Blog: WFMU's Beware of the Blog

True, I usually write about the more progressive or esoteric corners of musical obscuria, but don't pigeonhole me! I do love me a good and simple three chord anthem. I've just finished reading Peter Blecha's new book Sonic Boom, The History of Northwest Rock, from "Louie Louie" to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and I'm jonesing to dig through my attic to find all my old " Garage Punk Unknowns ", " Back From The Grave ", " Teenage Shutdowns " and other similar comps. The book, which focuses almost entirely on the inception of rock through [...]