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Lil Jon Reflects On Crunk’s Punk Ties & Skateboarding In the 80s

Lil Jon pioneered the “Crunk” branch of Southern Hip Hop, and he has now revealed where all that energy came from.The 53-year-old rapper joined Popcast for a chat that was published on Wednesday (March 27), during which he elaborated on spearheading the subculture while looking back at the inspiration behind it.“I was going to punk clubs in the 80s, I was a skater in the 80s before it was cool,” […]

todayApril 1, 2024 2

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Pearl Jam Go Punk on New Song ‘Running’

Pearl Jam have released “Running,” the latest song from their upcoming album Dark Matter.With a flurry of guitars, propulsive drumming and frenzied vocals from frontman Eddie Vedder, “Running” is one of the most punk-leaning songs in Pearl Jam’s arsenal. In the lyrics, Vedder rails against a "Dictator, love hater" who has him "running 'till the second coming." The tune's chorus brings echoes that anxiety, as Vedder sings: "Lost in the tunnel and […]

todayMarch 22, 2024 3

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Why Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder Thinks Taylor Swift Shows Are Punk

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder admits he sees similarities between Taylor Swift’s fans and the punk rock communities of his youth.It was one of Vedder's daughters who convinced the rocker to attend a Swift concert. The Pearl Jam singer was immediately impressed by the communal atmosphere surrounding the show.“The run-up to it, making friendship bracelets with her and the generosity of these young girls and boys, trading these bracelets with […]

todayMarch 18, 2024 1

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Taylor Swift Show ‘Reminded Me of Punk Rock Crowds’

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder admits he sees similarities between Taylor Swift’s fans and the punk rock communities of his youth.It was one of Vedder's daughters who convinced the rocker to attend a Swift concert. The Pearl Jam singer was immediately impressed by the communal atmosphere surrounding the show.“The run-up to it, making friendship bracelets with her and the generosity of these young girls and boys, trading these bracelets with […]

todayMarch 16, 2024 4

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Punk Band Makes AI Version of Coldplay Video for Its Own Video

Last week, British rockers Idles released a new music video for their song "Grace" that is solely an AI-generated "deepfake" version of Coldplay's music video for their 2000 hit "Yellow."But maybe more bizarre than the video itself is that it's apparently made some fans upset.Are they mad at the use of artificial intelligence in retrofitting the Coldplay clip, or more unsettled that Idles continue to lean away from the punk sound […]

todayFebruary 22, 2024

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Energy. Friendship. Music. Inside Lewiston’s ’90s punk rock scene

A clip from the May 21, 1993, edition of the Sun-Journal publicizing an event with Mudant, Taylor Martin’s punk band, and other bands. A poster advertising the iceburn 1992 summer tour The group Left Hand playing circa 1997 with Dan Quinlan, Chris Mailhot, and Chris White. Mudant at American Legion Post 153. A poster publicizing a benefit concert by the bands Mudant and WD-40 at Bates College’s Roger Williams Hall. […]

todayNovember 12, 2023 15

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A former punk, a Frank and Walter and a Ford factory musical – The Irish Times

One of Kevin Fitzsimons’s favourite ways to relax is to put his feet up and watch music videos on YouTube. But last year, after quietly rocking out to a track by the evergreen Irish indie band The Frank and Walters, he sat forward and pressed pause.“I was thinking, ‘I’d loved to have worked with Paul Linehan from The Frank and Walters, but I have no way of contacting him.’ When […]

todayOctober 17, 2023 6

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