First off, the new issue of The Wire came out today featuring some of my writing. I got to write the Avant Rock column featuring Arbor Labor Union…
In the third and final installment of my interview with Tonie Joy, we delve into his post-UOA groups such as The Great Unraveling and The Convocation Of…

January 2023

In this second installment of my interview with Tonie Joy, we discussed the formation of Universal Order of Armageddon, joining Born Against and touring…
As the guitarist in Moss Icon and Universal Order of Armaggedon, Tonie Joy had a significant impact on the American underground of the 1990s. With the…
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My discovery of The Reds, Pinks, and Purples happened last month, late one-night courtesy of the Spotify algorithm. As embarrassing as it was to find…
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December 2022

In an attempt to jolt myself out of a self-imposed boycott against thinking, I made a year-end type one-page/double-sided ledger-sized ‘zine in the…
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November 2022

Since relinquishing responsibility for this newsletter a few months back, my days have been spent doing a whole lotta nuthin’. For the most part, I play…
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For those who will be in the New Jersey area this Sunday, I will be unloading some punk rock rarities at the Maplewood Record Fair. The selection will…

October 2022

Below is an interview I conducted with Matt Anderson of the band Heroin and the proprietor of Gravity Records. The interview went up today on the Creem…
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September 2022

After months of posting half-assed gobbledygook such as crosswords and word finds, I think it’s safe to say I’ve hit a rut with this Substack page…and…
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August 2022

We would like to congratulate Tim Faulkner for being the winner of the Black Flag crossword puzzle. Although Tim was incorrect on one of the answers, he…
…Continuing on with the brain-busting word games, I put together a crossword puzzle centered around Black Flag that only a true nerd would love and/or…