Excerpt from Chapter 2 **Chapter 2: 1977** It was nearly summer, 1977. School was still in session, sort of. The exams were done, and with just a few weeks left before the doors would close for vacation, everything had gone into autopilot mode. Teachers were relaxed, students were coasting, and the hallways felt almost anarchic….
Every couple of decades, an artist or band comes along that surpasses the expectations of not only the fans they play for, but the artists themselves. Recently a band that sits in this category was celebrated with an award: The MoPOP Founders Award 2020. The Museum of Pop Culture presents a one-night-only event to help raise…
I recently turned on one of many documentaries on YouTube about the beginnings of punk rock. I have seen many of these and most are not very impressive or are just the same old clips replayed. This one was different in a lot of ways. It had interviews with people that were actually there and…
There is a sound that came out of an area just outside of Palm Springs. The desert sound is what modern language would label it. The 90’s were a time of birth and revolution for this sound. No rules, no specific style or dress code, it was come one, come all. Similar to the original…
Today the world sits and waits. It is a time when a virus has the power to stop an entire civilization and force its population to observe itself. This includes the systems that hold it in place, its governing bodies and its individuals. That’s whats happening today and has been ongoing for almost 60 days…