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Happy Birthday Brian Setzer!

By Steve Beard Sending the grandest Happy Birthday wishes to Brian Setzer. Most well-known for his hair “piled high” and shredding on a vintage Gretsch guitar, he played a monumental role in reintroducing young punks like me around the globe … Continue reading

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Crucifixes, Guthrie, and the Dropkick Murphys

By Steve Beard For the last few years, I’ve gotten hooked on livestreaming the Dropkick Murphys’ St. Patrick’s Day concert. This remains the one redemptive habit I’ve clung to from the pandemic years. Over the last 25 years, the bagpipe-and-banjo-infused … Continue reading

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Stray Cat Patron Saint: Brian Setzer leans on St. Jude

                    By Steve Beard January 7, 2004, National Review In the early 1980s, Stray Cats front man Brian Setzer stood up in the moshpit of the punk-rock/new-wave revolution and daringly waved … Continue reading

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