Author: Bart Cameron
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The God Damned Skunks get drunk
by Bart Cameron
The first thing you need to know is that the God Damned Skunks aren’t a band really. They were formed…
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Outclassing Metallica
by Bart Cameron
Krummi: Sorry I couldn’t get you into the show. I couldn’t even get my girlfriend in. Grapevine: That sucks. If…
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SEARCHING FOR SHANNON ELIZABETH
by Bart Cameron
Seeing Höddi’s camera, some stop us to deliver quotes: “I came to enjoy the culture and the game itself” says…
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A PUNK ROCK GUITARIST GROWS UP
by Bart Cameron
They would have been surprised that I found Michael Pollock, guitarist for Utangarðsmenn and returning solo artist, at the city…
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Giving Away Great Art
by Bart Cameron
5ta herdeildin is playing their second gig of the day. A talented four-piece, lo-fi, folk-influenced, genre-defying band, 5ta play in…
PEACHES: Somewhere between attitude and Tourette´s
by Bart Cameron
The terms “Canadian” and “schoolteacher” don’t usually go with “porno-sexy hip-hop rocker.” Then again, one usually doesn’t associate “banking conglomerate”…
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THE NEW QUEENS BEGIN THEIR RULE
by Bart Cameron
“We’re changing what a drag show is. I’ll be singing in Arabic,” he says, and then gives a crotch-exposing pose….
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Violent Femmes: New York band searches for its roots.
by Bart Cameron
The Violent Femmes were my local band. I saw them at least five times in high school. My friends and…