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Babylon by Bus

Soul Brains drummer Earl Hudson is not one to dwell on his band’s lesser moments, such as the last time the Soul Brains (then known as the Bad Brains) were scheduled to play the Triangle (August 1989). The group arrived at the Cat’s Cradle at 2:30 a.m. to be greeted by a packed house of […]

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Beauty and the Beat

Hallelujah, The Go-Go’s are with us once more. Sure, they’ve regrouped a few times in the past, but what makes this reunion a cause for celebration is that for the first time in 17 years, there is also a new record, the lovingly titled God Bless The Go-Go’s. The album manages to combine the mature […]

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Punk 101

It’s hard to imagine the course rock ‘n’ roll might have taken had the Ramones never existed. With the release of their self-titled debut album in 1976, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy fired a shot literally heard around the world. Hailing from Forest Hills, Queens, and arriving at a time in history when rock […]

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