Noisegasm: Pink Section
ALWAYS down for some SF love, I’m here to convince you to start listening to the strange and wonderful music of Pink Section. Formed in San Francisco in 1979, the … Continue reading
RAB Radio #11 and #12
Hallelujah! There are two new podcasts o’ mine up at Radio Valencia for your listening pleasure. All female-fronted punk and post-punk, which you can either stream, download, or listen to … Continue reading
Lit Bombast: The Best of Punk Magazine
Exciting news! (Not for real punks as much as punk-history-nerds like myself, but whatever.) The legendary Punk Magazine is coming out with a “Best Of” book at the end of … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Mark Mothersbaugh
Fun-but-not-surprising fact: Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh is not only a weird and good musical artist, he is also a weird and good visual artist. Part of an ongoing series called … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Max Natkiel
I’m on a serious photography kick right now. And I’m ALWAYS on a ‘70s kick. And a punk kick. (Too many kicks?) Anyway, photographer Max Natkiel is fitting the bill … Continue reading
Film Bombast: Switchblade Sisters
Is there anything better than girl gangs? Answer: NO. And on that note, it’s midnight and I just finished watching a wonderful campy (and wildly unrealistic) movie about a badass … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Nan Goldin
“I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make a record of real life. … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Jenny Holzer
There is something unnerving about Jenny Holzer’s relentlessly public work. You can’t escape it or deny it, because, well, there it is. In the subway, the airport, or Times Square. … Continue reading
Lit Bombast: Joe Brainard
A couple months ago, I wrote a post about Joe Brainard’s incredible visual art. (READ THAT SHIT.) Well, exploring his paintings brought me to discover that Brainard also wrote a … Continue reading
San Francisco: The Deaf Club
It’s time for a history lesson, kids. The Deaf Club was a punk venue founded in SF’s Mission District (right there on 16th and Valencia by the Roxie!) in 1978. … Continue reading
Ribbon Around A Bomb 