Noisegasm: Sex Tide’s Video for “Laudanum”
Sick, sad readers: I am thrilled and honored to share with you the first official music video from my favorite act currently tearing shit up in the Midwest: Sex Tide. … Continue reading
San Francisco: Rare Punk Films Tomorrow
If you missed Punk Jews at the CJM, and you still want to get your fix of rare, geographically-specific punk films, fret not, for tomorrow is your chance: [From Punk … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: No Wave Film
Gallery 98 just opened an online exhibition of photographs, posters, and other ephemera from No Wave film. The exhibition features rare materials from the films of Amos Poe, Beth B … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Twin Peaks, Part I: A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee
You may or may not be aware of my out-of-control infatuation with the early-’90s television series Twin Peaks. Earlier this week, I took a sort of unplanned escape to the … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Twin Peaks, Part II: Dweller on the Threshold
Friends, what follows is a photo shoot, where vanity, obsession and “for lack of a better term… magic” meet. Captured in the towns of North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington, this … Continue reading
Film Bombast: MOCATV’s The Art of Punk
“My name is Raymond Pettibon and I designed this motherfuckin’ thing.” –Raymond Pettibon MOCATV is a contemporary art video channel hosted on Youtube, operated by (obviously) the Museum of Contemporary … Continue reading
Film Bombast: “The Real SF” (ft. a Cameo by Yours Truly)
Some of you may know Ash as my bff and sometimes-cohost DJ Ashtray on Ribbon Around a Bomb radio. She’s a pretty amazing woman, if I may say so. A … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Punk on ’80s Tabloid Talk Shows
Back in the early ’80s, good kids turning punk was apparently a terrifying prospect. Reagan-era conservatism, misconception, and panic over the state of America’s youth painted punk as an obvious … Continue reading
San Francisco: Things to Do!
Welcome to May, San Francisco. Awhile ago I was experimenting with keeping a “Ribbon Around a Bomb” calendar of cool shit to do in San Francisco. And, I didn’t necessarily … Continue reading
Film Bombast: Punk in Africa
“Music cannot be for entertainment in Africa; it must be for the revolution.” -Fela Kuti Let me start by saying, if you’re considering getting your hands on / attending a … Continue reading
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