Punk Rock

Tips From the Rock 'n' Roll CEO #2: Be a Punk, Start a Company (And Wear a Hoodie While You're At It)

Jared Gutstadt | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Business Tips, Mark Zuckerberg, Small Business, Punk Rock, Mark Zuckerberg Hoodie, Business News
Jared Gutstadt

By the '70s, rock had become a bloated mass with few points of entry. That paradigm was smashed by punks like the Clash, who, armed with talent, bypassed the existing machine. Visionary CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg have done the same.

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The Sudden Resurgence Of CBGB

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Cbgb, Alan Rickman, Hilly Kristal, Video, Misfits, Punk Rock, Summer Festivals, Cbgb Festival, Ramones, New York Music, Punk Music, Blondie, New York Clubs, On Our Radar, Alan Rickman Cbgb, Culture News

In 2006 one of the most renowned music venues in the country shut its doors. But now it looks like CBGB -- the venerable East Village hard rock in...

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Punk Rocker Comes Out As Transgender

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Video, Transgender, Tom Gabel Against Me!, Punk Rock, Tom Gabel, Tom Gabel Transsexual, Tom Gabel Transgender, Against Me!, Gender Dy, Entertainment News

Against Me! singer Tom Gabel has come out as transgender to Rolling Stone. Gabel has plans to start living as a woman and will take the name Laura Jan...

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1-2-3-4 Go! Records -- Why Record Stores Should Still Matter

Melissa Webster | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Oakland, 1234 Go Records, Green Day, Punk Rock, Prima Donna, Kepi Ghoulie, Live Music, Alternative, Music, Record Stores, Punk, Records, The Phenomenauts, Emily's Army, The Dollyrots, California Bands, Video, Entertainment News
Melissa Webster

I refuse to buy an iPod, a Kindle, or download any movies that go straight to my computer or television. Face to face social interaction and good times, that was the true value of these businesses.

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North Korean Punk Rock Legend Rhee Appears in Seoul

John R. Eperjesi | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Art, Music, South Korea, Punk Rock, North Korea, Rhee North Korea, Korea Culture, Korea Music Scene, Korea Punk Rock, Arts News
John R. Eperjesi

One thing we know for sure is that Rhee has gathered followers all over the world who are eagerly anticipating his reappearance. In his absence, the legend only grows stronger.

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'A-Sides With Anti-Flag': Rock Against Santorum?

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Antiflag, Video, Punk, Justin Sane, Chris #2, Anti-Flag, Punk Rock, A-Sides, A-Sides With Jon Chattman, Rick Santorum, The General Strike, Music Conservatory of Westchester, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Earlier this month, members of the band Anti-Flag -- Justin Sane, Chris #2, Chris Head and Pat Thetic -- stopped by the Music Conservatory of Westchester to record an "A-Sides" session.

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Bad Brains Isn't Banned In DC Anymore

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Dc, Afro-Punk, Band in Dc, Trailer, Video, Banned in Dc, Darryl Jenifer, Punk Rock, Black Punk, Bad Brains, Washington DC, Film, Sxsw, Arts News

Fans of the legendary Washington, DC-based Black punk group Bad Brains are eagerly awaiting Mandy Stein and Benjamen Logan's documentary "Band in DC."...

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Filmmaker Pays Tribute To Midwestern Punk Icon

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Video, Art, Hemophilia, Chris Snipes, Punk Rock, Lincoln Nebraska, Zines, Kickstarter, Documentary, Artists, Nebraska, Documentary Film, Documentary Filmmaker, Mott-Ly, Film, Arts News

Born in the face of obstacles that would bring a normal person to the point of giving up, Lee Tisdale, known affectionately as Mott-ly to friends, was...

