Punk rock
‘Sing every single song like it’s your last’: How conflict in Sarajevo changed this musician’s life
Thirty years ago, war raged in the city of Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia, where Gino Yevdjevich was once a pop artist. In our latest segment of “Movement,” our series on music and migration, we hear how this conflict changed Gino’s life and led him to create the Seattle-based punk band Kultur Shock.
The creator of ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ finally takes the Broadway stage
When John Cameron Mitchell first created his cult favorite, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” many friends thought it was the end of his career. But now, 20 years later, he’s back playing the role of the transgender punk rocker on Broadway in an award-winning production.
This veteran punk rocker wants to always be in ‘student mode’
Veteran punk rocker Mike Watt played bass for LA-based bands like the Minutemen and Firehose. Now, he’s playing with two young Italian musicians who Watt says keeps him “student mode.” Their music starts with roots in punk and delves into improvisational Italian sounds.
The music of JuJu is where West African tradition meets English punk
The genre “world music” is hard to define: It covers a broad range of styles and is constantly evolving. Take, for instance, the Gambian-English band JuJu — they derive equal inspiration from traditional West African music as they do from classic punk.
Outsiders: Challenging Society’s Idea of Normal
Fringe culture has always existed, from the Transcendentalists of the 19th century, to the Modernists of the 20th century, to the hippies, feminists and punks in the years that have followed. But how do we define outsiders today? Does American remain an incubator of alternative viewpoints, or has what’s alternative become mainstream? Are the outsiders […]