Ron Knox

Remembering Things

20 Years Ago, Propagandhi Antagonized the Punk Scene with ‘Less Talk, More Rock’

The seminal album actively challenged their macho fans to think differently, whether they liked it or not.
Ron Knox
5.26.16
Interviews

Petrol Girls Singer Ren Aldridge Reflects on Visiting Displaced Residents in the Calais “Jungle"

The singer of the UK punk band has volunteered at the camps for people fleeing their homes in Afghanistan, Sudan, and Syria, and describes the hostility and violence she's seen there.
Ron Knox
1.19.16
Interviews

Diet Cig Are Graduating from Being a College Band

"We don’t want to be a New York band, or a New Paltz band. We are a band based out of the US. We’re everywhere. So let’s just be that."
Ron Knox
7.14.15
Rank Your Records

Rank Your Records: Propagandhi's Chris Hannah Rates the Band's Diverse Catalog

Six albums in 25 years, from skate punk to thrash metal.
Ron Knox
3.12.15
Scene Reports

Kansas City Punk: Dispatches from "Flyover Country"

Eleven bands to know from the literal middle of the country.
Ron Knox
2.19.15
2014 in Review

Ice Cube's 'The Predator' Was the Most Relevant Album of 2014 That Came Out in 1992

Twenty-plus years later, the hip-hop classic unfortunately still speaks to the social injustice in America.
Ron Knox
12.16.14
in defense of

Martha Stewart Is Punker Than You, You Dweebs

Martha Stewart has some tips on how to throw a punk rock party and they are delightful.
Ron Knox
10.23.14
Longreads Or Whatever

Cory Branan: A True No-Hit Wonder

His debut album was a media darling. Twelve years later, the honeymoon has worn off but he’s still one of the country’s best songwriters.
Ron Knox
8.27.14
Interviews

War On Women Are Infiltrating the Punk Rock Dude-Fest

No more gender as genre.
Ron Knox
8.14.14
Features

The British Punk Scene Is Alive and Well

And here are some bands that prove it.
Noisey Staff
Ron Knox
5.30.14