Anthony Pappalardo
Anthony Pappalardo is a Brooklyn based author of Radio Silence: A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore and Live... Suburbia!. His work has appeared in Vice, ESPN, Alternative Press, Complex, Mass Appeal, Huck, and New York Magazine's Bedford+Bowery.
More by Anthony Pappalardo
Meet Billy Sidebyside, the Little-Known Artist Behind the Iconic Gorilla Biscuits Mascot
09.10.18 — An interview with the little-known artist behind the iconic Gorilla Biscuits gorilla mascot on their 1988 self-titled EP. Meet Billy Sidebyside.read more
The Real Story of the Osiris D3 and Its Designer Brian Reid
07.10.18 — We're setting the record straight. Meet Brian Reid, the real designer of the Osiris D3 and the godfather of puffy skate shoes everywhere.read more
QUESTIONABLE :: Retracing the Strange History of Skate Shoe Design
06.08.18 — "The timeline of footwear designed for skateboarding is odd, especially considering how paramount shoes are to the act itself." When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Anthony Pappalardo...read more
STUCK IN GROOVE :: Glassjaw Revisits Their Long Island Roots with 'Material Control,' the Band's First Album in 15 Years
01.10.18 — "Where most bands will copy another band, we try to copy Volkswagen." Glassjaw’s new album—their third in total and first in 15 years—is a exercise in who the band is...read more
The Sound & the Fury :: A Brief History of Revelation Records
07.17.17 — "30 years later, [Revelation Records is] still putting out vital music... maintaining a legacy that’s ripe to be discovered by new audiences ready to get tangled in their family tree."read more
Break Down the Walls :: How the Youth Crew Aesthetic & Ethos Disrupted Punk's Status Quo
06.12.17 — Anthony Pappalardo catches up with Youth of Today's John Porcelly & Sam Siegler to retrace how a straight edge movement emerged from '80s New York Hardcore, defined by its clean...read more
Upset the Setup :: An Interview with Todd Francis, Skateboard Artist & Visual Instigator
05.30.17 — After 2 decades of Antihero, artist/illustrator Todd Francis’s sardonic take on politics, culture, and everyday life casts him as one of the greatest visual instigators of our generation.read more
Have Heart :: Illustrator Chris Wilson on Visual Storytelling, Comics, & Where Hardcore and Rap Intersect
04.17.17 — The art of ‘80s New York Hardcore represents an intersection of urban culture, punk & hip-hop, satire, power, & sketchiness. It's a big influence on Louisiana-born, New York-based illustrator Chris...read more
The Best Indie Skate Videos of 2016
12.22.16 — Anthony Pappalardo calls out the best independent skate video projects of 2016, from Colin Read's "transcendent" Spirit Quest to "UCB-cum-Andy Kaufman clique of skateboarding" Fancy Lad's Is This Skateboarding.read more
A Conversation with Iconic Skateboard Artist & Designer Ron Cameron
12.21.16 — An interview with skateboarder, artist, and designer Ron Cameron, who played a big part in defining the look and feel of skateboard graphics and ads in the '90s from Blockhead...read more
Garage Brand :: The Blockhead Skateboards Story
09.26.16 — DIY companies weren't supposed to happen, let alone thrive, but Blockhead's growth was local, organic, and completely unplanned. Anthony Pappalardo chronicles the rise and fall of of Blockhead Skateboards.read more
Chaka Malik & Wes Eisold :: Two Hardcore Frontmen on Going Electronic
02.22.16 — "It’s a very minimal style of music, made with minimal equipment," Eisold continued. "It’s more about the sentiment."read more
HARDCORE HOMECOMING :: BURN REUNITES
08.19.15 — Anthony Pappalardo retraces NYC hardcore history and chops it up with Chaka & Gavin from the scene's legendary band BURN before their upcoming West Coast and London reunion tour dates.read more