‘The Slog Movie’: Raw and unkempt punk chaos erupts out of West Los Angeles, 1982
We’ve all seen our share of punk rock docs. Decline, Another State of Mind, DOA, Urgh! I thought I’d watched just about everything at this…
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A short film on the making of Mark Stewart’s ‘Learning to Cope with Cowardice’ (a DM premiere!)
Mark Stewart and the Maffia live in Kentish Town, 1986 (Photo by Beezer) Last month, when Mute brought out a double-LP reissue of Mark Stewart’s…
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…
Kembra Pfahler on 30 years of the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, with exclusive Richard Kern pix!
Photo by Richard Kern, courtesy of Kembra Pfahler On February 15, Marc Almond, the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Sateen, Hercules & Love Affair, and…
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…
Mark Stewart talks with Dangerous Minds about ‘Learning to Cope with Cowardice’
Illustration from the cover of the ‘Jerusalem’ 12-inch and the ‘Mark Stewart + Maffia’ compilation Head above the heavens, feet below the hells, the singer…
‘Punk Nursery Rhymes’: The entertaining 1981 novelty album and the mystery band behind it
I recently came across a novelty record called Punk Nursery Rhymes. Expecting unlistenable junk, I instead found it highly enjoyable. It was certainly better than…
Listen to Siouxsie Sioux’s glorious isolated vocal for ‘The Killing Jar’
The second single off Siouxsie and the Banshees’ ninth studio album Peepshow was “The Killing Jar.” The dark song centered around the process that entomologists…
‘Population: 1’: The post-apocalyptic art punk film that starred Tomata du Plenty of The Screamers
The Screamers may have never released any music, but their punk legacy lives on through the rough bootleg tapes and high-energy video recordings that have…
Legendary ‘zine Ben Is Dead turns 30: ‘We’re just gonna do it’
The fanzine Ben Is Dead was, and still is, a fucking LEGEND as far as ‘zines go so, interviewing founder Darby Romeo about her life…