Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk

“I was a punk before you were a punk

You don’t believe me? Just step outside and see me baby

I was a punk before you were a punk

You want some action? I’ll put your ass in traction baby

I was a punk before you were

I was a punk before you

I was a punk before you were

I was a punk before you”

The Tubes (Spooner/Evans/Waybill)

Nadia Elkharadly: NXNE – Trying Something New

Hello my lovely DBAWISers!  I missed you all last week in my absence.  And, of course, thank you to the lovely Emer Schlosser for covering for me in my North by North East prep insanity.  Yes, I survived, as evidenced by the existence of this column.  As per usual, it was a hell of a time.  I reconnected with old friends, made new ones, I even met a few people that I greatly admire, which is always a trip.  I’ll be expounded on the musical adventures on my Examiner page, so for this edition of my Tuesday storytime, I want to talk about something I’ve never done at NXNE before.  This year, I popped my NXNE FILM cherry, and I want to tell you all about it.

Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – Q

Suzi Quatro 

Michigan’s Suzi Quatro, part of a very musical family including her father Art, brother Michael and sister Patti (she was in Fanny), moved to England in 1971 to find her fame and fortune. Standing just five feet tall and playing a bass that weighed half of what she did Suzi found a new musical family, Mickie Most, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Most was a well know record producer with credits that included The Animals and Jeff Beck and Chinn/Chapman were writing hit after glam rock hit for the likes of The Sweet and Mud. It was a match made in heaven.