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Paul Prescott
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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.
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
See also: Psychic TV

youtu.be/T_n89XSbzqc
Psychic TV - Message from thee Temple (WORDS ON SCREEN) 📺
YouTube video by enc0m511
youtu.be
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
Hence the song "Fancy." See the Orville Peck version for a powerful example.
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Congratulations! This oral history about the Canadian punk band NoMeansNo came out last year on PM Press.

pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
NoMeansNo: From Obscurity to Oblivion: An Oral History
Jason Lamb with Paul Prescott • Foreword by Fred Armisen The essential archive and story of NoMeansNo.
pmpress.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Thank you! I’m really glad that you enjoyed it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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
That Sunny Day Real Estate album is so good.
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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 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
True, but it does sum things up nicely.
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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
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
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
My friends and I exchanging cute pictures of Martin Gore is the Gen X equivalent of this.
October 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Jackson Browne's hair also deserves special mention.
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Check out the Brown Acid series by RidingEasy Records for more obscure and forgotten early underground hard rock:

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
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