Punk Rock - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/punk_rock/?source=rss&aim=punk_rock en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST I'm rewriting the same paragraph over and over and over! By Cary Tennis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/15/blocked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/15/blocked/index.html?source=rss I'm stuck creatively and don't know where to turn. I'm wandering the halls of life on a visitor's pass By Cary Tennis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/15/meaninglessness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/15/meaninglessness/index.html?source=rss I've tried to do the pragmatic things, but I can't connect, I don't belong. It all started with the Germs By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/05/what_we_do_is_secret/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/05/what_we_do_is_secret/index.html?source=rss A loving, low-budget film tries to revive the undead spirit of Darby Crash and L.A.'s most anarchic punk pioneers. But some things aren't easy to resurrect. Salon's guide to summer music festivals By Judy Berman and Charly Wilder Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/06/05/music_festivals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/06/05/music_festivals/index.html?source=rss Radiohead! Kanye! My Bloody Valentine! Dylan! Here's what to catch -- and what to skip -- on the festival circuit this summer. The punk stops here By Jess Harvell Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/04/15/punk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/04/15/punk/index.html?source=rss Forget the slick mall-punk that rules the radio. If you like your music chaotic and bratty, you need to hear Times New Viking and Be Your Own Pet. Rabbit Bites: Rock 'n' roll with Carbon/Silicon Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2008/04/09/rabbitbites_carbonsil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2008/04/09/rabbitbites_carbonsil/index.html?source=rss The bunnies interview the band, and Chou Chou introduces her own musical group. Patti Smith on "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2008/01/22/sundance_pattismith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2008/01/22/sundance_pattismith/index.html?source=rss The punk-rock icon and the film's director discuss their 11-year collaboration. Song of the Day: "Give Thanks and Praises," Bad Brains Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/06/bad_brains/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/06/bad_brains/index.html?source=rss New music from the hardcore punk legends. Exclusive Song of the Day: "Nag Nag Nag Nag," Art Brut Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/art_brut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/art_brut/index.html?source=rss Crashing, scabrous punk rock. Three questions for Strummer biographer Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/12/strummer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/12/strummer/index.html?source=rss The author of a new biography of Clash frontman Joe Strummer talks about the punk rock legend. Exclusive Song of the Day: "Neat Neat Neat," the Damned Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/22/damned/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/22/damned/index.html?source=rss Check out this previously unreleased version of a U.K. punk classic. Exclusive Song of the Day: "On the Rise," the Meat Puppets Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/25/puppets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/25/puppets/index.html?source=rss New music from the indie-rock legends. Conversations: Patti Smith Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/19/patti_smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/19/patti_smith/index.html?source=rss The priestess of punk talks politics and the power of rock in this interview and podcast. Song of the Day: "Pillar of Salt," the Thermals Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/29/thermals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/29/thermals/index.html?source=rss Political punk that'll rattle your walls. I'm dying to be a musician By Cary Tennis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/26/i_want_to_be_a_musician/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/26/i_want_to_be_a_musician/index.html?source=rss Must one be born with musical talent? I yearn to express myself but have no training. Responses to "Did Gen X Kill the Rock Star?" Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/06/gen_x_reader_responses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/06/gen_x_reader_responses/index.html?source=rss Readers mull the future of rock. The people vs. Courtney Love By Lisa Levy Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/06/courtney_scrapbook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/06/courtney_scrapbook/index.html?source=rss Courtney Love -- rock star, publicity whore, feminist -- has scrapbooked her life in the spotlight. Has the self-proclaimed fame junkie lasted past her expiration date? A league of their own By Ben Cosgrove Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/08/17/albert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/08/17/albert/index.html?source=rss In a stunning debut, punk rock drummer and ex-junkie John Albert finds redemption through a baseball team full of L.A. burnouts. Writing in the Margins By Scott Thill Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/08/04/margins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/08/04/margins/index.html?source=rss What's hot in indie publishing, from Greg Palast's anti-Dubya card deck to a coffee-table book of antiwar art and a photographic study of NYC's back-in-the-day graffiti writers. Plus: The '80s punk hero who's been forgotten but shouldn't be. Death and glory By Shannon Zimmerman Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/10/21/strummer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/10/21/strummer/index.html?source=rss Punk legend Joe Strummer bows out with "Streetcore," a hit-and-miss farewell studded with a handful of gems. Skate free or die By Soo Young Lee Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/06/24/skateboarding/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/06/24/skateboarding/index.html?source=rss On the board, I could be the kind of girl I wanted to be -- fearless, gnarly and completely myself. Letters Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2003/01/09/strummer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2003/01/09/strummer/index.html?source=rss Joe Strummer was a saint! And lots of bands are political, you idiot. Readers respond to John Schacht's "He Fought the Law (and the Law Won)." He fought the law (and the law won) By John Schacht Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/01/03/strummer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/01/03/strummer/index.html?source=rss It was great to have Joe Strummer back, even if he sold "London Calling" to Jaguar. Now he's gone, reminding us that rock doesn't matter anymore. Music preview: Liars By Kevin Johannesen Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/09/12/liars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/09/12/liars/index.html?source=rss The Liars' debut is a dirty, disorderly dance-punk record crammed with ear splitting vocals and throbbing bass lines. Listen in. Music preview: Sleater-Kinney By Ross White Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/08/20/sleater_kinney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/08/20/sleater_kinney/index.html?source=rss Portland's post-riot grrrl trio start up their songwriting machine again -- and deliver a fresh new album, "One Beat." Listen in.