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A Classic Sid Vicious Love Letter To Nancy Uncovered

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Lester Bangs, 1970s Music, Sid and Nancy, Love Letters, Punk Rock, Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious, Letters of Note, Legs Mcneil, Sex Pistols, Music, Punk Music, Punk Scene, Sid Vicious Love Letter to Nancy, Culture News

If we sifted through your old drawers and boxes and published all the love letters you wrote at 20 years old, chances are there would be some embarras...

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The KerPUNK Festival and the Power of the Internet

Melissa Webster | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Green Day, Punk Rock, Sopa, The Phenomenauts, Bryan McPherson, Fever Charm, Prima Donna, Kepi Ghoulie, Larry Livermore, 12 Bores, Adam Bones, Bobby Joe Ebola, The Kerpunk Festival, Mystic Knights and the Cobras, Dookie G Day, Dingwalls, The Pipeline, The Rhythm Factory, The Paperjets, Stop Online Piracy Act, Internet Freedom, Music, Tony-Anastasi, Video, Entertainment News
Melissa Webster

The Festival was officially named by punk rock icon Larry Livermore, the music producer credited with discovering Green Day.

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Punk Posters Get The Swiss Treatment

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Video, Punk Meets Design, Swissted, Punk Rock, Punk Posters, Design, Concert Posters, Mike Joyce, Swiss Minimalism, On Our Radar, Arts News

Mike Joyce is a graphic designer based in New York, and he's been creating an incredible poster series for nerds who enjoy the convergence of punk mus...

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Artist Natalia Fabia Goes Punk Rock Fabulous

Susan Michals | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Natalia Fabia, Jonathan Levine, Bad Religion, Punk Rock, Jay Bentley, Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall, Sex and the City, Arts News
Susan Michals

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Interview With Musician Martin Rev of "Suicide"

Network Awesome | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Martin Rev, Network Awesome, No Wave, Suicide Band, Music, Punk Rock, Video, Arts News
Network Awesome

Network Awesome caught up with Martin Rev, a fixture of New York's "No Wave" scene in the 80's, in the lobby of an East Berlin hotel.

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Why Henry Rollins Should Run For President

Big Think | Jason Gots | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Henry Rollins, Elections 2012, Big Think, Punk Rock, Occupants, Black Flag, Fifty News

The writing's on the wall. The 2012 presidential race is shaping up to be a truly dispiriting, lackluster slog. Herman Cain and Rick Perry keep making...

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From Punk to Papa: 'The Other F Word' Premieres November 4

Deborah Stambler | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Everclear, Father of Mine, The Other F Word, Rise Aganist, Punk Rock, Black Flag, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tim McIlrath, Nofx, Documentary Film, Blink-182, Pennywise, Flea, Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, The Black Pacific, Jim Lindberg, Mark Hoppus, Cristan Reilly Film, Fat Mike, Punk Rock Dads, Art Alexakis, Parents News
Deborah Stambler

I kept looking over at my daughter as we watched the film. Blink 182 is one of her favorite bands, and I wanted to see her reaction to seeing some of her music heroes talk about being dads.

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Little Victory: Punk Rock Parking Lot Apocalypse

Joe Schraufnagel | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: New York City Bands, Punk Rock Ethos, Gay Bashing, Punk Rock, The Cramps, Punk, Little Victory, NY Around Town, New York Music, New York News
Joe Schraufnagel

Throughout the past couple months a slew of NYC bands, Making Friendz, Light Asylum and Little Victory to name a few, have been sexing up downtown barroom dance-floors with a take-no-prisoners punk rock swagger.

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Denver Does CBGB's: SAUNA on Richard Hell & the Voidoids

Angora Holly Polo | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Denver Music, The Hi-Dive, CBGB's, Denver Around Town, Sauna Music, Punk Rock, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Denver, Denver News
Angora Holly Polo

Denver bands are bringing the Hi-Dive back to CBGB's in the mid-seventies, as they're covering iconic bands that played the legendary venue. We caught up with the Denver's SAUNA, to talk about covering Richard Hell & the Voidoids.

