R.I.P. Rowland S. Howard
Rowland S. Howard, most recognized as being the guitarist from The Birthday Party, passed away this morning at the age of 50. Rowland sadly lost his lengthy battle with liver cancer. Aside from his work with The Birthday Party, Rowland also did time with These Immortal Souls, Crime and The City Solution, Lydia Lunch (shown) [...]
Black Cobra – Chronomega
Black Cobra – Chronomega Southern Lord Black Cobra is a two man band from the Bay Area in California comprised of former members of Acid King and Cavity. The band released two albums prior to this one for At a Loss Recordings but for this new album they have found a new home with Southern [...]
Riot Fest secret show w/The Falcon
Saturday night the fine folks at Riot Fest put on their last “secret” show of the year at the same location they did all the other ones, the AAA building in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. As with the previous shows, admission was by invitation only and it was the recession friendly price of [...]
History On My Arms with Dee Dee Ramone
History On My Arms with Dee Dee Ramone DVD MVD Visual If you aren’t familiar with The Ramones and know who Dee Dee Ramone is, promptly ground yourself to your room and don’t come out until you figure it out because The Ramones contribution to the world of punk rock, and music in general is [...]
You Weren’t There DVD
You Weren’t There, A History of Chicago Punk 1977 – 1984 DVD Factory 25/Regressive Films Chicago had a good punk rock scene back in the old days with a some really great bands but the problem was that few outside the confines of the city and surrounding suburbs knew about it back then. While the [...]
