No Idols

INTERVIEW: SAHAN JAYASURIYA

Sahan Jayasuriya is the author of the recently released and highly excellent Don’t Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen. Covering all ten years…

Oct 13 • 

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APOLOGY NUMBER FIVE MILLION

Once again, please excuse the lack of regular content being sent out.

Oct 6 • 

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September 2025

LIVE MUSIC DISPATCHES: HOW TO REMAIN HOT 'N' SWEATY DURING OLD AGE

Whenever I sit down and try to whip up something for the newsletter, I have to remind myself that you come here for some kinda music analysis and not to…

Sep 15 • 

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LOCAL FLAVORS FOR YOUR (R)EARS

In an effort to reestablish myself in my old stomping grounds, I’ve been digging to find the local weirdo sounds the area has to offer.

Sep 2 • 

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August 2025

THE YEARNING HOUR

A few weeks ago, a friend gifted me a 1993 issue of The Wire. Predating my discovery of the magazine by a few years, I did not know how the record…

Aug 19 • 

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RESTACKED: INTERVIEW: DAVE FRANKLIN OF VISION (1989)

In celebration of the recently launched Instagram account for NJHC legends Vision, here is a re-up of a post from 2021 containing an interview I…

Aug 11 • 

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PLAYLIST: UPPER FERRY TWINKLE

As things come together in the new digs and the reality of my situation comes more into focus, I find myself becoming more at ease and ‘present’ – a…

Aug 10 • 

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PLAYLIST: GREEN LANE CRUISE

After over six months of bouncing from relatives and friends’ humble abodes, I have finally found some stability in a teeny, tiny one bedroom apartment…

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

INTERVIEW: RADIO SILENCE/ANTHONY PAPPALARDO

Way back in 2008, Anthony Pappalardo and Nathan Nedorostek published Radio Silence, the first book to seriously access American Hardcore punk from the…

Jul 17 • 

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BILL ORCUTT FOR THE WIRE/EXCUSES FOR EXCUSES

Once again I am sorry for the lack of content.

Jul 8 • 

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June 2025

EXCUSE ME WAITRESS, I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY BREAK

Once again, I apologize for the lack of content here.

Jun 19 • 

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May 2025

MAPLEWOOD RECORD FAIR TMRW: 7 INCHERS

I’m just letting you all know the seven-inch EP’s shown on Thursdays’ post have been sold already.

May 31 • 

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