Yeah, I hate the title too. I never appreciated it as a genre name, but sure as hell loved the music. We’re going with an older one and then a few from the past...
Friday and whatnot #23 | Ska Punk edition
Friday and whatnot #22 | Migraine edition
When the dull glow from the accessibility dimmed screen still burns the back of your retinas, it’s time to move to audio-only stimulation. 2 days in bed, laid up with a migraine, meant time...
Friday and whatnot #21 | Omaha edition
We’re talking about Nebraska here. It definitely could’ve been related to “the great game” aka Pot Limit Omaha. For another time perhaps *see below. Anyway, the town of Omaha is the epicenter for the...
Friday and whatnot #20 | Wyo Pogo edition
If you were waiting on a blog about pop-punk from Wyoming, you’re in luck. A milestone of sorts this week, the twentieth edition of these blogs. It feels appropriate to focus on yet another...
Friday and whatnot #19 | One of the Best Yet edition
There have been lots of late nights and early mornings at the computer this week. The music getting me through has been some quintessential hip-hop hits. I regret how long it took me to...
Friday and whatnot #18 | Obscure kind of perfection edition
Against Me! is one of those bands that is tied to specific times and places in my memory. The breadth of their catalog allows for plenty of great music to be remembered. The first...
Friday and whatnot #17 | Dame in Her Eyes edition
We finished watching I’ll Be Gone in the Dark last night and my ears perked up as the credits began to roll. I heard the slow plodding melody and while it was still the...
Friday and whatnot #16 | D4 is Genius edition
I’ve known Dillinger Four as the hard-rocking punk band from the midwest with the amazing song titles. The one that sticks out the most after all these years was from the Rock Against Bush...
Friday and whatnot #15 | Epitaph-o-Rama edition
You could always count on a few new tracks, some classic older ones, and some that stuck out like sore thumbs (looking at you The Locust). In any event they were the perfect soundtrack...
Friday and whatnot #14 | A Guided Tour edition
A city dear to my heart for no particular reason*, Chicago is home to many a punk/ska/rock band I’ve dug over the years. Sure, Alkaline Trio, but particularly the lineage of Brendan Kelly and...
