When you ran through the “Season of the Witch” cover versions [March 6], you didn't mention a version the Dream Syndicate did it in studio at KPFK in 1982. It takes the song places I've never heard anyone else get to—a prolonged out-of-tune stumble until the 4:45 mark when the guitars start to rage and the song ascends into a frenzy that builds until the singer comes back in screaming like someone being murdered, or someone committing the murder and loving it. Anyway, wanted to bring it to your attention, in case you weren't aware and in the hope that you might get something out of it etc. —SCOTT CRENEY
Re Hova Najarian's question: Is there any chance this article can be reprinted on your Substack site: "your guide to punk/new wave/whatever in the April 7, 1980, issue of New West magazine (with the Gary Panter Jimbo cover)"? Old issues of New West/California magazines are quite rare and very expensive to buy online.
Hadn't thought of New West magazine in decades. We got New York magazine in our house for years after the Herald Tribune folded and I remember New West launching.
I did find a copy of the New West issue on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/sim_california_1980-04-07_5_7
Re Hova Najarian's question: Is there any chance this article can be reprinted on your Substack site: "your guide to punk/new wave/whatever in the April 7, 1980, issue of New West magazine (with the Gary Panter Jimbo cover)"? Old issues of New West/California magazines are quite rare and very expensive to buy online.
Nice link Robert, thank you for that.
Hadn't thought of New West magazine in decades. We got New York magazine in our house for years after the Herald Tribune folded and I remember New West launching.