Author: Ryan Bray

Funk Hip Hop Punk 

Be True To Yourself And You Will Never Fall: Check Your Head at 30

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Ad-Rock, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Beasties, Biz Markie, Check Your Head, Kojak, Mark Nishita, MCA, Mike D, Money Mark, Ted Nugent

On their third record, the Beastie Boys lifted themselves back up and set the tone for the 90s

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Experimental Hardcore jazz Music Journalism Punk 

Corporate Rock Sucks; This Book Doesn’t

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Black Flag, Dinosaur Jr., Greg Ginn, Jim Ruland, MARK LANEGAN, Saint Vitus, SST Records, The Minutemen, The Stains

Jim Ruland takes on the history of one of the most storied and troubled labels in the American punk underground

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Punk 

The Argument for Fugazi’s Best Record

October 16, 2021April 3, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 2001, Brendan Canty, Dischord Records, Don Zientara, Fugazi, Guy Picciotto, Ian MacKaye, Joe Lally, Punk, September 11, The Argument, Washington D.C.

The D.C. band’s farewell wasn’t the ending anyone wanted, but it’s the best we could have ever hoped for

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock 

Neil Young’s Return to Glory

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 1990, Billy Talbot, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Frank Sampedro, Geffen, Neil Young, Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Ragged Glory, Reprise, Sonic Youth

More than a comeback record, 1990’s Ragged Glory set the table for a rock music revolution

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Electronic Post-Punk Rap 

21st Century Modfathers

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 2020, COVID-19, Crass, Jason Williamson, Rough Trade, Sleaford Mods. All That Glue, The Fall, The Sex Pistols, The Streets

Sleaford Mods look back in the face of an uncertain future

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Alternative Rock Punk 

Give It Up For Rocket From The Crypt!

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Hot Charity, John Reis, Pitchfork, Rocket From the Crypt, San Diego, Scream Dracula Scream, Swami, The State of the Art is On Fire

With three records in one year, 1995 made their case for being the best and hardest working band in rock

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jazz Post-Punk Punk 

Like A Glove: The Convergence of Wire and Mike Watt

December 9, 2019December 30, 2019 Ryan Bray 2 Comments fIREHOSE, Fitted, Flipper, Graham Lewis, Jaki Liebezeit, Jumpstarted Plowhards, Mike Watt, Pink Flag, The First Fit, The Minutemen, Wire

Fitted represents a perfect meeting of musical minds

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Punk 

Fresh Fruit for Nostalgic Punks: DK40 takes fans back to Dead Kennedys’ wild heyday

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Dead Kennedys, DH Peligro, East Bay Ray, Jello Biafra, Klaus Flouride

RNRG’s exclusive chat with guitarist East Bay Ray about the new three-disc live anthology and the madness connected to them

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Alternative Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Grunge at Ground Zero

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Green River, MUDHONEY, Pearl Jam, Sub Pop

Sub Pop’s Green River reissues pay proper tribute to the band that helped jumpstart a musical movement

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