Mineral – The Power of Failing Review (reissue)

March 9, 2015 Caleb Minnick Comment is Closed

Mineral – The Power of Failing Review (reissue) Originally released 1995; reissued 21 October 2014 Crank! Records; Arena Rock Recording Company For a period in the mid 2000s (or the ‘oughts as I like to call them), there was specter hanging over the punk scene – the specter of emo. “Emos” had a weird haircut. […]

Souvenir of the Week: Midgets With Guns

March 9, 2015 The Punk Rock Tourist Comment is Closed

Hey there fellow tourists! I hope all is well, especially for those of you who are now observing Daylight Saving Time, hopefully the loss of an hour of sleep wasn’t too harsh on anyone. Although I can’t give you an extra hour of sleep tonight, I can give you a pretty good Souvenir of the […]

Experimental Artist of the Week: Bradford Cox

March 4, 2015 Adam Peterson Comment is Closed

Bradford Cox has had a difficult life. He was born with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes one to appear unusually tall with long, skeletal limbs. His awkward appearance coupled with his confused sexuality (he has previously described himself as asexual before identifying himself as a homosexual more recently) led to a difficult adolescence […]