Lit Bombast: Sexism and Punk via Attica! Attica!
First I fell in love with the punk sounds of Marathon (hi, me circa ’06), then I fell in love with the folk sounds of Attica! Attica!. I think I’ve … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Ruby Ray
Another week, another punk photographer featured on Ribbon Around a Bomb. Ruby Ray‘s shots bring pure, unadulterated joy to mine eyes on this otherwise so-so Wednesday. The best part? The … Continue reading
Style Ish: UT
There are two very unfortunate things about Uniqlo’s UT campaign. 1. UT (Uniqlo Tee?) is also the name of the best band ever. One of my friends was like, “Oh, … Continue reading
Lit Bombast: The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
Imagine reading Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret while doing a line… during an occult sex ritual… in which you haven’t slept for 3 days straight. That’s pretty much … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: William Keihn
William Keihn’s updated approach to the classic psychedelic aesthetic has me totally rethinking my normal aversion to bright colors and hallucinatory imagery. Maybe it’s because this reminds me more of … Continue reading
San Francisco: Outside Lands 2013
OMseriousG, San Francisco, the Outside Lands line-up was announced! Let me now proceed to critically dissect (okay, make pointless, snarky comments about some of) the booked acts. Last year’s Ribbon … Continue reading
RAB Radio #37: Debutantes in Bondage
[VS] You’re welcome: Ribbon Around a Bomb’s female-fronted punk radio show has yet another BRAND NEW PODCAST available for streaming or download. In this edition, I’m joined on-air by Fifty-Sixer, … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Beg, Borrow and Steal
“Good artists borrow, great artists steal.” -Pablo Picasso [Jim Lambie, Tangerine Dream, 2004] Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to spend a couple days in sunny Palm Springs… more auspicious … Continue reading
Style Ish: Palm Springs
It’s not often that I have an opportunity abandon my trusted San Francisco uniform of a a black zip-up hoodie over a simple black dress, paired with black tights and … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Puss Magazine
Between 1968-1974, a group of Swedish artists produced 24 copies of Puss Magazine, an often radical, always inappropriate political satire magazine. Check these groovy covers, and tell me- why does … Continue reading
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