It's Winter, but it Feels like Strummer.

Today is International Clash Day, which was started by KEXP-FM to give middle-aged milquetoasts an opportunity to tell us how London Calling changed their lives, on whatever social media platform they're stinking up these days. 

Punk Floyd

I was in a bit of quandary trying to decide which Wire album to focus on for this blog. This is a band that's been around practically forever and has made quite a lot of quality music all along the way. 

David Lynch: Forever Chasing the Siren

David Lynch may not have been as obsessed with Elizabeth Fraser as I am, but then again, maybe he was. He certainly spent a lot of time and money chasing that sweet, sweet Fraserly dragon...

1980 on 45: Pretenders Calling

It’s hard to imagine in this day and age, but the very first month of the Eighties saw the release of some of the most important and influential records of the decade.

1979: Crest of the New Wave, Part 2

In part one, we looked at the roots of the New Wave movement and some of the artists who helped forge it, as well as others who hopped aboard the bandwagon. But there's still so much more to the story, so let's get right down to it, shall we?

1979: The Birthing Pangs of Post-Punk

Has it been 45 years already? Forty-five years since the single most exciting and innovative year in rock history? Damn, I'm old as dirt. But also unspeakably grateful for having been there.