RAAB Radio #57: Copa Mundial and #58: Sun, Boys, Rock ‘n’ Roll Music
Check it out! Here are two Ribbon Around a Bomb podcasts packed with female-fronted punk rock and booze-fueled discussions of music and… sports. [Croc’s, Southend, early 1980s. Club-goers engaging in … Continue reading
RAAB Radio #56: Love Songs
New podcast, and by “new,” I mean, from 2 weeks ago. Nevertheless, here’s our Valentine’s Day show: http://podcasts.radiovalencia.fm/ribbon_around_a_bomb/ribbon_around_a_bomb.2014-02-15.2200.mp3 [Nikki and the Corvettes] Oh, the shitshow of drunkenness and technical difficulties … Continue reading
RAAB Radio #55: A Rainy Waste of Time in SF
[Grace Jones’ wedding dress, part of an exhibition on postmodernism at the VAM.] As you probably know by now, I spend (nearly) every Saturday night from 10pm-midnight DJing a radio … Continue reading
RAAB Radio #51, 52, 53, 54
I promised myself I wouldn’t blog about anything frivolous (that is, fashion or Twin Peaks-related) until I posted my goddamn radio podcasts. Here they are! All four of January’s superb … Continue reading
Lit Bombast: Dynamite Hemorrhage
What’s that, you haven’t snagged a copy of Dynamite Hemorrhage Issue #1 yet? Pull your head out of your ass, ya poseur, and order the (basically full-on maga)zine here. It … Continue reading
RAAB Radio #50: The German Super(wo)man
Schnaddadeng, I’m on a German kick!  For your enjoyment, I present to you: a new installment of Ribbon Around a Bomb radio, featuring 2 hours of frauen-fronted German-language punk and post-punk. http://podcasts.radiovalencia.fm/ribbon_around_a_bomb/ribbon_around_a_bomb.2013-12-14.2200.mp3 … Continue reading
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
RAAB Radio #48: “Quite Honestly, Most Women Bore Me”
There’s a new edition of Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio ready for streaming or download over at Radio Valencia. Click here for 2 thrilling hours of female-fronted punk rock! We … Continue reading
San Francisco: Alan Forbes Benefits
Something worth pulling my head out of my ass and finally returning to the, um, “blog-o-sphere”: San Francisco-based rock ‘n’ roll poster artist Alan Forbes is in trouble. Â A couple … Continue reading
RAAB Radio #46 and #47
“Mondays are my favorite time of year…” [Pauline Murray] Sorry I’m not sorry for quoting Fat Mike (one of the worst NOFX songs, IMHO, actually) but: totally necessary. Although I’m … Continue reading
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