Blondie’s Clem Burke on touring with Iggy Pop, his favorite NYC clubs of the ‘70s, and his personal love of music and pop culture. In the second half of my conversation with drummer Clem Burke, I learn more about what turns him on musically, Club 82, drag queens, and waiting on Iggy’s man to begin […]
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The Bromley Contingent were a group of young punks, including Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin, Steve Strange, Billy Idol, Soo Catwoman, and Jordan, whose style and attitude had a huge influence on the UK punk scene. As long as there’s been rock ’n roll, there’s been a fashion sense and attitude to go with it. And when it came to […]
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The Sire Records founder, who discovered and/or signed a Who’s Who of Rock & Roll, including the Ramones, Dead Boys, Talking Heads, Replacements, Smiths, and more… has a new memoir, Siren Song, but his run is far from over One could make the argument that Seymour Stein is quite possibly the music industry big-wig who […]
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Rat Scabies, longtime drummer for The Damned (real name: Chris Millar), has continued pounding the skins while also teaching at universities. PKM spoke to him about his collaborations with Donovan and the Dandy Warhols, his solo album, and more. We all know him as the cartoon-like punk in a leather jacket, tight jeans and rooster […]
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On what would have been The Clash and Mescaleros frontman Joe Strummer’s 66th birthday, Margo Tiffen recollects a notable evening in Boston with Joe and friends. I was lucky to get to spend some time with Joe Strummer, and he was as cool and fun as I imagined he might be. When I interviewed Roddy […]
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Scientists founder Kim Salmon on their first US Tour! Formed in 1978 and slow-burning their way out of Perth, Australia, and through the 1980s underground, the Scientists are finally playing some U.S. shows this fall. News of these impending reunion shows and a new savage single on In the Red hit trash punk fans of […]
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In his incendiary new book Burning Down the Haus, Tim Mohr documents the “secret history of punk rock under the dictator” and inspires hope in the hearts of all the rest of us “Don’t Die In The Waiting Room of the Future.” – Graffiti that began appearing on walls in Leipzig, East Germany in 1982 Three […]
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Johnny Strike was a San Francisco punk pioneer and leader of the band Crime. A fixture at Mabuhay Gardens who once performed at San Quentin prison dressed in a cop uniform, he was also a prolific author whose work was praised by William S. Burroughs By Zack Kopp Johnny Strike, formerly of Crime—once described as […]
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The Ramones planted the seeds for a rock & roll revolution in a country that had been for too long in the grip of military dictators. Their fans became known as “Ramoneros” and are still revitalizing the punk scene today. The Ramones first arrived in Argentina in February 1987, and built a relationship with the […]
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When Jenny Lens took her camera into the heart and soul of the Los Angeles punk scene, she felt like she was riding on a comet. During that time, her photographs appeared everywhere, among which were iconic shots of The Ramones, the Clash, Blondie, the Germs and the Pistols. She talks about those times with […]
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