The Cult: Choice of Weapon
by Rockerzine | Jul 9, 2012 | All Stories | 0 comments
The Cult: Choice of Weapon “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That’s right, I’m kicking off this review with a French proverb. But there is no phrase more apt when describing The Cult’s 9th album, “Weapon of Choice.” Filled with blisteringly...An Open Letter to NPR: All Songs Considered Intern Emily White
by Rockerzine | Jun 19, 2012 | All Stories | 0 comments
An Open Letter to NPR: All Songs Considered Intern Emily White Dear All Songs Considered, I could not have been more disturbed by Emily White’s editorial “I Never Owned Any Music To Begin With,” which ran this weekend on NPR’s All Songs Considered...Monkeying around with Bernie Kopell
by Keith Valcourt | Jun 13, 2012 | All Stories, Film & TV, Interviews | 0 comments
Monkeying around with Bernie Kopell In 2014, new wave pioneers Devo suffered a terrible loss when guitarist Bob Casale, aka Bob 2, died of a massive heart attack. Many feared his death would signal the end innovative band’s four decade run. How could Devo move...Mike Watt: On and Off Bass
by Katy Dang | Jun 6, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Mike Watt: On and Off Bass Mike Watt is still the man in the van with the bass in his hand. For over 3 decades he has toured the country in his Ford Econoline, first with incomparable punk band the Minutemen, in the 90s with the fluid fIREHOSE, and later with the...Fountains of Youth
by April C. Orr | Jun 3, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 1 comment
Fountains of Youth <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> It’s just before...News Of The World: Rocker’s Irregularly Updated Music News Roundup
by Erin Amar | Jun 3, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
News Of The World: Rocker’s Irregularly Updated Music News Roundup (Aging) punk (rockers) still scare people:In Bath England, the local city council got their knickers in a twist over a proposed punk festival planned for the Queen’s Jubilee Weekend, June 2-4. ...The Wayback Machine with the cast of Safety Not Guaranteed
by Andrew Osborne | May 30, 2012 | All Stories, Film & TV, Interviews | 0 comments
The Wayback Machine with the cast of Safety Not Guaranteed In Safety Not Guaranteed (due in theaters June 8), three Seattle magazine staffers seek out the author of the following classified ad: “WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. ...David Gedge of The Wedding Present
by Erin Amar | May 24, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
David Gedge of The Wedding Present “Oh, why do you catch my eye, then turn away?” -from “Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft”, The Wedding Present, 1987 The first line of the opening track on The Wedding Present’s debut album George Best, was strangely...Imperial Teen: Feel The Sound
by Rockerzine | May 11, 2012 | All Stories | 0 comments
Imperial Teen: Feel The Sound When a band averages one new album every five years, as Imperial Teen does, it would be easy to assume that each release, when it finally arrives, will either be an indifferent toss-off just to keep the brand alive, or something so...Private World: New York Dolls Manager Marty Thau on his days with the band
by Erin Amar | May 7, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Private World: New York Dolls Manager Marty Thau on his days with the band Want to know the coolest thing about being the Editor in Chief of Rocker Magazine? It’s the people you get to meet along the way. Exhibit A: Marty Thau, founder of the seminal Red Star...Steve Barton of Translator
by Keith Valcourt | May 6, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 1 comment
Steve Barton of Translator As leader of the San Francisco band Translator, Steve Barton helped create four of the 1980s greatest albums and the ultra catchy hit single “Everywhere That I’m Not.” West Coast Bureau chief Keith Valcourt caught up with Barton in...
