Taking the back door into UCLA or remember sneaking in the bathroom window to get into shows for free?

Mixing the Academy and lived PUNK culture is a concept like a giant punk rocket filled bulging with repertories of sight and sound. A giant punk rocket to the future that explodes into the sky like a fucking loud scream to a new world of fireballs and resistance.... women indulgently included! UCLA Center for Musical … Continue reading Taking the back door into UCLA or remember sneaking in the bathroom window to get into shows for free?

Generational Differences

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Martin Sprouse and Tim Yohannan (RIP) at the MRR House, 1987 ~ maximumrocknroll.com RIP Tim. I know that Punk Rock is supposed to hate hippies. Joe Strummer pissed on The Beatles, but he was once a hippie before he merged into a street punk as well as … Continue reading Generational Differences

Ray Bradbury 1920-2012: The next Generation

While reflecting upon Ray Bradbury's death, after reading about it in the Los Angeles times article by Lynell George, I was touched by the childlike qualities of Bradbury's character. A few quotes stood out for me. I would like to share them here and why they are important to me, and profoundly so! Poobah “Bradbury had … Continue reading Ray Bradbury 1920-2012: The next Generation