and are rewarded with a record contract
In the fall of 1990 the Flaming Lips played an incredible, legendary show. That night there was danger in the air, and the band nearly…