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6 Punk Bands for International Women’s Day
It’s been a while since I posted, but it’s International Women’s Day, so here are six incredible punk bands to help celebrate.
X-Ray Spex
The Cold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMZgV5736As
Tex & The Horseheads
Blondie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7oFoXh_95E
The Slits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlCduWSCDg
Bikini Kill
Meuwl (2006-2008)
Looking through my archives, I realize just how many photographs I shot of Samuel “Meuwl” Harshbarger, who we lost seven years ago today. Though there are plenty of images Sam already on this site, I always seem to find more I want to share — including the first image I ever took of him in 2006 (above) and the last in 2008 (bottom).
Christeene in Austin (2010)
This past weekend I went to Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown for a Peaches show. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out the opening act was a familiar name — Christeene. Christeene is a drag artist from Austin performed by Paul Soileau. When I lived in Austin, I knew many of Christeene’s creative collaborators including PJ Raval and Otis Ike. So I’d met Paul and photographed Christeene on a few occasions. This is one of the tamest images I have of Christeene from a 2010 show with Katey Red and Big Freedia at Scoot Inn in Austin.
All-Musician Soccer Team
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recently joined Men in Blazers to name his soccer team comprised of only musicians. I haven’t seen Lars’s list, but because he is a mediocre drummer who likes to sue music fans, I’m sure his lineup is about as interesting as any Metallica album after 1991. Instead, I’ve come up with my own team. Some are musicians who have in fact played. Some I only wish did.
Goalkeeper
Mick Fleetwood
Fleetwood is 6’6″ and as Fleetwood Mac’s drummer has quick hands and is used to sitting in the back while the glory happens in front of him.
5-10-15-20
I recently read Pitchfork’s 5-10-15-20 feature with Descendants frontman Milo Aukerman. As part of the 5-10-15-20 series, artists talk about the music that made an impact on them throughout their lives, five years at a time. I got to thinking about this for myself, and since Pitchfork will never ask me, I thought I’d share my own.
5: Elvis Presley
Pretty much all of my early exposure to music was from riding in the car with my father. That involved a constant rotation classic country such as Conway Twitty and George Jones or oldies like Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers. Most of all, it was Elvis, his favorite singer.
Tino at Big Bend National Park (2007)
I am sharing this photograph with two purposes — to celebrate 100 years of the U.S. National Parks and to congratulate my friend Tino and his wife Christina on the recent birth of their first child.
My first visit to a National Park was to Big Bend in 2006 while I was a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin. I went with friend Marc (also a new father) to do some backpacking, and we returned with Tino a year later. That is when I took this image of Tino atop Emory Peak.
Tillie & Josie
It takes something special for me to dust off my SLR nowadays. My dogs — Tillie (left) and Josie — are usually the inspiration. Over the course of ten minutes of a recent evening while drinking wine in the front yard, the girls chased a tennis ball one other before wearing themselves out. So I took a few frames of their fun.
For more photos of Tillie and Josie, follow @tilliebean on Instagram.
Updated: A Playlist of Songs That Mention West Virginia
If a song mentions “West Virginia,” it will most likely catch my ear. So I’ve put together this list of six songs that aren’t about West Virginia (i.e. “Green Rolling Hills,” “Bottom of the Mountain” and definitely not “Country Roads” because John Denver was full of shit, man), but do mention the state by name.
The original post include only six songs, but here’s a more complete playlist.
Congratulations, Zach
This past weekend, my friend Zachary Hunt celebrated his marriage to his awesome partner Amelia. Unfortunately, I could not make it to Austin to celebrate with them. So instead I’ll share this image I took of Zach at the end of our very first Femme et vélo shoot in 2011. Whether it was shooting for Femme et vélo or a wedding, riding bikes or drinking cocktails in front of Dolce Vita, it’s been a lot of fun being friends with this handsome gentleman. Congratulations on your marriage, Zach and Amelia.