How punk became fascinated with Nazi symbols – The Forward
Seeking to cause offense, some punk rockers employed Third Reich symbols; others went even further.
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Seeking to cause offense, some punk rockers employed Third Reich symbols; others went even further.
For Halloween, a list of the scariest Jewish songs including ones written by Warren Zevon, the Dictators, the Ramones, Kiss and Blue Oyster Cult.
A career that spans over four decades? Check. The ability to shift the world's idea of what rock music would sound like? Check. Reuniting to release new music
The recently reunited DICTATORS have just released a new video underlining their return. Founder members of the NYC proto-punk legends Andy Shernoff, Scott ‘Top Ten’ Kempner and Ross ‘The Boss’ Friedman recently hooked up to make new music. With original drummer Stu Boy King having sadly passed away in 2018, the trio invited longtime friend and founding Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard to fill the drumstool. Although Kempner has now sadly had to bow out for health reasons, the band will continue and ‘Let’s Get The Band Back Together’ is a perfect declaration of intent. ...
Punk rock icons The Dictators are back with "Let's Get the Band Back Together," a fitting title for their first reunion song which also marks the debut of new drummer Albert Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult fame. The band was formed in 1973 in New York City and released three albums before splitting up in 1978. Their style was entirely unique — one predicated on punk rock energy with the laid back, party-time sensibilities of surf rock. Not much has changed all these years later, evidenced by the jingle-jangle of "Let's Get the Band Back Together." There's no need to pour through the song and l...