Tim Robinson is a sui generis comedy force. His characters are angry, awkward, loud, stubborn, ignorant, and prickly. And irresistable, somehow. Tim Robinson is a Saturday Night Live alumnus (where his unique skill set was under utilized), who together with …

 

This is an improbable and unexpected story. I can’t overstate to you how much the Neighborhoods, a fine rock band from Boston, MA, meant to me (and to Adrienne). Playing with them was the spark that lit the fuse for …

    There’s nothing like nostalgia for the kids TV we grew up with. John Mulaney, the stand-up comic and former Saturday Night Live writer, understands this very well. With his co-writer, Marika Sayer (also from SNL) and songwriter Eli Bolen, he …

 

What does it mean to be punk? To me, it is about bursting over-inflated egos, defying pompous icons, challenging prescribed social roles, and celebrating self expression over conformity. That’s a pretty good summation of Greta Gerwig’s brief in her approach …

Adrienne and I were asked recently to be guests on the Punk Lotto Podcast. Punk Lotto is hosted by two brothers, one in NC and one in Phoenix, AZ. They draw an LP and an EP from a single year, …

    In the past year and a half, I have traveled to Durham many times for Zub Records business. At Christmas break Adrienne and I work on podcasts, but we always make time to see local bands. We’ve had the luck …

 

Favorites from '19: Buz & Muf's Year End Pick Thru The Litter (Commemorative Edition Redux) 

Our fanzine Zub Alert, featured of cool stuff “selected” by the Zub kitties, Buz and Muf, in each issue. We did this last year…

 

 

Thinking about this review, I was realizing that Robyn Hitchcock is one of those musical artists that has been a constant in my life, like The Posies, or Mission Of Burma. Of course, I was aware of the weird beauty …

  I’ve recently reviewed The New Pornographers fine new release In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights (at tinyurl.com/zubpornos). The Vancouver, Canada ‘supergroup’ featuring the songwriting of Carl Newman is one of (if not the) best pop bands of our …

 

What a cracking surprise these stalwarts have brought us! This EP is the most welcome, enjoyable four songs I have heard in a long time. It’s so good to hear Andy Partridge (from XTC - see our podcast at tinyurl.com/zubxtc …

  This is the third time I’ve seen Elvis Costello & The Imposters in the past 363 days. We saw the Look Now tour at the DAR Hall in Washington D.C.in November 2018, and the Costello/Blondie tour at The Anthem in …

 

The Opaque Memoir.  First off, I enjoyed Debbie Harry’s book Face It, it was a breezy read and had a bit of filler, but also some sweet ideas. We just saw Blondie with Elvis Costello recently (tinyurl.com/zubbeastly) …