An Interview with Jonathan Richman
August 1, 2021
Jonathan Richman is a one-off. Many times it seems that the profession of rock journalist exists merely for the purposes of writers claiming to have unearthed that one singular character who started a musical genre.
Mr. Richman always seems like too much of a nice man to…
carolesdaughter – please put me in a medically induced coma
In his book Nirvana: A Tour Diary, the author, Andy Bollen, talks about hanging out with Kurt Cobain on a tour just prior to the release of Nevermind. The Seattle-group was known to fans of…
Kensington Road – Ghost Mountain
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
It’s the mysterious nature of some rock stars that keeps the light of their popularity burning brightly even after they’ve gone, or given up making music. However, it is, usually…
The Slime – Circling
Did the original rock bands know what they were doing when they were wasting perfectly good nouns on naming some of their lousy, lazy beat groups? Even the Beatles opted to go for a misspelling. Rock may not have been deemed worthy of too long…
Amy Darling and James Leonard Hewitson present their potent blend of punk- rock on new singles
June 14, 2021
James Leonard Hewitson – Temporary Values
The original sound of punk music is, essentially, our excuse for starting Alt77. To anyone unfamiliar with those loud, guitar-driven 1970s bands and artists, let me explain their abilities and objectives bluntly.
Grave Return – Green Skies
To some, punk-rock never really got its proper due. Yes, sure, many aspects related to it have infiltrated popular culture, or have been bastardized for commercial success. The garage-rock inspired sound that made musicians of the 1970s…
An interview with Johnny McKelvey (The Rumjacks) about beating the odds and living to tell the tale
May 21, 2021
Bands that tend to stick around are the ones that, naturally, just through the sheer act of making themselves available, grow into something resembling an auxiliary family. This is what Celtic-punk group the Rumjacks have managed to do through a grueling schedule of tours…
The Sinema – Mothernature
Whatever happened to those kids with which you started your first punk band? If your story is anything like mine, then their fortunes and yours, when it comes to music, have varied. One of them, the one that couldn’t really play…
The reunited version of The Misfits is among the groups preparing for post-pandemic live dates. The punk legends have announced that they will headline Day 2 of the Aftershock festival in Sacramento.
Billing themselves as the Original Misfits, the reunion between Glenn…