Meditations on Crime
Politics is Crime. Crime is Politics. Discuss… Carl F. Gauze reviews Meditations on Crime, the book half of Harper Simon’s super-collaborative art and music project.
Politics is Crime. Crime is Politics. Discuss… Carl F. Gauze reviews Meditations on Crime, the book half of Harper Simon’s super-collaborative art and music project.
Girlie Action Media has announced Meditations on Crime, a collaborative new album and art book, due out September 23
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Punk heroes unite to give a rowdy look at the classic L.A.M.F. album 40 years down the road.
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Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
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