Ribbon Around A Bomb

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Arts Bombast: Guerrilla Girls

Guerrilla Girls were/are a group of anonymous radical artists and activists dedicated to fighting sexism and discrimination in the art world. Around ’85, they started printing cheap, humorous posters with … Continue reading

February 10, 2014 · 1 Comment

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

September 8, 2013 · 2 Comments

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

April 23, 2013 · Leave a comment

San Francisco: Winston Smith

OMG, I have the perfect weekend planned out for CA north/south jetsetter-type. Or, more realistically, I have the half-perfect weekend planned out for either those in SF, or those in … Continue reading

February 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

RAB Radio #30: Kill the Bee Gees!

This show was a “doozy.” Head over to Radio Valencia to stream or download Edition 30 of Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio. Check out our playlist below! [The Bastards] Patience … Continue reading

January 23, 2013 · 2 Comments

Noisegasm: The Aleph on KCSB

Way “back in my day,” I used to do a radio show for the best college station west of the Mississippi: KCSB. It was called the Aleph, and it was … Continue reading

January 9, 2013 · 1 Comment

Noisegasm: Lydia Lunch at the Verdi Club

Lydia Lunch is a force of nature. A tempest of sex, noise, booze, and wrath. Lucky for me, San Francisco was directly in the path of the storm called RetroVirus: … Continue reading

November 19, 2012 · 2 Comments

Noisegasm: Bush Tetras

Best news ever: Bush Tetras has a new (old) album out that was released TODAY! Happy is a “lost” Bush Tetras record that was stuck in label-limbo for 15+ years. … Continue reading

November 14, 2012 · Leave a comment

San Francisco: Lydia Lunch

Fact: It would be fucking impossible for me to be more stoked about seeing Lydia Lunch tonight. If you don’t already have tickets, they’re $16 here. Did I mention she’s … Continue reading

November 9, 2012 · Leave a comment

Noisegasm: White Lung

Fancy that: The fine fellow from dark/obscuro Swedish music blog Invisible Guy interviewed me for the 12th edition of Harvesting. If you haven’t had enough of my ramblings and recommendations … Continue reading

October 25, 2012 · 1 Comment

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