For Your (Re)Consideration: What Was the First Punk Rock Record? Let’s put it this way: We all know what punk rock sounds like, and it doesn’t sound like “Little Johnny Jewel” or the Pezband. By Tim Sommer
For Your (Re)Consideration: The Social and Cultural Roots of the Beatles To Americans, it appears the Beatles and their insouciant, user-friendly, sexy/cute revolt came out of nowhere. Nothing could be less true. By Tim Sommer
For Your (Re)Consideration: Defining Punk and the Total Genius of the Saints Please don’t tell me Blondie is a punk rock band. By Tim Sommer