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Drew Wardle

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Nottingham, Saratoga Springs
As seen in: TheSpot518.com, Medium, Substack, Flipboard, Far Out Magazine, The Post-Star, Rome News-Tribune, Olean Times Herald, Press-Republican
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What is punk?

What is punk?

Far Out Magazine — "A guy walks up to me and asks, 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say. 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says, 'That's Punk?', and I say, 'No that's trendy!'" - Billie Joe Armstrong As the above quote suggests, punk is simultaneously accessible and elusive.
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Interview: Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society to play Empire Live This Friday | Nippertown

Interview: Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society to play Empire Live This Friday | Nippertown

nippertown.com — Heavy blues rockers, Black Label Society, are coming to Empire Live in Albany this Friday, November 5th. I asked the group's fearless leader, Zakk Wylde, what the audience may expect from Friday's show. "Hearing loss!" Wylde jested. From the phone conversation I had with Wyld ...
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The Unlikely Connection Between Donald Trump and Johnny Rotten

The Unlikely Connection Between Donald Trump and Johnny Rotten

Medium — "Dark times are times of great opportunity for people of great stealth." Both Johnny Rotten (former singer of The Sex Pistols) and former President of the United States, Donald Trump, are intrinsically linked by an unlikely story, one that involves trash - yes, literal garbage. It symbolises the very essence of...
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Did John Lennon have a 'God complex'?

Did John Lennon have a 'God complex'?

Far Out Magazine — Did John Lennon fancy himself as a Jesus Christ kind of archetype? Ever since Lennon made the controversial remark that The Beatles are "more popular than Jesus," one cannot help but draw a correlation between the two, if not subconsciously.
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Drew Benton of Haunted Cat: "I'll be recording until I'm dead" | Nippertown

Drew Benton of Haunted Cat: "I'll be recording until I'm dead" | Nippertown

nippertown.com — ALBANY - Albany musician, Drew Benton, speaks of a creative compulsion he has which has kept him writing and playing music long enough to see the comings and goings of trends, facades, fragile egos, bands, venues, and the like in the Capital Region. The question is, is it enough to keep him out ...
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The reign of Captain Beefheart and how he changed rock music forever

The reign of Captain Beefheart and how he changed rock music forever

Far Out Magazine — "I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any." - Captain Beefheart Don Van Vliet, or more famously known as 'Captain Beefheart', was born today, January 15th, in 1941.
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House of Saturn Breaks Down Walls of Genres | Nippertown

House of Saturn Breaks Down Walls of Genres | Nippertown

nippertown.com — The sound of "Taps" erupting through a feedback-laden microphone to be greeted by a "fuck the government," reminds me of why the SUPER DARK Collective shows are unpredictable. Monday's audience at Desperate Annie's was treated to another diversely curated show by th ...
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