‘Corporate Rock Sucks’ author Jim Ruland on how Greg Ginn's label - host to Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr and so many more - changed the direction of punk rock, post-punk, and indie.
Listening to Dan Vapid and the Cheats today, and remembering that Dan was the TRUE talent that came from Screeching Weasel. Ben Weasel is a dick, and I don't like his voice or his songwriting. Screeching Weasel ALWAYS sounded like crap to me, and I never understood when my friends got all into them. There are SO MANY other bands out there that are better and sound better than SW. For example, Dan and the Cheats! It even has kind of a Mr. T Experience (I like Dan's stuff more than MTX) or a Dickies vibe (which is cool, I used to love the Dickies, but Leonard, their singer, is too much of a dick for me, too).
Dan's album from last year, 'Welcome to Dystopia' is KILLER and full of punk BANGERS - it might be his best yet.
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10 Classic Albums Responsible for the Birth of Pop Punk
They mixed hardcore intensity with a dash of melodic sensibility.
Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ to be preserved as an audio treasure by the US Library of Congress, who've also added Blondie's ‘Parallel Lines’ to their National Recording Registry
45 years ago today
Blondie scored their first UK No.1 album when 'Parallel Lines' started a four-week run at the top of the charts, featuring the singles 'Heart Of Glass', 'Hanging On The Telephone' and 'Sunday Girl', 'Heart Of Glass' and 'One Way or Another'
East Bay ska-punk band Rancid released their third LP, “And Out Come The Wolves”
The early to mid 90s was a crazy time in the music biz. It happens every decade I guess. Major labels trying to capitalize on the ascendent sounds of the day. Rancid is a great example. The name of this album is in reference to all the major labels that pursued the band (they stayed on their current label, Epitaph).
I like Rancid’s previous iteration, Operation Ivy, but didn’t really get into their first two albums. I was focused on other stuff at the time. But this one drew me in with its improved production quality and some cool tunes like “Time Bomb” and “Roots Radicals”.
It’s admittedly quite derivative. They get called a Clash ripoff often. But for me it’s the energy and the way they make clear their musical influences, ultimately transcending them and delivering great, hook-filled pop punk songs.
Anyone I know in the Denver area fans of Jack’s Mannequin, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Arlie, and/or Michigander? I might have extra tickets for tonight’s show at the Fillmore. 👀 Hit me up.
For @Kitty's Tune Tuesday, @satsuma gave us a theme of "My Precious Music."
It's all about physical media.
I do not buy a lot of physical media as of late, though my oldest has been.
Here's the most recent physical album I got myself, Magnolia Park's "Halloween Mixtape II." And it RULES.
Magnolia Park gives us a fantastic emo / pop punk album that I have kept in my car since I got it over a month ago. Also, my 12 year old has gotten SUPER into it too.
Okay, so it's time for #JukeboxFridayNight...well, for me. Kind of. It's still morning here.
Whatever.
The theme is #AStoryTold. I'm going with a #SmashMouth B-Side called Flo which tells the story about the narrator's girlfriend who is still clearly in love with her ex named Florence (gender never specified in the song) and how it's starting to emotionally screw with him. https://songwhip.com/smash-mouth/flo
What were the first three albums that really got you into punk rock?
My first three that I can recall were:...