I once participated in one of those fatuous, yet irresistible, “best guitarists” polls and, not fatuously, nominated Gang of Four’s Andy Gill. Not most people’s first…
Posts published by “Jim Sullivan”
Having it Both Ways: Interviews with Tom Robinson
Late last year, I went down into my basement, as one does, looking around for some forgotten something or other. I came across a few boxes…
40 Years of Revolution Rock: Remembering The Clash’s U.S. Debut
In the summer of 1999, Rancid was on the Vans Warped tour in Northampton, Mass. I was covering it for the Boston Globe and I went…
Happy Talk: An Interview with The Damned’s Captain Sensible
Of course, I’ve seen Captain Sensible’s pasty-white bare ass. And, if you’re of a certain generation and a certain punk-rock and/or goth mindset, you’ll say, “Well,…
Lisa Root on Keeping DIY Print Media Alive via New Noise Magazine
The current cover of New Noise magazine features Bad Religion’s famous “crossbuster” logo splashed up against a white brick wall. Inside is an interview with Greg…
We Asked The Ramones About The Grateful Dead, Cartoons, and Disco in This Lost 1979 Interview
I’ve spent a lot of time with the Ramones over the years – pogoing and headbanging in front of the stage, interviewing them for my old…