Book of the Week: ‘Songs Only You Know’ by Sean Madigan Hoen
In the mid-to-late 1990s the Midwest produced a handful of bands that fell under the umbrella of punk rock, but they hardly made sense to kids looking to hear poppy stuff that was fit for the radio in the post-Dookie era or the type of testosterone-filled hardcore that was sometimes labeled as “chugga chugga,” featuring bands fronted by singers who employed “Cookie Monster” vocals.
These Midwestern bands, with names like My Lai, Jihad, and Racebannon, played louder, faster, angrier, and, in the case of Detroit’s Thoughts of Ionesco, better than just about any punk or hardcore band that graced the same stages. They were loud and furious, like Black Flag jacked up on that special brand of Motor City aggression that great bands from the area have channeled for decades. … Read More
These Midwestern bands, with names like My Lai, Jihad, and Racebannon, played louder, faster, angrier, and, in the case of Detroit’s Thoughts of Ionesco, better than just about any punk or hardcore band that graced the same stages. They were loud and furious, like Black Flag jacked up on that special brand of Motor City aggression that great bands from the area have channeled for decades. … Read More
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