February 20, 2004
Punk-Rock History; Biology as Software
In the wee hours of July 29, 1988, the New York hardcore band False Prophets got in a car crash. ... One of the guitarists took this as a sign to make a change. "Hanging up the guitar. Going back to college." With a series of New York dates pending, the band had only a few weeks to find a replacement. ... A mutual friend told the band that I might be a quick study who could sit in for a few shows. I stayed five years. ...
Punk was my generation's reclamation of rock and roll. In
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