punk Archive
19 Jan 2026
Hundred-word Reviews for January 2026: Archival Releases
I’m still clearing out the decks full of great music released in 2025; each of the following is an archival or reissue release. The styles of music covered below vary […]
21 Oct 2025
Shonen Knife: Girls (Still) Rock
Four decades-plus after their start, Japanese pop-punkers are in their ‘Best Place’ When Shonen Knife broke through to an American audience in 1981, the trio from Osaka, Japan had already […]
15 Sep 2025
30 Days Out, September 2025 #2: Tinsley Ellis, Mountain Goats, Redd Kross, Ben Folds
Blues, indie rock, punk pop (the good kind) and intelligent rock-meets-orchestra. Wow; what an exciting thirty days here in Asheville. Onward… Artist: Tinsley Ellis Venue: Grey Eagle Date: Sunday, Sep. […]
01 Jun 2025
30 Days Out, June 2025 #1: Peter Hook, Beach Boys, Sugar Bomb, Adrian Younge
Wowzers. I have a lot to say about the four spotlight acts that dominate the Asheville music calendar in the coming 30 days. Off we go! Artist: Peter Hook & […]
21 May 2025
50 Years On, Buzzcocks Still Have Harmony in Their Heads
Buzzcocks came roaring out of the UK punk scene of the late 1970s. But the influential Manchester group launched in 1976 stood apart from contemporaries like Sex Pistols and The […]
18 Feb 2025
Album Review: The Saints – (I’m) Stranded Box Set
Accepted wisdom holds that punk rock came about circa 1976-’77, primarily in London and New York City. The truth is that the seeds of the style were sown much earlier, […]
21 Jan 2025
Psychedelic Furs: The Boys That (Re)invented Rock & Roll
As the British band approaches its 50th anniversary, they’re still making great new music The Psychedelic Furs burst onto the London postpunk scene in 1977. As the group’s name suggests, […]
27 Dec 2024
Fishbone is Still Partying at Ground Zero
Releasing a new song about a presidential candidate days before the election – and calling that song “Racist Piece of Shit” – is a surefire way to get noticed. But […]
28 Oct 2024
Steve Wynn Does Everything at Once
This feature first appeared in SPIN. Influential indie rocker debuts a fascinating memoir and a new album Steve Wynn is an alt-rock hero. He launched The Dream Syndicate in 1981, […]
06 Oct 2024
CANCELLED – Preview: Music Movie Mondays Presents ‘BOOM!’
UPDATE: Due to the natural disaster in Asheville, this event is cancelled. Grail Movie House was gutted by the recent devastating floods. Once the long and slow process of recovery […]