I caught up with some friends I met in Seoul in Toronto in 2016 after returning from a 4 year stint in South Korea. The highlight of the trip was a big Peking duck with savory pancakes meal I put t…

I got my start working on the atomic weapons program at Livermore, California, not far from Oakland. Years later, El Camino real in the South Bay became Korea town where my uncles and aunt opened u…

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I returned from Vietnam in 1973 after breaking my foot on a combat jump with 1st brigade 101st airborne division. I saw this band called Death in Detroit after visiting my buddy Jake at his buffalo…

Wonk Unit are a band from Croydon, England, which is a super long drive from Pyeongtaek. Everyone who isn’t a complete dildo knows that they have a unique take on punk rock with a proactive do…

When I was living in Scotland in the early 1990s, I spent a lot of time listening to mediocre British songs with my buddy Ben. He was a total heroin addict. Rode the dragons, as the street slang ji…

Ken Yokoyama Ken Yokoyama (横山健), member of the punk bands Hi-Standard and BBQ Chickens, founder of the punk record label, Pizza of Death Records is a fantastic friend and contributor to t…

KRYYE From the forthcoming KRYYE album 🇿🇦 “Kollektief” on Hey Pizza! Records, Wisconsin 🇺🇸 In Afrikaans, the word “kryye” is a form of the verb “kry,” which means “to …

Korean Punk Rock

Ass Squad was formed in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. After relocating to Chicago in 2015, the band began a new phase. Current members of Assassination Squad are Dave, Eric, Jon, and Brandon.