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Speaking of Punk Rock and River Cities…

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Memphis and music are synonymous, yes. But for many people, Memphis means motown and Stax or Elvis and Sun. About three decades ago, another sound—rawer and ruder—began to fester in the noxious, sun-blanched fumes of the Mississippi. And a dive … Continue reading →

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Punk Rock?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

It seems Egypt is primed for punk rock. Anarchy reigns in a way that youth in the U.S. and the U.K. have only fantasized about… From the New York Times: “The youth today think this way: let me live my … Continue reading →

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Bombon: All Girl So-Cal Surf Trio

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

**This interview was first published on my Juxtapoz blog, but since the link is broken, I’m putting the whole thing here. This interview is outrageously old. My apologies—I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had time to post it. But a … Continue reading →

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Atlanta’s Young Blood Gallery

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

On one of my recent trips to Atlanta, I had a frank conversation with Kelly Teasley and Maggie White, the co-proprietors of (the charming, fantastic, fairy-dust magical) Young Blood Gallery and Boutique, as featured in the book and doc Handmade … Continue reading →

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Party Dots, Ghosthand, Useless Eaters: a play by play

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

So Saturday I rode down to Jackson with Ghosthand, some garage-rockabilly guys out of Columbus, Mississippi…although really, they should be called Black Black Evil Eye (maybe Ming Donkey is working on this?) We were riding in Bryan’s van–no seatbelts, no … Continue reading →

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