“Who killed Laura Palmer?” The question, like much of cult TV hit Twin Peaks, set the tone for serialized television for decades. Its mysteries, shrouded in both mind-expanding, often head-scratching twists, and the lush vegetation and shadowy, dreamlike fictional town in which the show is set, captivated many during…

Dirty Ghosts, courtesy: Liz Caruana. Since I last interviewed Allyson Baker, her San Francisco duo Dirty Ghosts has expanded to a trio, and it shows in its richer sound, which has shifted from noise pop and garage rock, to a more early ‘80s punk range. Siouxsie and the Banshees would approve.…

Allyson Baker of Dirty Ghosts, courtesy: Molly DeCoudreaux. Allyson Baker may have black hair, play guitar and wear leather jackets and black clothes, but she doesn’t own any Joan Jett albums. Instead, she looks for inspiration to albums like Captain Beefheart’s Mirror Man, Chrome’s Red Exposureand Duran Duran’s self-titled…