Nicholas Pell

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Top Five Best Post-Hardcore Records

Nicholas Pell
See also: At the Drive-In Speaks At the Drive-In Interview Outtakes Refused and At The Drive-In reunited for Coachella. Now Quicksand is getting into the act, reuniting to play FYF Fest. People are nostalgic for the post-hardcore bands of yesteryear? Apparently. For those not in the know, post-hardcore grew out......
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We Love Morrissey but C'Mon: Dude Totally Ripped off Bryan Ferry

Nicholas Pell
Twenty years ago I discovered Morrissey; he gave expression to the deep isolation and longing for connection that I felt as a suburban misfit. As I grew older it became less about the Pope of Mope, however, and more about the well-dressed man singing operatic odes to skinheads and small-time......
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A Band That Gives a Shit

Nicholas Pell
Getting a residency at a club or bar is often a great opportunity for an up-and-coming band, giving them a chance to gradually build a following. But Derek Jordan -- whose band Decoded plays Amplyfi every Thursday in May -- also saw it as an opportunity make a difference. "The......
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Exclusive: Photos From Mike Watt's New Photography Book

Nicholas Pell
Mike Watt mastered the art of playing the bass in punk with his group the Minutemen and kept alternative rock weird with fIREHOSE. In recent years he's been playing with Iggy Pop's band the Stooges. In his downtime, he's also a pretty-serious photographer, and his new book of photography, Mike......
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Mom Finds Penis Drawing in Hungry Jack's (un)Happy Meal

Nicholas Pell
Everyone has nightmarish tales of particularly bad customer service. The problem for customer service offenders is that now the Internet allows such tales to become viral. People of color getting receipts with racial slurs on them has become so common that it's old hat. This week's trending customer service catastrophe?......
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Greg Ginn On Black Flag Nostalgia and Coachella

Nicholas Pell
See also: Coachella Preview 2012: Everything You Need to Know About the Performers Greg Ginn is primarily known as the driving force and only constant member of Black Flag, which is unfortunate as he's done a lot since the Flag broke up 25 years ago. He's so tired of talking......
Despise You's Chris Elder; Credit: PHOTO BY MONICA FAJARDO

Despise You Are More Hardcore Than Hardcore

Nicholas Pell
Throughout the '90s, nobody knew much of anything about Inglewood five-piece Despise You, who helped pioneer a breakneck style of hardcore punk called powerviolence. Rumor had it they were cholo gangbangers hiding out from the law. "Everyone was asking, 'Who are these guys? Why don't they ever tour?' " says Tony......
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The Vex and Chicano Punk: A Very Brief History

Nicholas Pell
See also: The Five Best East L.A. Backyard Punk Bands Chicanos have played a defining role in punk rock since its inception. In fact, Michigan's ? and the Mysterians are a strong contender for the first band to be labeled "punk rock." A little closer to home, East Los's Cannibal......