YuppiePunk

Channel Description:

Latest Articles in this Channel:

07/16/11--15:25: Tribute Songs: When One Band Sings About Another (chan 1868601)

Most musicians will tell you that the main reason they learned to write songs in the first place was because they were inspired by a favorite band or artist. Most musicians will also tell you that they never stopped being inspired, even as they got famous and inspired others — sort of a circle of [...]


08/07/11--19:49: Rock Memoir Battle: Sammy Hagar vs. Dave Mustaine (chan 1868601)

Here at YuppiePunk World HQ, we are rock nerds of the highest order, which is why we read the recently released memoirs from Sammy Hagar (“Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock“) and Dave Mustaine (“Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir“). Despite Van Halen and Megadeth residing on opposite ends of the hard rock spectrum, there are [...]


09/04/11--23:38: Bumbershoot 2011: Day Two (chan 1868601)

Maybe there’s some weird voodoo curse on us, but for whatever reason, YuppiePunk World HQ simply never makes it out to all three days of Bumbershoot, Seattle’s annual music, arts and comedy festival held over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center. And this year is no exception, with us missing the festival’s first day [...]


09/06/11--21:17: Bumbershoot 2011: Day Three (chan 1868601)

Aside from the free street parking we scored (woot!), the best thing about Monday’s Bumbershoot, which was much less crowded than the previous day, was the shorter lines for deep-fried Twinkies. While we didn’t have any (we’re fat enough, thank you very much), the fried foodstuff is the lifeblood of any self-respecting festivalgoer. Need a [...]


10/28/11--21:07: Banner Pilot’s ‘Heart’ Songs (chan 1868601)

Snowfall, the Midwest and disappointment, these are the themes of Banner Pilot’s third LP, “Heart Beats Pacific” (Fat Wreck Chords), a gruff and melodic pop-punk romp across the lonely landscapes of a Minneapolis winter with a half-empty bottle of whiskey in hand. As with their last outing, 2009’s “Collapser,” there are few surprises to be [...]


11/01/11--23:09: The Best of the Worst Lou Reed & Metallica Reviews (chan 1868601)

Of “Lulu,” his already infamous collaboration with Metallica, Lou Reed said, “It’s maybe the best thing done by anyone, ever. It could create another planetary system. I’m not joking, and I’m not being egotistical.” Critics wholeheartedly disagreed, panning the record nearly universally, turning it into a punchline, and becoming the prime example of a collaboration [...]


11/24/11--21:20: Film Review: ‘The Other F Word’ (chan 1868601)

The idea of being a yuppie punk is a lot like being a punk rock dad, which is the subject of “The Other F Word,” a documentary from filmmaker Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, about the mindfuck that ensues when a punk rock lifestyle is interrupted by parenthood. A group of punk luminaries, including Jim Lindberg [...]


11/26/11--15:36: The Topless Show (chan 1868601)

The human body is one of the hardest things to accurately portray on a canvas. Its nuances are many and it’s a subject that we as viewers know better than most — the shapes, bends, colors and folds of our skin. Perhaps that’s why it’s painted so frequently. A nude body can titillate and nauseate. [...]


12/26/11--19:20: Top 20 Albums of 2011 (chan 1868601)

2011 may not have been a banner year for album sales but that’s nothing new. And unless Elvis and Michael Jackson decide to collaborate posthumously on a rock opera about the life of Amy Winehouse, we’re not likely to see a record-breaking record sales year anytime soon. Having said that, it was a pretty good [...]


12/30/11--22:20: In Memoriam: 2011 (chan 1868601)

Along with some notorious dictators and international terrorists that we were happy to see go, we lost a lot of people this year that we wish could have stayed on this mortal coil just a little bit longer. There were Hollywood icons (Elizabeth Taylor), rock & roll saxophonists (Clarence Clemons) and a few too many [...]