The Darts are an all female punk band who originate from Seattle Washington, a fertile breeding ground for interesting music, the city that gave us Jimi Hendrix and the 90s grunge movement. The members are Nicole Laurenne on vocals, who is a former judge, Rebecca Davidson on guitar, Lindsey Scarey, with a very appropriate surname on bass, and Rikki Watson on drums. They come from a label called Adrenalin Fix Music (EU) or Meow Hiss Music (US). Both names describe the band well. The Darts specialize and ply their trade in a subgenre of punk made famous the Cramps and the Misfits – horror themed garage rock with surfer licks.…
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King Tuff: Moo
If you’ve been on social media lately you may have noticed there’s been an upsurge in nostalgia for the years between roughly 2008 and 2012, this brief glowing pocket of time where indie culture still felt handmade and full of possibility. Before social media was embedded into our phones and taken over by ads and algorithms, when we were all just taking 100 photos on a digital camera on a night out, watching HBO’s Girls and wearing American Apparel disco pants. The Tiktok teens are calling it the “Millennial Optimism Years”. For me, who turned 18 the year Obama was elected, went to fashion school and moved to Portland in…
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Pow Magazine Music Audio Premiere: Dead Visions | Take My Hand
Pow Magazine Music Audio Premiere: I’m excited to share that Dead Visions has just released their new single, “Take My Hand.” This is the second release from their upcoming album, “Myself,” which is set to drop at the end of the year. For those unfamiliar, Dead Visions is an Italian rock band led by the multi-talented Francesco Mandelli, also known as Nongio. While their 2020 debut LP, “A Sea Of Troubles,” had a distinctly garage punk sound, “Take My Hand” showcases a new direction for the band. This melancholic ballad, with its rich arrangements and expansive sound, hints at the more personal and inspired direction of the forthcoming album. “Take…
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No More Censorship Defense Fund Benefit Show 30-years Later
I don’t recall exactly when or exactly how I involved myself with the “No More Censorship Defense Fund Benefit Show” in 1987, but I think it began with Pow Magazine co-founder Dave Davis. He asked legendary San Francisco promoter Dirk Dirksen if he needed help raising funds for the ongoing legal expenses in the case against Jello Biafra and members of the premier political-punk band, Dead Kennedys. Dirksen helped raise funds for the defendants for the No More Censorship Defense Fund organization. Jello Biafra, vocalist and leader of The Dead Kennedys and his four band members had been charged on June 2, 1986 with violating California Penal Code Section 313.1,…
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