Posts Tagged ‘Punk’
I Got A Right – Iggy & The Stooges
Pure Punk Picks I Got A Right – Iggy & The Stooges Two snare hits and then the avalanche, overload of guitars cascade in eventually, met with a high-pitched yelp like someone stepping on the third rail. Then the music accelerates, the intensity elevates, [Read More]
Coffin Salesman – “The Birth Of Flies”
Coffin Salesman – “The Birth Of Flies” The music suggests a funeral dirge, with pallbearers bearing a casket on their shoulders while umbrellas are held over crying mourners in a steady, constant rain and grim, cemetery attendants are standing by in [Read More]
Spellbound – Siouxsie & The Banshees
Pure Punk Picks Spellbound – Siouxsie & The Banshees “You hear a laughter, cracking through the walls. It sends you spinning, you have no choice.” I’m wondering how many reading this might know who Siouxsie (pronounced Susie!) and her band [Read More]
Degenerate Jim – “Horrorween Vol. 1”
Degenerate Jim – “Horrorween Vol. 1” I’m not big on holidays, not even Halloween. Though, I know a bunch of my young punk friends are big on it. (M. Ryann). I spent a good part of my twenties at the punk club The Rat, where it seemed every [Read More]
See Her Tonite – The Damned
Pure Punk Picks See Her Tonite – The Damned “She don’t fit in any so called scene. (That’s where all the people who became punks landed). She don’t like going where she’s already been. Afraid rock’n’roll’s gonna [Read More]
Lenny Lashley’s Gang Of One Live
Lenny Lashley’s Gang Of One Live This is only the second time that an acoustic release has been reviewed on TNB. The only other one was by Coffin Salesman, another incredible recording. But I am, of course, aware of how much Lenny is loved by the punk community [Read More]
Heartbreak Hotel – John Cale
Pure Punk Picks Heartbreak Hotel – John Cale I am indeed an ancient fellow. So old, I can recall when JFK was assassinated. While you you probably don’t remember when JR from “Dynasty” was assassinated. But never mind, the past is passed. [Read More]
The Stigmatics – “Electric Cave Sessions”
The Stigmatics – “Electric Cave Sessions” I’ve reviewed The Stigmatics live before. I accused them of being “garage rock, proto-punk.” Oh, I’m sorry- that’s how they describe themselves. I described them as sounding [Read More]
Loudmouth – The Ramones
Pure Punk Picks Loudmouth – The Ramones You know, at this out of commission amusement park on Coney Island that we refer to as Thrash N Bang, I just realized that with one of our more popular rides, “Pure Punk Picks”- we have never covered a single [Read More]
Warm Up Boston – Compilation
Warm Up Boston – Compilation This is a Boston based compilation to aid the homeless, which is my favorite charity. When I can, I give to St. Francis House, which is the biggest homeless shelter in Boston. I feel it’s immoral in a country of our resources [Read More]
