In 1977—when else?—misfit teenager Alicia Armendariz became L.A. punk firebrand Alice Bag. Though her band Bags released just one 7-inch record over its three-year existence (the bold, buzzsaw-in-your-face Survive), the group secured a place in first-wave West Coast punk history thanks in part to its insane live shows (the drummer once punched Tom Waits at a [...]

Morning, y'all! At the top of the news pile: WaPo's Dave Malitz almost missed his date with Bob Dylan, but then didn't! Also, my niece, who is 4 years old, does not "get" VHS.
Tony Millionaire's potty mouth, the legacies of Leo Strauss and Lemmy, the scarcity of female comedy writers, Trace Adkins: Comic Book Hero, [...]