The Revenge of the Mekons
The Revenge of the Mekons takes a look at one of punk’s longest running bands, and Bob Pomeroy tells all.
The Revenge of the Mekons takes a look at one of punk’s longest running bands, and Bob Pomeroy tells all.
Ink 19’s Bob Pomeroy ran with the bulls in Pamplona. Spoiler alert: he survived!
Unknown (Flithy Bonnet). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Midnight (Hollywood Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Photographer Jay Blakesberg and writer Edith Johnson take us on a guided tour of a world where barefoot women in peasant skirts commune with their muses. Welcome to the world of the Hippie Chick.
Still (Fantasy). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Berlin based photographer, Holger Talinski, takes on a visual tour of Peaches world. He spends far more time in sweaty rehearsal halls and hotel rooms than he does showing the glamour of being a rock star. He provides the proper unfussy photographic documentation of a performer with a don’t give a damn attitude.
Remembering When Cambodia Rocked (Dust to Digital). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Replica Sun Machine (Wall of Sound). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Neon dinosaurs and latex ladies are nothing unusual at kinky conventions like Tampa’s Fetishcon or Exotica Detroit. Bob Pomeroy takes a walk or two on the wild side and reports back on the events. He admits that walking through Home Depot will never be the same.
Like a smarter and hipper Forrest Gump, Joe Boyd repeatedly turned up at the right place at the right time in the rapidly changing music world of the 1960’s. From ferrying blues and jazz players around Europe, to discovering Pink Floyd, Boyd was there and he remembers what happened!
Chris Nieratko tells brutally frank tales of inebriation and sexual excess while supposedly reviewing porn videos in Skinema. Chris stopped by the Skate Park of Tampa to promote his new book and present a little slide show. Bob Pomeroy was there and gives you the dirt on the dirty stories.
You and Me Against the World, Baby (Boiling Point). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
In a city famous for its wild side, New Orleans Noir takes you down the darkest, wildest streets. Half the tales are set in historic New Orleans, while the other half are set in a post-Katrina city. Bob Pomeroy tells you where the bodies are hidden.
A great music town relies on a lot of talented people. In San Francisco, Peter Ellenby takes the pictures that let people know what they missed at the club last night, grace CD booklets or illustrate articles. Sometimes rock photographer, Bob Pomeroy tells you all about the book and photos.
Watching too much Fox News can make a person jaded. Why can’t people get along? When Bob Pomeroy hears genre-blending sounds like those made by Lenke Lichtenberg and the Sunny Jain Collective , he realizes we’ve been listening to the wrong people.
Can a Cold War-era spy find love in the 21st Century? The box office returns for Casino Royale say YES. If you want an idea why James Bond is still such a cultural force, the essays in this volume give you a lot to think about. Bob Pomeroy tells you about the good and the not so good from the Bond debates.
Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to be a crime scene investigator? Maybe you’ve wondered what impact a TV show can have on our culture. The essays in Investigating CSI debate these and many more topics. Tune in, but don’t forget the duct tape. Bob Pomeroy won’t always have that extra roll.
Inspirational text, coffee table photography book or master class in Photoshop? Julieanne Kost gives us all three in her new book. Bob Pomeroy comes along for the ride to see what can be done with a digital camera and a kick-ass computer program.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.