“I Wanna Be Sedated” is a song about being bored on tour. The Ramones were in London at Christmas and had nothing to do, so…
Punk
18/02/2019: “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett
“Bad Reputation” is a raucous, loud and unapologetic punk song, with a catchy hook and a certain endearing discordant energy, Joan Jett shines here as…
07/11/2018: “Little Red Riding Hood” by The Meteors
The Meteors are often viewed as the band who really cemented and defined the genre of psychobilly. If you don’t know, psychobilly is a movement…
31/10/2018: “Walking Contradiction” by Green Day
There probably aren’t any American pop punk bands more successful than Green Day. Perhaps Blink 182 could be considered more genre defining, but Green Day…
23/04/2018: “What A Wonderful World” by Joey Ramone
Most people would be more familiar with the original 1967 Louis Armstrong version of this one, for good reason; it’s one of the most uplifting,…
20/04/2018: “Rock The Casbah” by The Clash
I will generally try to keep politics out of this blog. It can be incendiary, alienating people needlessly when all I’m trying to do is…