MOIRA SCAR – Psychoid 12″ Being weird is a hard thing to synthesize. Being a weirdo is nearly impossible to impersonate. You’re either a weirdo naturally or you’re not. These days it feels like many bands are trying to artificially create weirdness, and when they do, it almost always resonates as shallow art school junk. However, […]
Read MoreThis Monday Photo Blog is sort of like an archaeological dig into punk’s buried past. These photos come from James Rau, and I believe these photos exist as prints only, as the negatives are long gone. Four awesome crowd shots, plus one of San Jose’s great Ribzy, taken in Palo Alto, CA, in 1986. Send your tour photos, bands that have come […]
Read MoreIt’s Friday Fuckin’ Funnies — the best comix section on the whole interwebs! Each Friday we have a selection of comic strips from punx like you… You make funnies? Send em to funnies@maximumrocknroll.com and maybe you’ll see yer comic here next Friday! NOWHERE CITY by Vickie Smalls! More great comix by Vic at nowherecitycomix.tumblr.com NOTHING MATTRESS by […]
Read MoreMRR started as a radio show but is mostly known as a written publication. I’m unsure if many of its contributors who write often or periodically consider themselves writers, but I consider Sam Lefebvre a writer. In addition to MRR, Sam has been published everywhere from our local papers to major magazines. I wanted to know more […]
Read More“Belgium is a mess. And that’s not half bad!” spits Yves Lafere before an anthemic guitar creeps in, finally breaking out into what can and should only be considered a Punk with a capital “P” classic! From the catchy riffing to the biting, emphasized vocals and jittery drums that seem to want to race ahead, […]
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