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A New Wave Punk Rock Christmas!

‘Tis the holiday season.   Radio stations and stores have played Christmas and Holiday music since before Thanksgiving. The stores have had their merchandise out since the end of July and sales started earlier this year. This is a happy and joyous time of year. Most people seem a little happier and more willing to help others out.  Excited children can’t wait for Santa to bring them lots of presents – and they are on winter break from school, much to the chagrin of some parents.  For many, this is a…

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Ghouls Night Out – A Psychobilly/Horror Punk Halloween

  It’s my favorite time of year once again – Halloween! If you’re anything like me, nothing sets the mood more than a great playlist of spooky and macabre tunes. This year I’ve crafted not just one, but two amazing musical playlists for your Halloween weekend festivities! The first of which is a great playlist of haunting Psychobilly and Horror Punk tunes featuring greats such as The Cramps, The Damned and of course The Misfits! I’ve mixed in some newer bands like Horrorpops, Kitty in a Casket, and Murderdolls along…

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Kick-Your-Ass Punk Rock Motivation

    My mother, like a lot of other mothers back in the ’80s and ’90s, thought that punk music was a bunch of senseless noise that encouraged rebellion and bad behavior.   While certain groups like the Sex Pistols were all about rebellion and giving the middle finger to the powers that be, if our mothers would have dug a little deeper, they would have found some pretty empowering and motivational lyrics. Sure there were the senseless and nonsensical songs, like “Bitchin’ Camaro” by The Dead Milkmen, but sprinkled…

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