Punk marching band Mucca Pazza premiere a playful video to celebrate their new Trick or Treat EP.
Author Archives: Jamie Ludwig
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Mike Boyd of Thrill Jockey on Arca’s punk-as-fuck Pitchfork set
Current musical obsessions of Thrill Jockey publicist Mike Boyd, recording engineer Doug Malone, and Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig
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Apocalyptic party rockers the Velcro Lewis Group preach their truth on the new Amnesia Haze
The Velcro Lewis Group premiere the politically charged Amnesia Haze with the Reader today and play a show at the Hideout to celebrate on Sunday.
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Peaches brings her transgressive punk spirit and raunchy gender revolt to Riot Fest
Electro-punk gadfly Peaches filled her Riot Fest debut with joy, humor, and varieties of simulated sex that even Gwar hasn’t managed.
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Peaches Delivers True Punk Spirit and Social Consciousness to Riot Fest
The sight of dancers dressed as giant vaginas and the sound of thick, scuzzy beats coming from deep within Douglas Park lured festival-goers to Riot Fest’s Riot Stage Saturday afternoon. Onstage, Canada-born electro-punk artist Peaches (Merrill Nisker)—who had already shed a red, oversized, half-abominable snowman / half-Muppet jumpsuit to reveal a flesh-colored, anatomically-detailed bodysuit—commanded the […]
