Rock
Even after decades, The Damned is still grandly flying its freak flag.
It’s not a bad time to be performing back-to-the-boogie heavy metal music anywhere in the world.
On the occasions that Bob Weir and Phil Lesh performed as a legitimate duo the concert attained some of its more transcendent peaks.
Here we are more than a year into the tumultuous Trump era, and we have not seen a revival of angry punk or righteous folk.
“There’s not too many people wanting their money back, thinking that they’re at a Pig Destroyer show or Destroyer 666.”
The Isleys remain bizarrely underrated by mainstream media outlets, but they’ve never been forgotten by music fans.
We Bostonians are a tough bunch and the Remains had a tough sound. That’s what Boston music should be remembered for.
“The acoustic duo shows are on the edge. It’s stripped pretty naked. It’s as if we were just playing in your living room.”
“Playing with John Lennon was a big deal. He was very cool and very nice. Very much like the John Lennon that you imagine, you know.”
Commentary: #MeToo and Dethroning Rock Deities
We have the obligation to look behind the music and the culture that glorified and perpetuated it.
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