LA Weekly's Punk Rock Fantasy
LA Weekly's Punk Rock Fantasy

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Ramones album Ramones and also the rise of punk rock in London. Unfortunately, this has caused the punk rock haters to come out of the woodwork to mock punk rock's ultimate impact on music as a whole.

One of these punk rock "hater" articles  was published by LA Weekly, this is my response to that and most of the others.

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeLA Weekly, Nicolas Pell, Punk Rock, NWA, Sham 69, The Velvet Underground, Velvet Underground, White Light White Heat, Punk Magazine, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Ramones, The Ramones, Patty Smith, Patti Smith, Television, 100 Club Punk Festival, Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Bad Brains, Bikini Kill, Queercore, MDC, Downtown Boys, Never Mind The Bollocks, Never Mind the Bollocks Here Come The Sex Pistols, Can't Stop Won't Stop, Jeff Chang, Kool DJ Herc, Run DMC, This Is Radio Clash, Africa Bambaataa, Soul Sonic Force, Time Zone, World Destruction, John Lydon, Malcolm McLaren, Duck Rock, Grandmaster Flash, Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Minor Threat, Fugazi, La MismaComment
Tribute To Two-Tone: RIP John Bradbury Playlist
Tribute To Two-Tone: RIP John Bradbury Playlist

Every Thursday I post another Spotify playlist.

Today's playlist is a tribute to John Bradbury of The Specials and includes songs by The Police, The English Beat, The Selecter, The Slits, Eddy Grant & The Equals, and Jimmy Cliff among others.

RIP John Bradbury (drummer of The Specials)

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeA Message To You Rudy, The Specials, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, The Slits, Rudie Can't Fail, The Clash, One Love, Massive Attack, Eyes Peeled, Metz, Police On My Back, Eddy Grant & The Equals, Man In A Suitcase, The Police, Three Minute Hero, The Selecter, Save It For Later, The English Beat, The Beat, The Harder They Come, Jimmy CliffComment
Yaz - Upstairs At Eric's (Mute, 1983)
Yaz - Upstairs At Eric's (Mute, 1983)

Every Wednesday I post a story about an All-Time Album.

This week's album is "Upstairs At Eric's" by Yaz.

Enjoy!

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeYaz, Yazoo, Upstairs At Eric's, Alison Moyet, Vince Clarke, The Candy Store, Denton, Denton Texas, Dallas, Dallas Texas, Lady Gaga, Adele, OMD, Depeche Mode, Speak And Spell, The Assembly, Erasure, Andy Bell, E.C. Radcliffe, Blackwing Studios, Don't Go To Pieces, Good bye 70's, Goodbye 70's, Situation, Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I), Kraftwerk, YouTube, Lemmy, Motorhead, John Bradbury, The Specials Comments