Posts Tagged ‘Punk’
Hurt – Johnny Cash
Pure Punk Picks Hurt – Johnny Cash “I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain. The only thing that’s real.” Reading about Johnny’s life, I’m guessing some parts he wasn’t too proud of. “But I [Read More]
Transmission – Joy Division
Pure Punk Picks Transmission – Joy Division I think of Joy Division as a great band and an important one, as one of the creators of goth music. My guess would be that Siouxsie & The Banshees would win the prize for first goth band but according to the [Read More]
My Sex – Ultravox
Pure Punk Picks My Sex – Ultravox “My sex waits for me, like a mongrel waits, downwind on a tightrope leash. My sex is a fragile acrobat. Sometimes I’m a novocaine shark, sometimes I’m an automat.” My sex is often solo (Great line!). [Read More]
A Bunch Of Jerks – “White Girl Wasted”
A Bunch Of Jerks – “White Girl Wasted” Stabitha is the lead singer of this band- A Bunch Of Jerks. Andy Bang and I created Thrash N Bang and most, right thinking people often refer to us as a bunch of jerks. But, to clarify, two rotting bananas [Read More]
The Jacklights – “The Jacklights”
The Jacklights – “The Jacklights” I know jack shit about The Jacklights! But as the office chief, Andy Bang, so succinctly pointedly remarked recently, and I quote, “As far as I’m concerned you know jack shit shit about [Read More]
Hey – Pixies
Pure Punk Picks Hey – Pixies “Hey, been tryin’ to meet you. Hey, must be a devil between us or whores in my head, whores at the door, whore in my bed.” “But hey, where have you been?” Let me state- There are many more male whores [Read More]
I Don’t Want To Be Happy – The Contortions
Pure Punk Picks I Don’t Want To Be Happy – The Contortions “I don’t want to be happy. In fact, I like living a lie…I don’t want you to know me, unless you are shallow or sly. Using my friends, I always depend on them like charades [Read More]
Dead Low – “Listen Up!”
Dead Low – “Listen Up!” Dead Low, not to be confused with the Live High, Andy Bang’s and I new band that combines the jam band aesthetics of bands like Phish and The Grateful Dead with early Norwegian death metal. We’re almost ready to [Read More]
Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four
Pure Punk Picks Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four Gang Of Four were considered “post-punk” which meant they arrived shortly after the first wave of punk bands and were slightly different in style. They were an English band given that definition and some [Read More]
I am become Death – “American Tragedy. Fake Nudes.”
I am become Death – “American Tragedy. Fake Nudes.” The title of this band comes from a quote from J. Robert Oppenheimer, a scientist who led the creation of the atomic bomb. He disagreed with how the bomb was used against Japan and quoting Hindu [Read More]