
New York Times Magazine Letter of Recommendation: Nardwuar the Human Serviette
[Nardwuar’s] 1998 interview with the punk-rock scold Henry Rollins is a painful example of an unstoppable force meeting a humorless object; Sonic Youth’s 1991 encounter with the Nard proves that noise-rock pioneers can be as cruel as the collar-popped jocks in a John Hughes movie.
Supplemental viewing: “Nardwuar vs. Nirvana.”
Published on March 22, 2015 11:13