King Diamond has to be the most unique character in the world of heavy metal. Having a career that has spanned a quarter century and divided between time in Mercyful Fate and his self-titled band, the man shows no sign...
The Accused – The Curse of Martha Splatterhead CD Southern Lord Recordings In the mid to late 1980s, The Accused were one of the premier “crossover” bands and probably played a large part in forming...
The Weirdos were one of the first and one of the absolute best punk rock bands ever in the whole world. I don’t think there is such a thing as a bad Weirdos song and their Dangerhouse single is one of the best...
Those wonderful ladies over at Frontier Records sent over a couple of new colored vinyl releases, the first of which is the first solo album by punk rock legend Rikk Agnew. Rikk Agnew – All By Myself LP on clear...
Flipper – Love CD MVD Audio I can’t believe it has now been 30 years since the band Flipper started, which means I’m really starting to get up there in age! Of course it also means so are they as the...
Friday night was the third in the series of secret Riot Fest shows leading up to the rapidly approaching biggest Riot Fest ever. This time the show was to feature Chicago punk rock superstars, Pegboy! I thought this...
Jim Carroll, punk poet, passed away Friday at the age of 60. He passed away at his desk of what was believed to be a heart attack. Back when I was in high school we had his song, “People Who Died” on cart in...
