Epic Martin Rev interview about his early life and the making of Suicide’s first album
In 1922, T. S. Eliot’s poem The Wasteland was published in the Criterion magazine. It was read by no more than a handful of people.…
Pop Culture
Star-crossed Lovers: Intimate photographs of Marc Bolan and Gloria Jones
Marc Bolan said that from an early age he felt he was different from everyone else (don’t we all, dearie…). He believed, like say Churchill,…
Decline IV: The lost Penelope Spheeris documentary on Ozzfest ’99
Sharon Osbourne came up with the idea for Ozzfest after her Prince of Darkness husband got snubbed from playing Lollapalooza in ’96. The most reputable…
Leper Messiah: Dig this new sculpture of Iggy Pop’s most iconic pose
“Iggy Pop 1970” A new company called Wax Face Toys is launching with a remarkable figurine of Iggy Pop. Wax Face make licensed figures in…
Get your hands on Peter Hook’s personal Joy Division and punk memorabilia
Over the years, legendary New Order and Joy Division bassman, Peter “Hooky” Hook has been collecting almost every single piece of memorabilia relating to his…
Lux Interior: Ten years gone, but his bones keep rockin’! Unheard 1981 interview!
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the passing of Lux Interior, the great frontman of The Cramps, one of the most influential bands of the…
Watch some ball-kicking self-defense with seventies pop princess Lynsey de Paul
Down these mean streets a pop star must occasionally go. Though they may not be mean themselves, they are sometimes trained in martial arts like…
Eric Stanton & The Bizarre Underground (plus the fetish culture origins of Spider-Man!)
In Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground the sordid tale of the fetish world, this so-called “bizarre underground,” is revealed to be…
The annual Dangerous Minds foolproof last minute shopping list for hard-to-buy-for rock snobs!!
Each year around this time, I compile a list of what I consider to be the best Christmas gifts for that difficult-to-buy-for rock snob in…
Freddie Mercury really loved his cats
Freddie Mercury had many loves in his life. One of his big passions was his love of cats. Mercury so loved cats he was once…