Noah Fence interviews Vanessa Briscoe Hay of Pylon and Pylon Reenactment Society
N.F.The band, Pylon, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1979. I assume that you moved to Athens, Georgia, to go to college; so can you tell me about how the band, Pyl...
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Remembering DJ Anita Sarko: The Only Downtown Club Trendsetter That Mattered
by Taylor Hill Taylor Hill’s tribute episode “Danceteria: Selections from DJ Anita Sarko” will air live on Freeform Portland Wednesday June 26th at 4pm Pacific....
How The Moog Synthesizers Helped Revolutionize the Sound of Hip Hop
by William Vance When Robert Moog sold his first vacuum-tube theremin kit back in the early 1950s, one would scarcely imagine he envisioned the world-changing i...
Roky Erickson
Like you I am sitting here thinking about Roky Erickson. I heard the news that he passed away two days ago. Sad news. Since I was on my computer when I he...
Punks Not Dead, but Maximum Rocknroll Is: A Farewell Letter to the MRR Zine
At the beginning of this year, Maximum Rocknroll announced that their print publication would be ending its 37 year run. The May issue would be its last. When t...
Zines In Stereo Spotlight: Melanie Fey
I first met Melanie many years ago in my hometown of Flagstaff, AZ. She was one of many fellow Navajo teens who were into punk and metal. At the time, there was...
When Music Decides to Be Funny…
Where do comedy and music meet? It has to be more than just Weird Al Yankovic and Adam Sandler, right? Thankfully, the answer is a giant and resounding YES! Put...
Noah Fence Interviews Martin Bramah from Blue Orchids
The band, Blue Orchids, has a new album “Righteous Harmony Fist” which will be released on October 19th on Tiny Global Productions. Martin Bramah, who has been...
Oh Aimee, Oh Tracey! – An appreciation of my favorite sad albums by ‘Til Tuesday and Everything But the Girl
By Kevin Sampsell It’s kind of heartbreaking to get a love letter returned to you. Even worse if it’s been set on fire and placed under the windshield wiper of ...
Subsonics “Flesh Colored Paint”- A Review
“Flesh Colored Paint” is the eighth album by the band, Subsonics, who have been releasing albums since 1992. In that time, they have not strayed far from their ...