“Hell really was the quintessential avant-punk. With no more irony than was mete, he presented his nihilistic narcissism not as youthful hijinx but as a full-fledged philosophy/aesthetic”
Originally published July 27, 1982
“On Sunday, April 5, the Fox Broadcasting Company will launch its attack on the Big Three’s primetime programs. Is America ready for FBC? Is FBC ready for America?”
Originally published March 31, 1987
Talking Heads, Television, Blondie, The Ramones, and the birth of punk at CBGB’s.
May 23, 2019