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X-Ray Spex

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    People Who Died 2011: The Year In Obituaries

    Amy Winehouse passed away on July 23. ​In memory of the people, places, and things that passed away in 2011, here's a collection of links and streaming-video artifacts.

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Q & A: The Raincoats' Ana da Silva On The Riot Grrrl Movement, Kurt And Courtney, And Being Johnny Rotten's Favorite Band

    ​ This month has seen quite a bit of ink spilled on behalf of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind. But it's also a moment to remember the ways that lead singer Kurt Cobain's reach went beyond the scope of his band and that record—consider one of his most beloved influences, the U ... More >>

  • Music

    May 4, 2011

    Poly Styrene, Lost & Found

    Like many of her peers, she discovered the sound of being a grown woman

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Poly Styrene, R.I.P.

    ​Poly Styrene, whose howl and unwillingness to be "seen and not heard" made her a heroine among many, has passed away after a battle with breast cancer. Born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, Styrene quickly became an iconic figure as frontwoman of the skronky X-Ray Spex; the way she paired incisive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Live: Titus Andronicus Get In Touch With Their Feminine Sides At Mercury Lounge

    Amy Andronicus, lighter than air. Pics by Willie Davis, more below.​Titus Andronicus/Care Bears on Fire Mercury Lounge Thursday, February 10 Consider Amy Andronicus, née Klein, she of magnificent New Jersey punk-rockers Titus Andronicus, and an awfully cheering sight up there onstage, surrou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Say Hello To Golden Triangle, Trashy Music To Get Naked By

    Pic by Sebastian Mlynarski​Yes in My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn's Golden Triangle are an art-dance wet-dream-turned-night-terror. They're less a band and more like what John Waters would imagine a band to be--shimmy and grind, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 24, 2010

    Love is All

    Pic by Sebastian Mlynarski​Yes in My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn's Golden Triangle are an art-dance wet-dream-turned-night-terror. They're less a band and more like what John Waters would imagine a band to be--shimmy and grind, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 20, 2009

    Love Is All

    Pic by Sebastian Mlynarski​Yes in My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn's Golden Triangle are an art-dance wet-dream-turned-night-terror. They're less a band and more like what John Waters would imagine a band to be--shimmy and grind, ... More >>

  • Dance

    March 11, 2009

    X-Ray Spex Plus Mozart: A Night with Karole Armitage

    Pic by Sebastian Mlynarski​Yes in My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn's Golden Triangle are an art-dance wet-dream-turned-night-terror. They're less a band and more like what John Waters would imagine a band to be--shimmy and grind, ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2008

    Love Is All's Adrenalized Assaults On Abject Boredom

    Pic by Sebastian Mlynarski​Yes in My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn's Golden Triangle are an art-dance wet-dream-turned-night-terror. They're less a band and more like what John Waters would imagine a band to be--shimmy and grind, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2007

    CMJ Day Four: Fuckups and Miracles

    Pic by Sebastian Mlynarski​Yes in My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn's Golden Triangle are an art-dance wet-dream-turned-night-terror. They're less a band and more like what John Waters would imagine a band to be--shimmy and grind, ... More >>

  • Film

    August 29, 2006

    Survival Instincts

    Anti-cool outsiders from Eastern Europe to the East Village

  • Music

    February 28, 2006

    Ratty Cool

    TV hospital drama life unfolds to new new wave

  • Music

    November 22, 2005

    Kids Arise!

    Punk's ever-expanding perimeter encompasses two protest bands

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    We Have to Deal With It: Punk England Report

    Punk's ever-expanding perimeter encompasses two protest bands

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    Coming of Age

    1976–1985: Punk to Pomo, Basquiat to Breakdancing

  • Music

    August 9, 2005

    Second-Generation Punks

    The Willowz make songs that sound like a place, their styles signs along the road

  • Screens

    June 28, 2005

    screens

    The Willowz make songs that sound like a place, their styles signs along the road

  • Music

    February 22, 2005

    Music

    The Willowz make songs that sound like a place, their styles signs along the road

  • Music

    July 29, 2003

    No More Fiction

    Sense and Instability

  • NYC Life

    May 21, 2002

    Listings

    Sense and Instability

  • Music

    August 14, 2001

    Return to Whenever

    Retro Girls Go Gore Crazy

  • Music

    March 9, 1999

    Dusty in Heaven

    Dusty Springfield, 1939­1999

  • Music

    February 23, 1999

    Hearts of Glass

    Dusty Springfield, 1939­1999

  • Music

    July 28, 1998

    Freedom of Depressed

    Dusty Springfield, 1939­1999

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