Tag Archives: Punk Rock

Dawson Barrett :
Kurt Cobain, King of the Outcast Teens

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

In recognition of the anniversary of the death of Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain, a host of retrospectives will recognize both the raw potency of Cobain’s songwriting and the tragedy of his heroin use and suicide. They will hide that Nirvana … Continue reading →

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MUSIC / Ron Jacobs : Punk, Politics, and the 1980s

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Patti Smith, New York, circa 1976. Photo © Stephanie Chernikowski. Punk, Politics, and the 1980s Rock music historians and critics generally agree that punk was a reaction to the gaudiness of 1970s stadium rock and the creation of rock royalty … Continue reading →

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MUSIC / Gregg Barrios : Patti Smith’s ‘Banga’

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The wait is over:Patti Smith’s ‘Banga‘ The title cut is a meditation on Pontius Pilate’s dog Banga in Mikhail Bulgakov’s satirical novel, The Master and Margarita. By Gregg Barrios | The Rag Blog | June 13, 2012 Patti Smith fans’ … Continue reading →

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Stephanie Chernikowski : ‘Looking at Music: Side 2’ at the MOMA

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Sonic Youth. 1983. Black-and-white photograph, 11 x 17″ (27.9 x 43.2 cm). Photo by Stephanie Chernikowski / Looking at Music: Side 2 / Museum of Modern Art, New York. That is a very early shot of Kim Gordon and Thurston … Continue reading →

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FILM : Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Patti Smith. Photo by Steven Sebring.‘This androgynous Jersey girl obsessed with Rimbaud and Shelley and Whitman came to the big city 40 years ago’By Andrew O’Hehir / August 6, 2008 Almost at the beginning of Steven Sebring’s documentary “Patti Smith: … Continue reading →

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