How three gay bars—La Mere Vipere, O’Banion’s, and Oz—became the cradle of the city’s punk scene
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What turns kids punk?
The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
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Four Chords and a Gun reduces the Ramones from punks to adolescent brats
Hey! Ho! Don’t go!
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Blondie’s Clem Burke and the tragedy of Trump Face
Clem Burke is a Rock Hall of Famer with Blondie, unjustly afflicted by a resemblance to Despicable Donald.
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The Trouble Boys brought dumb punk fun to the U. of C. in the late 70s
The Trouble Boys never made a record, but guitarist and singer Don Hedeker went on to play in Algebra Suicide and the Polkaholics.
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12 O’Clock Track: ‘Oh Oh I Love Her So’ in honor of Tommy Ramone
All four of the Ramones are dead, but their great music lives on.
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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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12 O’Clock Track: The Ramones, “Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)”
A synth-heavy oddball from the Ramones catalog
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12 O’Clock Track: Future of the Left, “Sheena Is a T-Shirt Salesman”
Welsh punks Future of the Left give a lesson in economics.
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WHPK launches the music-movie series Roxploitation at Doc Films
WHPK launches a weekly music-movie series at Doc Films.