NEM#108: Mike Watt’s Punk Operas

Mike is one of our finest bass players, starting with California punk legends MINUTEMEN in the early '80s and breaking into the majors with fireHOSE going into the '90s. He was so beloved by the alternative community that his first solo album in '94 was a star-studded affair; Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl joined his band for the supporting tour. After that, he released three  Continue Reading …

NEM #56: “Dr. Frank” Portman Writes His Inner Teenager

Frank has led Bay Area punk band The Mr. T Experience since 1985, with a dozen-plus releases, and has also written three successful music-related books for teens since 2006. We discuss "Down With the Universe" from King Dork Approximately, the Album (2016), "Big, Strange, Beautiful Hammer" from Yesterday Rules (2004), and "More Than Toast" from Our Bodies Our Selves (1993).  Continue Reading …