Category Archives: punk

HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA by the Dead Kennedys

May 4, 2012 – 6:59 pm

April 17, 1975 I was teaching at South Boston High School. Poor black students were bussed to the worst white school in the city. A federal judge from the suburbs mandated the order to desegregate the school system. His children attended private schools. Riots were a regular occurrence. The most violent outburst were reserved for […]

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FLOWER PUNK / Frank Zappa

March 22, 2012 – 3:34 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4aDyK6CRNY

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FARMER JOHN / The Tidal Waves Michigan Garage 1965

February 21, 2012 – 12:57 pm
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LITTLE GTO / NEW YORK BLONDES

February 17, 2012 – 4:34 pm
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TOO MANY CREEPS / Bush Tetras

February 4, 2012 – 10:41 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmn-P4qbIwo Stephania sent a photo of snow covering the landscape around her Rome studio. She explained that a freak storm had paralyzed the city and I sarcastically chided her of the usage of the word ‘freak’ being non-PC. She responded by saying there weren’t enough freaks. She’s right. Like Cynthia Sley sings in this song, […]

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