Once proto-punk finally became regarded as “a thing,” it was too little, too late. The ’77 punk movement had ignited into a raging inferno, engulfing Past Perfect
Flying Nun Record Store Day Reissues
May 5th, 2014 | by Chris Sabbath | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Once proto-punk finally became regarded as “a thing,” it was too little, too late. The ’77 punk movement had ignited into a raging inferno, engulfing
Sid Selvidge
The Cold of the Morning
April 15th, 2014 | by Nate Knaebel | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Memphis, in case you didn’t know, is one of America’s richest musical locales. The lengthy roll call of artists that got to see their names in lights by
Cyndi Lauper
She’s So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration
April 9th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »
The 1980s sucked. Thank you, and good night.
In the lazy manner of collective memory, that’s been the default reaction
Axemen
Derry Legend
April 7th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Past Perfect | 1 Comment »
If New Zealand was the world's WTF scene in the early ’80s and beyond—producing slightly deranged, slightly pop jangle and discordance
Unwound
Rat Conspiracy
April 1st, 2014 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Numero Group’s first passion-fueled boxset of Unwound recordings, Kid Is Gone, received as much love and care as one could imagine, despite the fact
Various Artists
Warfaring Strangers: Darkscorch Canticles
March 6th, 2014 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
For many a male youth born after 1970, ingesting Black Sabbath for the first time is a rite of passage. To miss out on the band’s occult
Glenn Branca
Lesson No. 1
February 13th, 2014 | by Ron Wadlinger | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the pioneering work of guitarist and composer Glenn Branca has, in a sense, become so enmeshed
Michael Bloomfield
From His Head to His Heart to His Hands
February 11th, 2014 | by Ron Wadlinger | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
One doesn’t have to go too far out on a limb to say that Michael Bloomfield is underrated. For many music fans
Girl Trouble
Hit It or Quit It
January 28th, 2014 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
While some may be growing weary of reissue mania, one undeniable fact is that now people have to dig a little deeper. As a result, forgotten or overlooked
The Verlaines
Hallelujah All the Way Home and Juvenilia
January 13th, 2014 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Past Perfect | Leave A Comment »
Of all the bands to emerge in New Zealand in the wake of the punk explosion of the ’70s, The Verlaines may just be the most idiosyncratic