minutemen

Indie Rock 

MidKnight, SST and Spot: The Oral History of Carducci Bros. 

December 28, 2024February 7, 2025 Brad Cohan 0 Comments fIREHOSE, Joe Carducci, Mark Carducci, MidKnight, Mike Watt, minutemen, ORG Music, The Carducci Bros., The Missingmen

Joe and Mark Carducci and Mike Watt on the long road to their eponymous debut

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Alternative Rock Folk Indie Rock Pop Post-Hardcore Post-Punk Punk Rock 

Punk’s First Epics Pt. 2: Hüsker Dü’s Zen Arcade Turns 40

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, minutemen, SST Records, Zen Arcade

Looking back at the White Album of Minnesota

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jazz Punk 

Punk’s First Epics Pt. 1: Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime Turns 40

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024 Dan Weiss 2 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, D Boon, Double Nickels On The Dime, George Hurley, Husker Du, Mike Watt, minutemen, Zen Arcade

Why this SST masterpiece remains a crucial listen four decades later

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Post-Punk Punk Remembrance 

D. Boon: 35 Years Gone

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 Ron Hart 7 Comments 1985, D Boon, Double Nickels On The Dime, fIREHOSE, George Hurley, Mike Watt, minutemen, The Minutemen

Remembering a punk jazz genius on the anniversary of his tragic passing

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jazz Post-Hardcore Punk 

Walking the Plow: Jamming Econo with the Jumpstarted Plowhards

December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Big Walnuts Yonder, D Boon, fIREHOSE, Fitted, George Hurley, Jumpstarted Plowhards, Mike Watt, minutemen, mssv, Pedro Supergroup, Recess Records, San Pedro, Stooges, The Minutemen, Todd Congelliere, Toys That Kill, Unknown Instructors, Wish Granters

The RNR Globe’s third Mike Watt interview of 2019 focuses on the most Pedro of his current projs

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jazz Punk 

mssv: A Tale of Two Mikes

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Brad Cohan 1 Comment Contemplating the Engine Room, David Torn, Dinosaur Jr., firehouse, Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, Live Flowers, Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, minutemen, mssv, Nels Cline, Stephen Hodges, Stooges, Wall of Flowers

Alongside drummer Stephen Hodges, guitarist Mike Baggetta and bass great Mike Watt go massive with their new trio, mssv

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