1230 words First Rights for Sale [Rocky Mountain Bullhorn May, 2001] All That Jazz – DJ Logic Puts a New Spin on Turntabalism by Ande Wanderer Who would have thought being born in the Bronx, in the projects, during the Vietnam War, on the eve of an oil crisis would turn out […]
Hare Hare Hardcore: Krishnas Woo Devotees Through Punk Music
Hare Krishnas drew new devotees in the ’90s thanks to the mosh-pit friendly melodies of ‘krishna-core,’ a spiritual extension of the ‘straight-edge’ punk scene. You’ve seen them giving away food at the Pearl Street Mall or at the airport hawking books, maybe you’ve heard them on the radio. Yep, it’s the Hare Krishna’s — […]
Bhangra & Hindi Hop Add Desi Flavor to New York Music Scene
Bhangra and other South Asian sounds made their way into the U.S. dance club scene in the late 90s. Basement Bhangra in New York City’s West Village was ground zero for one weekly party that ran for twenty years. Go into any New York branch of a chain music store in New York and […]
Odd Couple: Denver’s Little Fyodor & Babushka
Little Fyodor, aka Dave Lichtenberg is a punk musician in Denver who got his start in the band Walls of Genius and now plays in a band with his long-time partner (Babushka, aka Lauren Swain). He also hosted a popular radio program, Under the Floorboards on Boulder’s KGNU for over 25 years. Highlands – Musician […]