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
Arts Bombast: Malcom McLaren
Happy Birthday (and RIP), Mr. McLaren. You single-handedly translated several major underground music movements into just-the-right-amount-of-shocking, fashionable, marketable products. Bravo. The pseudo-Situationist sure could craft though. From the Pistols and … Continue reading
RAB Radio #29: JAPANARCHY
The latest installation of Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio is here, folks. And it’s glorious. We did a 2-hour set of all female-fronted Japanese punk, indie, DIY, noise, garage, experimental … Continue reading
Style Ish: Harajuku Punk
パンクロック永遠に! When most people think of Harajuku style, I feel like they think: out-of-control bubblegum pink, pigtails, gothic Lolitas, Gwen Stefani bullshit… well it’s not all so over the top … Continue reading
RAB #28: Love is Shit
Here’s your new soundtrack to being a badass. Download or stream the latest edition of Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio- Edition 28: Love is Shit. Patience and Prudence- A Smile … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Birthday Bombast
Michael Stipe can suck it. January 4th is the birthday of three cool chicks: Ann Magnuson, Barbara Rush, and (why yes indeed!) myself. It’s also a generally fortuitous day. Below, … Continue reading
Noisegasm: Mögel
Last night, a friend of a friend hooked me up with the complete(?) recordings of all-female svenskt muskikgrupp Mögel. I am seriously digging these zigzag rhythms and delightfully atonal Swedish … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Five Favs for 2013
Browsing the internet, guys. It’s the hot new thing for 2013. If you’ve ever wondered “Where does La Lengua go when SHE feels like browsing that world wide web?” you’re … Continue reading
San Francisco: New Wave Tidal Wave Threatens East Bay
Brilliant 1979 spoof newspaper in which, “Biafra Campaigns for Mayor” of San Francisco. For those who don’t have impeccable eyesight like I do, the highlights are: 1. Biafra’s campaign is … Continue reading
Lit Bombast: Suburban Relapse
Oh, the information age. In which even those things which are meant to be impermanent, crude, DIY, and hyper-local, are now preserved for all and for eternity via digitization. If … Continue reading
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