Half Japanese: The Band That Is King
With Crazy Hearts, Jad Fair’s longtime outfit continues to reign supreme as one of America’s most distinctive rock groups
Read moreWith Crazy Hearts, Jad Fair’s longtime outfit continues to reign supreme as one of America’s most distinctive rock groups
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Read moreIra Kaplan (l) and Jon Fine discuss the realities of indie band economics at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, June 20, 2016. (Ken Kurson) Jon Fine wrote a terrific book called Your Band Sucks of almost eerie relevance to a certain suburban rocker misfit guy who came of age in the late 80s. Jon is my friend through media stuff rather than rock because our bands and taste in music could
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