Jim RulandAre the Parkland Kids the Sex Pistols?Earlier this week I posted some thoughts about the Sex Pistols on my Facebook page. I’d been thinking a lot about the band’s appearance on…Mar 30, 20185Mar 30, 20185
Jim RulandOverdueAbraham Lincoln, a library book and the long path to publicationFeb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018
Jim RulandA Year in Books: 2017This year I read 83 books: 40 by men, 40 by women and three co-authored by men and women. A fell short of my goal of 100 books but who…Jan 1, 2018Jan 1, 2018
Jim RulandTen Raddest Records of 2017This shitshow of a year called for two kinds of music: fast and loud. I didn’t have much patience for pop pap and moody bullshit. I wanted…Dec 30, 2017Dec 30, 2017
Jim RulandPunk Is Dad (And Mom)Celebrating 19 years of Punk Rock Bowling in Las VegasSep 2, 2017Sep 2, 2017
Jim Ruland2016: A Year in BooksIt was a distracting year. It was a disappointing year. Franz Kafka wrote “Evil is whatever distracts.” By those standards, it was an evil…Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2017
Jim RulandTen Raddest Records of 2016So Donald Trump is going to make punk rock great again? Fuck you, punk rock is doing just fine without your condescending attention. 2016…Dec 31, 2016Dec 31, 2016
Jim RulandinCuepointThe Seeds of Black Flag were Planted at a Journey ConcertThe iconic hardcore band’s original lead singer writes: there wasn’t a punk rock manual like there is todayOct 19, 20163Oct 19, 20163
Jim RulandTen Raddest Records of 2015I’m 47 years old and have the musical taste of a teenager. I make no apologies for that. I generally like my music fast and loud and this…Dec 31, 2015Dec 31, 2015
Jim Ruland2015: A Year in BooksThis year I read more books than any other year before it by a wide margin: 46 by men, 44 by women and one multi-gender collaboration. 91…Dec 18, 2015Dec 18, 2015