( Read more... )

Last night I got to revisit a major force in my misspent youth. The Continental Ballroom- which was just as much a state of mind as it was a collapsing shithole passing as a music club. Probably more so, considering ( Read more... )

Punk may not be dead, but it needs a new hangout. CBGB's is now closed. There's an article for anyone who happens to be registered with the New York Times Online or is willing to be: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/arts/music/16cnd-cbgbnotebook.html ( Read more... )

So I found this amusing little tidbit today...

Henry Rollins Writes a Love Letter to Ann CoulterNormally, I'm all for people's right to say what they want but Coulter's really pushed my limits on that. Probably because according to her, I'm a bigger threat to America than terrorists (as is Rollins). And I find that rather insulting ( Read more... )

I spent the evening in the company of a God. Not quite Celtic Pantheon, although not so far removed as some might think ( Read more... )

Found out tonight that the first punk show at CBGB's was on my birthday- March 31st. The band was Television. It was in 1974- I was 2. So it's pretty safe to say that I was completely unaware of the event, as were my folks who were not in any way punk rock folks. But it's still cool ( Read more... )