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Denver Does CBGB's: Hindershot on Talking Heads

Angora Holly Polo | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Cbgb, Talking Heads, The Donnybrook Writing Academy, Hindershot, Denver Music, Punk Rock, Denver Around Town, Cover Bands, Covering Music, Denver News
Angora Holly Polo

October 29th, Denver bands are covering iconic bands that played the Hi-Dive. The lineup includes local band Hindershot as Talking Heads. We caught up with Hindershot to talk about the process of covering the Heads.

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How Kathleen Hanna and Bikini Kill Taught me to Make Peace with my "Alien She"

Mary Pauline Lowry | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Bikini Kill, Punk Rock, Kathleen Hanna, Le Tigre, Mary Pauline Lowry, Alien She, Riot Grrrl, Riot Grrrl Movement, Mary Lowry, Feminism, Women News
Mary Pauline Lowry

Co-existing with my desire to be girly was my wish to run unworried through night streets and pump and pay for gas without being subjected to a once-over from scary or just plain lame men.

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The Music and Mayhem of Atari Teenage Riot: An Interview with Alec Empire (Plus Free MP3!)

Tim Mohr | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Atr, UK Riots, Alec Empire, Alec-Empire, Angela Merkel, 9/11, Atari Teenage Riot, Is This Hyperreal?, Tim Mohr, CX Kidtronic, Carl Crack, Atari-Teenage-Riot, Berlin, mp3, Germany, Free mp3 Download, Punk Rock, Digital-Hardcore, Dixie Chicks, Brixton Academy, Hanin Elias, 60 Second Wipe Out, Pirate Bay, Intelligence and Sacrifice, Dhr, Video, Entertainment News
Tim Mohr

Atari Teenage Riot -- Berlin's loudest, most strident, and most influential band -- kicked off a US tour this week.

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Shepard Fairey On Street Art And Politics In Copenhagen

Shepard Fairey | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Shepard Fairey Mural, Copenhagen, Shepard Fairey, Denmark, Street Art, Punk Rock, Politiken, Obey, Obey Giant, Arts News
Shepard Fairey

2011-08-15-shep.pngStreet art is one of the most democratic, accessible, empowering, and inspiring art forms there is.

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British Charity Releases Punk Album

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: National Trust, Punk, Punk Rock, X-Ray Spex, Gbh, Never Mind the Dovecotes, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Jam, Music, Sex Pistols, UK Arts, Arts News

LONDON — Punk rockers once wanted to smash the state. Now they're helping preserve stately homes. The National Trust charity, which oversees Br...

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How Can Punk Rock Enlighten the Education Reform Debate?

Shaun Johnson | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Standardized Tests, Bricolage, Teachers, Shaun Johnson, Education Reform, Common Curriculum, Punk Rock, Education News
Shaun Johnson

Punk music is not something you read about too often in educational circles. Yet, I've wondered on many occasions punk's effect on my thinking or the ways I've approached my teaching.

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Behind the Scenes With Musician and Artist, Jon Langford

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Jon Langford, Fear No Art Chicago, Painter, Punk Rock, Fear No Art, The Mekons, Skull Orchard, Rock N' Roll, Skull Orchard Revisited, Art Chicago, Painting, Musician, The Waco Brothers, Elysabeth Alfano, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

Has punk rock come and gone? Not exactly. I visited the music and painting studio of The Mekons' lead singer, Jon Langford, to see the life of an ongoing rocker.

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Reigning MEN: Le Tigre's Samson Talks "Body," Band, and No Boundaries

Jon Chattman | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Women, Band, Punk Rock, Brooklyn, Hirsute, Men, Music Videos, Feminism, Johanna Fateman, Takahashi, Talk About Body, Le Tigre, Techna Noble, Nyc, Film School, Touring, Paola Moarabito, Dance, Emily Roysdon, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Le Tigre is still together, but that hasn't stopped members JD Samson and Johanna Fateman from exploring other musical interests. The Brooklyn-based MEN is much more than simply a side project.

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