The lamest sounding station in a market full of lame stations, NYC's K-Rock (92.3 FM) will be changing to Top-40 on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. The new format will feature music from acts like “Kanye West, Beyoncé, Pink, Flo Rida, Akon, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake,� accordi...

Here’s some jen-you-whine old school punk. The Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto before he split to form Magazine performing Breakdown in 19fucking76. All of which only serves to remind us to price space at Green-Wood Cemetery....

Omväxling förnöjer. Och förhoppningsvis utvecklar. Att förändring är utvecklande är Masshysteri ett levande exempel på. The Vicious upplöstes alldeles för hastigt och lämnade ett smärre tomrum efter sig. När vi idag skriver 2009 ser svenska punkrockklimatet annorlunda ut och kvalitativ...

Voici un documentaire de Don Letts sur l’histoire du punk, de Chuck Berry à Kurt Cobain avec la participation de Roberta Bayley, Jello Biafra, Bob Gruen, Mary Harron, John Holmstrom, Chrissie Hynde, Jim Jarmusch, David Johansen, Mick Jones, Wayne Kramer, Glen Matlock, Legs McNeil, Thurs...

I Buzzcoks saranno nel nostro paese per tre concerti a Roma (Blackout), Milano (MusicDrome) e Foligno (PG) (Feedback) i prossimi 12, 13 e 14 marzo. La band si è riunita lo scorso 2006 ed ha in programma la pubblicazione di un nuovo disco. I biglietti per tutti e tre i concerti costano 15 euro...

Samples are now posted from the new Hanna Hirsch album "Tala svart", out now on Diskret Förlag/Release the Bats: http://www.diskretforlag.com/hannahirsch.html The self-described "awkward Buzzcocks" help bridge the gap between twee and (pop-)punk -- very recommended!...

No Future? Rewind. Playback. I love music compilation records and I recently picked up the following two '70s and '80s punk/DIY/New Wave CD comps as part of my ever increasing musical Completion Backward Principle. The obvious big name compilations for music of this time period are the Stiff Records...

Since posting about Never Mind the Buzzcocks, I've watched five or six more episodes. It's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time, especially for a music geek. At the end of the year American pop culture goes into reruns, so it's refreshing to hear and read about all these people I've never hea...