Listening a lot to

Through journalist, music enthusiast, dj Kris Needs and his compilations Dirty Water: The Birth of Punk Attitude and Dirty Water 2: More Birth of Punk Attitude on Year Zero records, I found out about this pioneering black punk group born in Detroit called Death.

Such a powerful, energetic, raw masterpiece, that Freakin Out track

Here's a Mike Rubin written NY Times article on Death just after their 1974 demo tape was released as For the Whole World to See in 2009. You should read it if you're interested.

Nardwuar appreciation

Nardwuar does some of the most entertaining, thoroughly researched, interesting interviews out there. Shout to Nation of Millions for posting this Canadian character's interviews. Here are a few conversations (interview excerpts) with artists you know, from across the world of popular and independent music:

House Says Bloggers Don't Count As Journalists

What I do here is not journalism. On the other hand there are a lot of bloggers and freelance writers who are, for you this piece from Michael Lindenberger on the US's House recent definition of a journalist and what it means for those for whom journalism is not their full time occupation, non paid freelancers and the protections / non-protections in place around revealing sources, is worth reading if you have not already.

Queens born trailblazing journalist / icon

Pic from Stanford Medicine Magazine, Stanford University

Caught a great report last Sunday morning on the veteran Pulitzer Prize winning New Yorker Jimmy Breslin.

Links:
Sunday feature story on Jimmy Breslin
Bonus: Tom Robbin's March 20 -22nd, 2002 Village Voice report: The importance of Jimmy Breslin