It’s A Family Affair: Top Ten Musical Siblings from Garbo’s Daughter

Published on July 30th, 2008 in: Current Faves, Issues, Music, Popcasts, Retrovirus |

By Mandy Mullins and Jaime Sparrowhawk

The Garbo’s Daughter Popcast on Top Ten 45s from last issue was such a blast, we asked them to do another one. This time around, it’s their list of Top Ten Musical Siblings, plus an honorable mention featuring The Brady Bunch. Enjoy!
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Looking For A Visionary: Redd Kross on YouTube

Published on May 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Music, Top Ten Lists, Underground/Cult, Video |

By Less Lee Moore

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Although Redd Kross recently reformed with its finest line-up to date (Jeff McDonald, Steve McDonald, Roy “No Relation” McDonald, Robert Hecker) and although they have been playing shows all over the world for the past few years (UK, Spain, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago. . . to name a few) I’ve chosen to focus on ten older videos (plus one honorable mention).
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Do What You Love: An Interview with Artist Vicki Berndt

Published on March 30th, 2008 in: Art, Feminism, Interviews, Issues, Music |

Interviewed by Less Lee Moore

I first became aware of Vicki Berndt via her Margaret Keane-inspired art for the Redd Kross Third Eye album. Then I started noticing that she was credited on photos for almost every other band I loved in the 90s.

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Redd Kross, Third Eye © Vicki Berndt

She’s a devoted fan of music and pop culture, not to mention an innovative visual artist, so I was thrilled when she agreed to be interviewed for this issue of Popshifter. Her DIY attitude towards art and music is inspirational.

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks and That’s Not All: Lovedolls Superstar (Fully Realized) DVD

Published on November 29th, 2007 in: DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Issues, Movie Reviews, Movies, Music, Underground/Cult |

By Less Lee Moore

“Kelly Osbourne! She wasn’t even born yet. But her look was.”
Redd Kross’ Jeff McDonald in the commentary to Lovedolls Superstar

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