Before he died at 24, Peter Laughner cofounded Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu. Had he lived, he could’ve rivaled Patti Smith or Richard Hell—and a new box set shows why.
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Chicago protopunks the Crucified released a notorious EP in 1977
The Crucified predated the codification of punk as a musical style, so to modern ears their only record sounds more like great, no-frills hard rock.
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Ono cofounder P. Michael on soul singer Billy Stewart
Current musical obsessions of Ono cofounder P. Michael and Lamont “Bim” Thomas of Obnox
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In I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp Richard Hell reflects on his childhood and punk stardom
In I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp Richard Hell reflects on his childhood and punk stardom.
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Gossip Wolf: A radio remembrance of Da’s Lorna Donley
A radio remembrance of Da’s Lorna Donley, plus new music from MC the Buttress and scum punks Flesh Panthers
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Quitting While They’re Behind
The Pagans have been waiting for us to give them their due for more than 20 years. We’re not getting any more chances.