No Idols
Tony RettmanUnderground content for a discerning few
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 418 | Founded | 7 years ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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RECORD REVIEWS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR
A few weeks ago, my much younger downstairs neighbor moved out due to finding a better job in less of a shit hole area of the country. Yesterday, my landlord called to ask if I would check on the place and make sure no pipes froze, nothing’...
INTERVIEW: THE LAZARUS PLOT
This interview with Laura Laurent and Mark Newton from late 90s Midwest emo band The Lazarus Plot was conducted in the summer of 2025 for the band biographies that accompanied the Sequoia seven-inch box set released by The Numero Group last...
RESTACKED: PETE KOLLER INTERVIEW
This interview with Pete Koller of Sick Of It All was conducted in the fall of 2013 for my second book, NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980 – 1990. If you would like a signed copy of the book, feel free to send me a DM here on Substack.
How did...
INTERVIEW: RICK FROBERG FROM 2023
This interview with the late Rick Froberg (Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Obits) was conducted in March of 2023 for an article I wrote about San Diego Punk for The Wire. Copies of that issue of The Wire are still available through...
RESTACKED: TOMMY CARROLL INTERVIEW
In celebration of the announcement of legendary NYHC unit Straight Ahead reuniting for two already sold-out shows at the Brooklyn Monarch this April, I am dusting off the uncut interview conducted with Straight Ahead vocalist Tommy Carroll...
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