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The following are recent news items related to Punk.
From Denmark, Hacker Punk and Hit in Tow (New York Times)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:57:06 GMT
?The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo? and its celebrated director arrive in America, each trailing big expectations. (Full Story).
North America?s ?punk Islam? scene focus of One World film Taqwacore (Radio Prague)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:45 GMT
The film Taqwacore, which is being screened in the One World festival of human rights documentaries in Prague, focuses on young American Muslims who have embraced rebellious punk rock music, leading to disapproval from some in their community. I spoke to its director Omar Majeed, who is himself Pakistani-Canadian, and began by asking about the origins of the style described in the film as ?punk ... (Full Story).
Comics Richard Herring and Marc Maron: The punk rockers of comedy (The Scotsman)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:11:28 GMT
IN PASSIONATE debates about the future of comedy and those exciting, breakthrough acts who might shape it over the next decade, Richard Herring and Marc Maron occasionally get (Full Story).
Bad Religion: 30 years of punk dominance (Orange County Register)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:50 GMT
The influential band celebrates a milestone this month with more than a dozen shows at House of Blues clubs, half of them in Anaheim. (Full Story).
The last punk (Belfast Telegraph)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:15 GMT
Like ageing warriors-turned-men-of-peace, many of those rock stars who once told us to kick back against authority are now themselves part of the cultural establishment. Related Stories Fresh concerns over Nadine Coyle Pink Floyd win download battle Terry Wogan enjoying 'student' lifestyle (Full Story).
Iggy Pop, Stooges Make it to Rock Hall (CBS News)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:02 GMT
Iconic Punk Band The Stooges and Frontman Iggy Pop Finally Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Full Story).
Post-grunge Seattle folk punk? Nah. Just three guys in a basement (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:32:07 GMT
The Cave Singers wrote one of their first folk ditties ?At The Cut? ? a trance-inducing snake of a song off their new album ?Welcome Joy,? one pleasantly similar to 16 Horsepower?s ?Black Soul Choir? ? huddled around some candles or something down in the basement. That much is confirmed.?It was just like we were on another planet or something,? says Pete Quirk, 34, on a rainy Seattle day. ?It ... (Full Story).
Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:07:25 GMT
Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds. (Full Story).
In new book, author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk country's top minds (Denver Post)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:21:23 GMT
Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds. Little Billy was actually grown-up Bill Geerhart, punking the famous and infamous by writing letters asking questions out of the mouths of babes. (Full Story).
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