In this shitbag year of 2020 A.D. (Absolute Deception? Assembly of Dicks? All Duck?), a punk rocker with a brain fine-tuned to sweet melody, about to turn 60 all while still raking musical muck—is literally beautiful music to the ears. Not that anyone should expect anything else from Bob Mould.…

Bob Mould performs at Noise Pop at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 2, 2019. Photos: Gary Chancer. SAN FRANCISCO — Looking a bit like a shop teacher in jeans and a flannel shirt, Bob Mould unleashed a torrent of distortion from his guitar as he launched into a…

Listening to Bob Mould‘s latest solo album, Sunshine Rock, during a rainstorm is a strange experience. Sunshine Rock Bob Mould Merge Records, Feb. 8 It’s very much what the title says it is—a rock soundtrack to a warm summer evening. The guitar riffs and the vocals evoke early ’60s beach…