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The Yum Yum Tree and Tarantula Bill Reviewed
April 20, 2026
The Yum Yum Tree – Turn Down the Noise
The clubs are filled with people excitedly cheering and dancing to the sound produced by all of those loud bands taking the stage. The book shops are also filled with people, and the majority of young, modern readers gravitate…
Madame Whiskey and DESIGNER Reviewed
April 13, 2026
Madame Whiskey – Holding Ground
For most of its existence, much of pop music was entirely regional. Sure, there were The Beatles and a few stars from the U.S. that nearly everyone in the world could associate with a song or two, but those were…
Poison Politix and Onward Debacle Reviewed
March 16, 2026
Poison Politix – Pick Your Poison
Hope you enjoyed your freedom. That didn’t last too long, did it? Somehow, people, the vast majority of us, at least, always feel troubled when they’re left to choose. That’s why, without exception, the dictators will always…
Shadowing and Membership Reviewed
January 1, 2026
Shadowing – Alive
The world’s finally come around to what Ramones figured out all along, namely that violence is hilarious. I mean, of course, it’s not the same kind of experience as pissing yourself laughing from being tickled by a feather, or listening to a…
Fire Blanket and The Ratchets Reviewed
December 1, 2025
Fire Blanket – Mayday
Rockstars have turned into respectable creatures, unfortunately, but many of them had no choice. They’re usually victims of their own success. Their doors have holes in them from all the people knocking incessantly and inviting them to…
Clamsterdam and The Overjoyed Reviewed
November 18, 2025
Clamsterdam – Radiator
There was little in this whole big world quite like the Ramones when they started out. And, quite famously, all they could rely on was the same chord played across the guitar neck and their strangely wired imagination about circus freaks, gay…
The Tin Can Collective and LowDown Brass Band Reviewed
October 31, 2025
The Tin Can Collective – The Thrill Is Gone
There’s someone who, at this very moment, is sharpening their pen and tuning their guitar and getting ready to write a song called “Stairway to Heaven.” No, not that one. Not a song that mentions ladies stuck on…
Top 10 Songs by XTC (In My Opinion)
October 27, 2025
XTC was a band that was never too keen on making a spectacle of itself. And by the time the group had moved from harsh, punk-inspired sounds to beautiful power-pop, its band members seemed just happy to have shaken some of the attention off their collective backs. No matter!
Top 10 Songs by Public Image Ltd
October 25, 2025
Public Image Ltd was a piece of abstract art, whereas Sex Pistols, singer John Lydon’s previous band, was a nasty caricature drawn on a bathroom wall. Few bands have had more of an influence on the post-punk movement than Public Image Ltd, and calling them one of the…