Got Questions for Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks)?

[Michael Kaiser]

I don't know. Did that sound like the Got MIlk ad? I tried.

*Don't think this technically falls into the "Shameless Self-Promotion" category, but we'll see*

On July 19th Eric Davidson is going to come on the PDR show on Real Punk Radio to talk about his new book (that everyone already knows aboot), We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut 1988-2001, and I am going to guest co-host it - along with the regular cast.

I was hoping that there would be enough interested parties that perhaps a handful, or so, would like to voice some questions that we can play for Eric on-the-spot. If you, or anyone you know, is wiggy over the New Bomb Turks give the RadiOblivion Hotline a call and record your inquiries.

Here's a neat little Googly gadget that works like a charm for such occations:

Just click it and Google will do practically the rest (except the leaving the message). Slick as snot!

You can get more info about the show via this post at Michael Kaiser's Haus.

Still waiting on my copy o' the book.

[Ken]

Yeah... Eric has real nice way with words. I've been enjoying picking my way through the book early in the morning before I head into work.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Well it is a good term. Gunk is to punk what grunge is to alt. Both are filthy. When you put gunk in the label, you don't think of Green Day or Blink 182. And now we know why singers sound snotty.

Ken (Evil Empire Records) said:

[electrocute your cock]

When I first heard - or rather read - the term 'gunk punk' I thought it was sounded like like some dumb shit the maintstream (probably British) press would come up with to hype up the latest hip scene or something (y'know, the one that's been around for years but they've only just discovered), and the snob inside me was thinking, oh man I really hope this doesn't catch on, I don't want to hear a bunch of trendy fuckers talking about how much they're into this "gunk punk thing" or see 'we name the ten hottest gunk bands you need to hear this year' on the cover of some rag. Course now I don't really give a fuck. And so far it's a fucking great read.

And I was into gunk punk before it was popular!