Tag Archives: punk

Out of the Crates: Respect for Full-Discography Deep Cuts

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Brian LaRue

There’s an old line that functions as a punchline among music heads: “I’ve heard of them… but I’ve never heard them.” It’s funny because the speaker is basically revealing they’re trying to stay afloat in a conversation about an artist … Continue reading →

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I Was a Teenaged Ska Kid: A Mostly Unapologetic Confession

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Brian LaRue

In 2017, my former colleague Brian Slattery (author, Spaceman Blues, Lost Everything, and more) invited me to contribute a “long personal essay” to the journal the New Haven Review, where he’s a long-time editor. Because it is essentially unthinkable for … Continue reading →

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