Paul Prescott
@paulrprescott.bsky.social
Co-editor of the oral history book about Canadian punk rock band NoMeansNo: From Obscurity To Oblivion published by PM Press.
Editor of Ready To Die For Xiu Xiu.
PhD in Engineering.
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Editor of Ready To Die For Xiu Xiu.
PhD in Engineering.
https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1505
This week on Upstairs, Downstairs Penny rebels against the new lord of the manor...
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This week on Upstairs, Downstairs Penny rebels against the new lord of the manor...
Psychic TV - Message from thee Temple (WORDS ON SCREEN) 📺
YouTube video by enc0m511
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November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
William S. Burroughs's cut-up novels make more sense than that paragraph.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
William S. Burroughs's cut-up novels make more sense than that paragraph.
Hence the song "Fancy." See the Orville Peck version for a powerful example.
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hence the song "Fancy." See the Orville Peck version for a powerful example.
Congratulations! This oral history about the Canadian punk band NoMeansNo came out last year on PM Press.
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NoMeansNo: From Obscurity to Oblivion: An Oral History
Jason Lamb with Paul Prescott • Foreword by Fred Armisen
The essential archive and story of NoMeansNo.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Congratulations! This oral history about the Canadian punk band NoMeansNo came out last year on PM Press.
pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
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Thank you! I’m really glad that you enjoyed it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thank you! I’m really glad that you enjoyed it.
As much as I enjoy Lindsey's songwriting and musicianship, I don't think I would take relationship advice from him.
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As much as I enjoy Lindsey's songwriting and musicianship, I don't think I would take relationship advice from him.
That Sunny Day Real Estate album is so good.
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
That Sunny Day Real Estate album is so good.
The James Iha's song "Said Sadly...," which was somehow was left off Mellon Collie and relegated to a B-side, is worth seeking out.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The James Iha's song "Said Sadly...," which was somehow was left off Mellon Collie and relegated to a B-side, is worth seeking out.
The singer Orville Peck just announced that he is two years sober today, so he started a day before you!
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The singer Orville Peck just announced that he is two years sober today, so he started a day before you!
True, but it does sum things up nicely.
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
True, but it does sum things up nicely.
Until they started editing out the "too much of that goddamn snow white" line beginning with the 1999 reissue.
October 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Until they started editing out the "too much of that goddamn snow white" line beginning with the 1999 reissue.
If only the Stones had leaned in harder to disco. All we have are a few great songs like this one and "Dance Pt. 1" and a giant missed opportunity.
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If only the Stones had leaned in harder to disco. All we have are a few great songs like this one and "Dance Pt. 1" and a giant missed opportunity.
It’s a fantastic festival and really well run. Definitely worth going to if you get the chance.
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It’s a fantastic festival and really well run. Definitely worth going to if you get the chance.
My friends and I exchanging cute pictures of Martin Gore is the Gen X equivalent of this.
October 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My friends and I exchanging cute pictures of Martin Gore is the Gen X equivalent of this.
Jackson Browne's hair also deserves special mention.
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Jackson Browne's hair also deserves special mention.
Check out the Brown Acid series by RidingEasy Records for more obscure and forgotten early underground hard rock:
ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/brown-...
ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/brown-...
Brown Acid "The Twenty-First Trip", by RidingEasy Records
10 track album
ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Check out the Brown Acid series by RidingEasy Records for more obscure and forgotten early underground hard rock:
ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/brown-...
ridingeasyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/brown-...
What KISS did, they did very well. That can still be appreciated. I will always have a soft spot for "New York Groove."
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
What KISS did, they did very well. That can still be appreciated. I will always have a soft spot for "New York Groove."