October 2026

BLU RAY REVIEWS by: Jaime Pina The Duke Mitchell Collection Grindhouse Releasing/MVD This recent release from Grindhouse combines two previous releases into one box set. If  you already have these discs you are probably asking yourself if you should buy these films  again. The answer is YES! With this box set, in addition to the

BOOK REVIEWS by: Jaime Pina Blow By Blow: The Jeff Beck Story Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill – Da Capo Press While not an oral history, this book relies on interviews from many sources. Both authors are associated with Guitar World magazine and have interviewed Beck and people close to him many times and the

VINYL REVIEWS by: Jaime Pina The Cramps – Gravest Gravy Vengeance Records I’m sure you have read all the hype about this release and have absorbed it and all of the  excitement around it. After buying reissues on colored vinyl and some bad quality live  bootlegs, fans have been wondering about and anticipating releases from

Spotlight On Montreal, Canada’s Taxi Girls Article By: James Milligan Photo Credit: Loicia Blending garage rock grit, power pop hooks, and the spirit of bands like The Runaways and The Donnas, Static finds TAXI GIRLS expanding on the promise of their early singles with ten sharp, melody-driven tracks. Already championed by Iggy Pop on BBC

Ted Watts Of Love Load Interview By: Ginger Coyote Ted Watts and Ben Azzara I had this interview with Ted and decided people may enjoy finding out more about Ted and his incredible work Punk Globe:  Thanks so much for the interview. Can you tell the readers how long it took The Love Lowanted to

Rest In Power, Ms. Gloria Steinem. We THANK YOU. L7 met Gloria Steinem backstage at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., on January 14th, 1995. We had just performed at a benefit concert that Gloria organized for Voters For Choice, which supported pro-choice candidates. Also on the bill were Pearl Jam, Neil Young (with Crazy Horse), and

Anna Pirhana : One Of The Original KUSF Radio Station DJs Interview By: Ginger Coyote Anna with Ness at The Mabuhay Gardens Anna was one of my favorite people from the early ‘punk days’ in San Francisco….. We are both October babies, making us a LIBRA. I spoke with Anna about the origins of the

PUNK OF THE MONTH By: Ginger Coyote This month’s PUNK OF THE MONTH AWARD  goes to the one and only ROSIE O’DONNELL.  ROSIE had moved to Ireland to avoid mango Mussolini. The Fabulous JIMMY KIMMEL took his annual vacation.  JIMMY has been getting hassled by  the rotten orange regarding  FREEDOM OF SPEECH . JIMMY invited

LOVING TRIBUTE TO DOLLY PARTON Compiled By: Ginger Coyote We here at Punk Globe loved Dolly Parton. Her Passing was a loss to the world. Global icon and humanitarian Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author, died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years

Punk Pioneers, The Zeros, Beat Your Heart Out With Filmmakers Anthony Ladesich and Michael Webber Interview By: Erik Core I got a chance to talk with filmmakers Anthony Ladesich and Michael Webber, who are making a documentary on punk pioneers The Zeros. They do this by digging deep into the first wave of punk.