askthatguy
Where the cranky old guy behind the AP counter explains rock's family tree to you - before he tries to burn it down.
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No Seriously, Ask That Guy: How many teenage girls does it take to prefigure riot grrrl and krishnacore? I dunno, ask X-RAY SPEX.
FILE UNDER: Self-Aware, Socially Sharp, Mixed-Gender Punk Rock Incredibly Not Ruined By The...
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I Don't Know, Ask That Guy: Was there ever time when a band could be really popular and still be cool? Whaddaya mean you never heard of Marc Bolan and T. Rex?
YEARS OF EXISTENCE: 1967-1978 YEARS OF DECENT EXISTENCE: 1971-1974 BEST RECORDS: Electric...
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No Seriously, Ask That Guy: Anarchy sounds good to me, especially when it’s THE EX we’re talking about.
FILE UNDER: Unflinching Dutch Anarcho-Punk With A Global Worldview YEARS OF EXISTENCE: ...
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I Don't Know, Ask That Guy: No time for losers, because QUEEN were the champions of pomp and circumstance, decades before South Park's Big Gay Al.
YEARS OF EXISTENCE: 1971-1991 YEARS OF DECENT EXISTENCE: 1971-1980 BEST RECORDS: Sheer...
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I Don't Know, Ask That Guy: Armageddon will be initiated by Thomas Alva Edison, hellishly incensed that his beloved invention, the phonograph, was used to help promulgate something heinous, bloated and devoid of artistic, spiritual or creative value-i.e., JOURNEY.
YEARS OF EXISTENCE: 1973-present, with members taking time off for other mercenary activities...
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No Seriously, Ask That Guy: Don’t blame GANG OF FOUR for the glut of dance-punk redundancy-feel free to blame their imitators, though.
FILE UNDER: Minimalist, Angular Dance-Punk Fueled By Political (And Internal) Tension-Until...
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No Seriously, Ask That Guy: Please understand: GOVERNMENT ISSUE is the only DC hardcore band you still need to hear.
FILE UNDER: Eclectic DC Posi-Core-Or, Why Dag Nasty Existed
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No Seriously, Ask That Guy: The only thing heavier than BLUE ÖYSTER CULT are the yawns they trigger when you listen to their records.
YEARS OF EXISTENCE: 1971-present
YEARS OF DECENT EXISTENCE: 1974-1976
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I Don't Know, Ask That Guy: Can you think of a more un-rock instrument than the flute? Don‘t tell your Pap-Pap, because it was his generation that made JETHERO TULL millionaires.
YEARS OF EXISTANCE: 1967-Present
YEARS OF DECENT EXISTANCE: 1968-'75-followed by a... -
No Seriously, Ask That Guy: We‘ve got an arsenal of Canada jokes, too, but we‘d never use them around D.O.A.
FILE UNDER: Seminal Hardcore From The Great White North
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