Women’s History Month: Wanda Jackson’s “Hard Headed Woman”
Wanda Lavonne Jackson was not the first woman to sing rock and roll music; but she very likely was the first white woman to release a rock and roll single, and that...
Dystopian New Year’s Party Podcast: Our Favorite Songs of 2016
So we're a few days late, but better late than never, right? Here, finally, is our annual New Year's Party podcast, in which we summarize our favorite songs of the last year...
Hello Waterface: The Dystopian Dance Party Guide to Neil Young
While assembling the tracks for our election day playlist early this month, I stumbled upon something that surprised and thrilled me: Neil Young had once again made his music available for streaming....
From the Vault: Nardwuar the Human Serviette’s Doot Doola Doot Doo…Doot Doo!
Editor's Note: Last week, I was saddened to hear that British Columbian alternative media personality John Ruskin--better known as Nardwuar the Human Serviette--had been admitted to Vancouver General Hospital after suffering a...
Someday You’ll Find Out: A Requiem for Blanche
Last year for Dystopian Halloween Party, I wrote about one of my favorite albums of the Halloween season, the Gun Club's Fire of Love. This year, I'm going to write about something...
From the Vault: The White Stripes at the Masonic Temple, Detroit, 10/1/2005
Editor's Note: So far, I've been pretty fortunate in the whole "musical anniversaries that prompt sobering reflections of one's own mortality" department. Because I spent the majority of my youth blissfully...