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The seeds of the Blue Oyster Cult were planted under the name of Soft White Underbelly, a group opening for bands like Muddy Waters and the Grateful Dead in the late 1960s. Comprised of Long Island college students, the metal-friendly band would try on a variety of monikers before settling on the Blue Oyster Cult. And, as if there was some freakish foreshadowing in the BOC's name, the band spawned four decades of both pleasing and bewildering rock weirdness. Early oddities and distinctive guitar riffs have made the BOC pioneers in all that is hard and heavy, paving the way for legends like the Who, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin.“more

  • Happy One-Year Anniversary: A Time to Celebrate and Look Back

    by The EditorsMay 14, 2008Comments (17)

    Read shared stories from Paul and other writers and editors who worked on the original Crawdaddy! (plus our own Denise Sullivan who writes quite eloquently on the Crawdaddy! spirit). As we take time this issue to pay homage to the original, as our own one-year anniversary wouldn’t even be remotely possible without it, we hope you enjoy them as they recount their insightful tales. (read more)

  • The Hollywood Binliner: LA Punk

    by Mick FarrenMarch 26, 2008Comments (0)

    If India sank into the sea, the Los Angeles Times would probably run the story on page 34 at the bottom of column seven. That's about the measure of importance the Angelenos attach to the rest of the world. Southern California increasingly sees itself as an insulated Garden of Eden (read more)

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