Jul
22
Actually, Newsletters Are The Real Punk Rock
Just kidding. But thanks for clicking. You're the real punk rock now, dawg.
First off; I know, I
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Zachary Lipez
Jun
07
Punk & Metal & Country & Western Civilization Roundup
Records!
This week, I will be fifty years old. Or, as I like to think of it, “eleven years till
9 min read
May
21
*extreme Crypt Keeper voice* “billy woods”
“Now watch me make a movie like Albert Hitchcock.”
— Pitbull
*extreme Crypt Keeper voice* “billy woods”
Pitchfork had billy woods
18 min read
Mar
10
Other Dead Boys: Notes on David Johansen, New York Dolls, New York in General, Exceptionalism, Punk, Hair Metal, Glam, and the Urge to Make It With Frankenstein
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The death of David Johansen, nurtural Poindexter, the lead singer of the New York Dolls, was announced in the
22 min read
Feb
15
No True Punk
An Essay on Blowing Bubbles
This is not a punk
Punk is a genre of music, a fashion, and a
21 min read
Jan
24
Anniversary Poem for Zohra
Dear Abundant Livers, As regular readers know, I post an anniversary poem for Zohra every year. Usually in December, occasionally
6 min read
Dec
20
I Guess Time Makes End Of The Year Lists of Us All: 50(ish) Albums from 2024
“Bottoms up to another year,” Amanda MacKaye famously sang, on “Birthday” (the first track side B of the Desiderata 7”
22 min read
Nov
09
Punk Gets Good Again, Again. Plus reviews of newish albums by Elucid + Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp
Who knew that punk would be good again so soon? I mean, besides everybody who was screaming at the top
6 min read
Oct
19
Our Shiksa Beastie Boys? A gothic cowpunk masterpiece turns 10 and nobody but me gives a sh*t
Iceage recorded their debut album, New Brigade, in three days, when the members of the Danish band were hovering around
20 min read
Sep
19
I Love a Mans in a Uniform: Reviews of new albums by Uniform, Weak Signal, Liberty & Justice, Tenue, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Faucheuse, and more!
Actually, not "and more." But, trust me, what's here is plenty.
Welcome to a new Abundant
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