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Digging up the Classics: Exene Cervenka and Bill Morgan discuss...
The early 1980s was an interesting yet often overlooked time period in music. The bands that came out of the era of 80s punk rock are some of my favorites, and they seem to be rediscovered regularly by every generation. The resurgence of older bands in the last few years has been amazing. In 1980,
Slayer: The New Bob Hope
Usually, if Slayer makes it into the mainstream media, it’s because somebody’s killed themselves and their parents are suing or right-wing Christian groups are complaining about their album covers. … read more
Slits Tradition: A Revolutionary Interview with Ari Up
Ari Up grew up in 1970s London, and at the age of 14 formed the band that would eventually become The Slits, one of the most seminal and influential punk bands of all time. Their first tour was alongside The Clash in 1977 and their monumental album Cut was released two years later. The Slits
Dreamin’ the Blues: Bad Brad Wheeler and his Harmonica Army
“Everyone has a story about the harmonica,” says Bad Brad Wheeler of the Legendary Porch Pounders. Bad Brad’s story about his harmonica started when he was 18 years of age on a dare. He was at a keg party in Ogden, where he currently lives, when someone dared him to play the harmonica. Seventeen years
A Rocker Against Parkinson’s
Back in the late 70s, rockabilly was all but alive. That was until three young men, Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom slapped some grease in their hair, picked up their respective instruments and formed the Stray Cats. They would go on to remind the world of the greatness that this early form
The 801 Sons: a Hip-Hopagraphy
When you think of Ogden, Utah you probably don’t usually think of hip-hop, gangsters or any other such radical social configurations. But one of O-town’s best kept secrets is that gangsters, such as Al Capone, ran drug cartels, prostitution rings and bootlegging operations out of our sister city to the North. From these auspicious beginnings,