As the assistant editor of Melody Maker, Everett True was the first journalist to cover the Seattle music scene in early 1989 and interview Nirvana. He is responsible for bringing Hole, Pavement, Soundgarden, and a host of other bands to international attention. He introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtn[...]
The death of Joey Ramone in the summer of 2001 and Dee Dee Ramone in June 2002 provided ample evidence of the high regard that his band was held by fans and critics. Once regarded as a joke, their music little more than an adrenaline rush of one minute five second noise, The Ramones have come to be [...]
Sonic Youth was one of the most unlikely stories of underground American rock in the 80s. Inspired by hard-core punk, they re-defined what noise meant within rock 'n' roll. Drawing upon a variety of source material and interviews with both band-members and the people closest to them, the author give[...]
Vastustamattomista punkralleistaan ja sarjakuvamaisesta imagostaan tunnettu Ramones on yksi kaikkien aikojen merkittävimmistä rockbändeistä. Nahkarotseihin, tennareihin ja rispaantuneisiin farkkuihin sonnustautuneet moppitukat yhdistivät punkin nihilismin roskakulttuurista ja kauhuelokuvista sa[...]