The Minutemen

Indie Rock Post-Hardcore Post-Punk Rock 

LISTEN: Upright Forms Shares First Single “Heaven Knows”

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blurred Wires, Nick Sakes, Noah Paster, Shaun Westphal, SKiN GRAFT Records, Superdrag, Television Personalities, The Minutemen, Upright Forms

Blurred Wires, the debut album from the Minneapolis power trio, out on June 28th via SKiN GRAFT Records

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Hardcore Punk Rock 

The Battle Scars of Black Flag

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Jason Gross 2 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Black Flag, Chuck Biscuits, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Greg Ginn, Henry Rollins, Keith Morris, My War, Robo, The Minutemen

Was Greg Ginn testing our patience with My War?

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Experimental Punk Rock 

The Mystery of mssv Solved

November 6, 2023 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Contemplating the Engine Room, fIREHOSE, Human Reaction, Jim Keltner, Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, mssv, Stephen Hodges, The Minutemen

Mike Baggetta may pilot this ship with Mike Watt and Stephen Hodges, but it’s all tugboat and no ball-hog

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Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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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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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 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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