40 Years and Counting: Virus X Keeps Going Full Throttle
(EDITOR’S NOTE — We were psyched to talk with Virus X, pioneers of the Buffalo punk scene, now touring in celebration of their 40th...
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matt smith
Jun 4, 20234 min read
Chelsea O. Hits the Airwaves with New Radio Show & New Stress Dolls Single
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Chelsea O. of Stress Dolls spoke with 1120 Press recently to discuss her new radio show, The Scene, on WBFO The Bridge,...
matt smith
Jun 4, 20236 min read
The Ballad of a Band Named Tsunami Tsurprise
(EDITOR'S NOTE — Tsunami Tsurprise — comprised of James Sprecker and Cameron Bunch on guitars, Meg Munro on vocals, Griffin Jones on...
matt smith
May 29, 20238 min read
On the Scene with Buffalo Music Journalist Benjamin Joe
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Benjamin Joe, founder of the website Buffalo Music Players, has been writing about the Buffalo music scene for six...
matt smith
May 29, 20233 min read
The Desert Comes to Buffalo — Meet Desert Crystal
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Hailing from the desert of Southern California, Desert Crystal is new to the Buffalo music scene. On Monday, June 5,...
matt smith
May 29, 20233 min read
The Punk Rock Prom! Hey Ho, Let's Go ... and Don't Forget to Donate
(EDITOR’S NOTE — 1120 Press spoke with Carina DeFabbio of Good Things Events about this year’s Punk Rock Prom, which will be held this...
matt smith
May 14, 20237 min read
Poet Laureate Jillian Hanesworth on an Anniversary We Never Wanted but Can’t Ignore
(EDITOR’S NOTE — To mark the one-year anniversary of last year’s May 14 racially motivated mass shooting at a Tops supermarket on...
matt smith
May 14, 20234 min read
Good Acoustics: A Talk with On The Cinder
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Fresh off their Spring tour which took them through 10 states in the south and Midwest, On The Cinder’s guitarist Jason...
matt smith
May 14, 20234 min read
Inspired by Hardcore, Energized by Punk and Ready to Tear Things Up
(Meet the Coffin Dodgers: Flip Hastings, Bass; Ian Michalski, Vocals; Patrick Conley, Guitar, and a man named Tony on the drums.— Images...
matt smith
May 14, 20232 min read
ESSAY: Another Day, Another Shooting
I propose America change its emblem from an eagle to the little girl captured in the powerful and heartbreaking photo (on this page)taken...
Gerry Dempsey
May 14, 20235 min read
ESSAY: The Crankshaft
(Editor's Note — Writer Gerry Dempsey was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and now lives in North Carolina. Gerry also has far more...
matt smith
Apr 30, 20235 min read
Getting Gritty with Broken Locker
Meet ‘Broken Locker,’ a punk band from Buffalo NY. Comprised of guitarist Mike Clifford, bassist Chris Gibbo and drummer Jeff Szatkowski,...
matt smith
Apr 30, 202314 min read
Sitting Down with Punk Bassist and Cartoonist Andrew Burgess
1120 Press was introduced recently to the excellent comic book 'Chaotic Neutral,' thanks to Buffalo’s Hertel Avenue jewel Gutter Pop...
matt smith
Apr 24, 20234 min read
Essay: Bucket List in Retrospect
(Editor's Note — Jessica Madeline Pasko is a California-based writer and self-proclaimed bon vivant.) “No, actually, I remember when I...
matt smith
Apr 24, 20233 min read
ESSAY: 'This is my Body Today' — (or 'Telling my Brain to Fuck Off')
(Editor's Note — Frannie Bray is a writer based in West Virginia who does headstands in random place.) My biggest struggle this year has...
Joseph Smith
Apr 23, 20236 min read
ESSAY: Carrying a Grandfather Clock Around Maryland
(Editor's Note — Joe Smith is a Maryland-based writer and bass God at the 'Anomic Order of Four String Transcendence,' which you can find...
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