Dylan Williams passed away on September 10, 2011 from complications due to cancer. He was 41 years old. Dylan was a cartoonist, a comics historian, co-owner of the Portland-based DVD/bookstore The Bad Apple, and founder of Sparkplug Comic Books publishing. Sparkplug introduced a new style of business into comics culture; one that managed to meld […]
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After the awesome blast-from-the-past of Bill Daniel’s photos from last week I thought it appropriate to return to today for this Monday’s photos. Dante Torrieri/Useless Rebel sent a handful of photos from some shows in Philadelphia that stood out. It’s hard getting good, close-up shots of bands that still manage to capture any kind of […]
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What can really be said about this wild bunch? First off, I think that people who say ISTERISMO sounds like WRETCHED, or DECLINO, or IMPACT, etc., are just confused or have never heard those bands. Maybe there are some lifted riffs hidden in there, but if you can point me to someone that can pick […]
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By David Ensminger, excerpted from Houston Press… Sometimes people come into our lives with the force, elegance, and nimbleness of water. Musician, photographer, and patient advocate Kathy Johnston invoked those traits. “Kathy was such a huge part of our lives. We already miss her intensely,” band mate and friend Trish Herrera is quick to testify. […]
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There’s a good chance that I’ve you’ve been reading MRR for any length of time you’re familiar with Bill Daniel. Punk, photographer, constant traveler, filmmaker, train hopper, skateboarder and fucking Guggenheim winner, among other labels you can easily hang around his neck. For our purposes here at MRR’s Monday Photo Blog we are, of course, […]
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