Another casualty to 2016: the Year the Music Died fell today with the passing of Alan Vega, former frontman and co-founder of proto-punk forerunners, Suicide. Vega was 78 and continued making and performing music to the very end. His death was announced earlier today by Henry Rollins, reading a statement issued by Vega’s family. As Suicide, […]
Rolling Stone Got Punk Rock Wrong. Again.
Let’s start here: calling Gang of Four’s magnificent Entertainment a punk record is like calling the Soft Machine a British Invasion band. Rolling Stone has just published a list of the 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time. So of course the list was riddled with records that had only the most tenuous connection, if […]
The Music+Moxie Interview: Jamie Douglass
Meet Jamie Douglass, one arresting drummer who first came to our attention as the powerhouse beats man relentlessly propelling one especially epic Andy Clockwise concert into music mythos at the Roxy last September. How did you get into drumming? I got into drumming in fifth grade. I’d always been really curious about it, starting in […]
The Music+Moxie Interview: All-American Rejects
As hype continues to build for the All-American Rejects forthcoming album “Kids In The Street,” set for release March 27th, the band’s Rhythm Guitarist and Backing Vocalist Mike Kennerty took some time to answer a few questions. Whats the first thing you think of when you wake up? How do I get inside the […]
Shakespeare-Punk
A musical culture began to take shape amid the unrest of Great Britain during the mid-1970’s, spreading like wildfire in a drought. With the emergence of bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash, the punk rock movement sparked a nihilistic ethos and a new sound that would change the imperialist island’s musical landscape forever. […]