Stevie Nicks and Jimi Hendrix are two of the biggest names in rock music history, and they even performed on the same stage when Nicks opened a show in Hendrix in the late 1960s. Nicks has opened up in various interviews over the years about the effect Hendrix has hadRead More →
Rock and roll tends to take care of itself much more than the pop market. While most costumes tend to let their great performers down like flies, people like Radiohead and U2 wouldn’t be where they are today if they didn’t get it right on their next rounds of dance.Read More →
Nico Marks spent his youthful days in Long Beach, surfing, skateboarding, and listening and playing punk rock music. For a while, Nico Marks lived on a beach in Jamaica. He made a living working as a plumber on the island paradise. He loved the beaches, surfing and playing music. ButRead More →
When it comes to rock and roll, we’ve always had drummer jokes. Even back in the days when the drummer came to the fore, it’s hard to shake off the Spinal Tap cliché that the drummer is either the dumbest or the most reliable member of the band. If allRead More →
It is impossible to imagine the landscape of alternative music without the upheaval of the industry. Without love, which came out 30 years ago. When My Bloody Valentine burst onto the scene in the late 1980s, no one knew what to think. Their almost mystical balance of loud and etherealRead More →
After a year of hiatus, a familiar sound returned to downtown Gainesville: punk rock music. “Fest” is a 19-year-old punk rock music festival held annually in Gainesville. In 2020, the underground event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Fest 19 curator and owner Tony Weinbender said heRead More →
It’s Halloween, which means we have to talk about Christmas. And one of the most enduring songs of the season – not “Christmas Is the Time to Say ‘I Love You’” by Billy Squier – but the bilingual classic “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano. Since last year was completely closed,Read More →
Rock’n’roll is a strange and wonderful world. While the genre has given us some of the best music in history, it has also conjured up some of the worst – with endless crazy stories. It’s almost like being a successful musician is a prerequisite that you have to be aRead More →
Most people think of yoga as a serene, gentle way to commune with your soul and become more flexible. There is no screaming, no swearing, no aggressive rock music and certainly no middle finger. Obviously, they haven’t come across the yoga of rage yet. The Canadian Lindsay Istace is theRead More →
Jimi from Top Left Club live at Brunswick Basement Bar, Hove 23.10.21 (photo Watkins cris/PunkInFocus) (Click on the photo to enlarge) HAUT GAUCHE CLUB + OHMNS + HUMAN INVENTION – LE CAVE BAR, BRUNSWICK, HOVE 23.10.21 Local concert promoters Weirdsville and Stay sick tonight put a trio of punk rockRead More →