Anthony Pappalardo
Art Pussy Went to Puerto Rico and Didn't Get Stabbed
Art Pussy is a Brooklyn-based experimental performing and promoting collective that organizes shows comprised of 15-minute music sets, two stages, theatrical transitions between bands, and original projections and films playing behind each act. They...
Big Surprise - Henry Rollins Can Reform Health Care, Man!
I realize that the Henry Rollins I see on my television is not the same person I pictured the first time I heard Damaged as a kid. And he shouldn't be. That Henry—immortalized for punching a mirror—was a lot younger, angrier, and less politically aware...
Pure Fun Was the Epitome of 90s Skateboarding Zines
While most of us were fumbling around with glue sticks for the first time, Larry Ransom was in Lockport, New York, knocking it out of the park with Pure Fun. The zine is exactly what its title promises: Kids from some town fucking around, posing for...
Improbable Trades That Could Save the 2012 Baseball Season
Doesn’t it seem like the 2012 Major League Baseball season is one of the most boring in history? Here are some trades that could save it.
Big Surprise - Michael Moore Still Loves His Own Opinions
What happens when there's a horrific shooting in America? Michael Moore uses it as an opportunity to hype his movies and tell us he has all the answers.
Michael Cudahy Talks About the Best Label From Boston You've Never Heard Of
Overlooked and under appreciated, Propeller Records was a label run as a collective and home to Boston art punk in the early 80s.
Boston Was The Reason Why Wesley Eisold Felt So Blue
American Nightmare came along as the 90s said goodbye. In what seemed like a split second they were everyone's favorite band and t-shirt. Instead of catering to the narrow niches that hardcore had fragmented into, they just did whatever the fuck they...
Guided By Voices Have a New Video Starring a Shitty Magician
Normally I like books and films where nothing happens, and nothing really happens in this video. It's just a magician sitting there getting ready to perform or something.
Despite What Geeks Think the Tampa Bay Rays Aren't that Great At Anything
Once a laughable expansion team with obnoxious uniforms, the Tampa Bay Rays have revamped their franchise into a competitive and savvy press darling but despite being heralded as the smartest franchise in baseball, no one but geeks really fucking care...
Electronic Cigarettes: Blowing Smoke Up Your Ass?
What the hell do electronic cigarettes taste like and do they work? We taste test five brands so you don't have to.
Meth Heads I’d Like to See on 'Breaking Bad' This Season
I'm not overly concerned with the plot lines, resolution, or social commentary Breaking Bad's last episodes will undoubtedly cause. In fact, I'm more curious who’s possibly making a cameo this season.
Drew Stone Saw the Birth of Boston Hardcore and Made a Movie About It
Drew Stone the birth of Boston hardcore, the Straight Edge, and why most o