The Minutemen’s Double Nickels On The Dime is one of the several weathered foundations of L.A. RECORD. Exactly twenty-five years later, it still starts bands and makes friends. Minutemen bassist Mike Watt meets for pizza at San Pedro’s excellent Pavich’s Pizza for remembering D. Boon and George Hurley and that guy Mike Watt in the summer of 1984. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
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MIKE WATT: THE GLORY HOLE OF MAN
August 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
SEAN CARNAGE: NOISY AND GAY RIGHT FROM THE START
July 5th, 2009 · 19 Comments
Sean Carnage has done so much for L.A. music that there had to be a movie made to help document it. He’ll be celebrating four years of DIY shows (across six venues!) all this month at Women during his traditional Monday night residencies, and he’ll have the official Sean Carnage birthdayversary spectacular on July 27. This interview by Drew Denny.
PUBLIC ENEMY: THE ROLLING STONES OF THE RAP GAME
April 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Public Enemy rattled the apathy out of a nation of millions during the rottenest years of the Reagan-Bush transition and had enjoyed a surfeit of reality that reality shows eventually came calling. Founder Chuck D speaks before his performance at Coachella. This interview by Dan Collins.
