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Zachary Lipez

Zachary Lipez is the singer of the band Publicist UK. He is the co-author (with Stacy Wakefield and Nick Zinner) of a number of books, most recently 131 Different Thinks (Akashic 2018). He is a freelance writer in NYC and tends bar at 124 Old Rabbit Club.

On 30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Zachary Lipez’s love letter to the Mekons, a band who takes the win where they can find it.

October 10, 2019

The Hardcore Tribalism of Turnstile

Time & Space is a hopeful uproar in a nihilistic medium—and it's not for everyone.

February 27, 2018

BarRoom Blitz: What to Play in the Bar When the World Makes You Mad

Zachary Lipez (Publicist UK) stops looking at his phone long enough to play some music that he loves.

January 30, 2017

BarRoom Blitz: What One Brave Bartender Has Been Playing this Summer While You’ve Been Outside

Musician/bartender Zachary Lipez has been spinning Nothing, Kristin Kontrol and more while you’ve been getting skin cancer.

July 26, 2016

BarRoom Blitz: How are Free Drinks the Same as Music Business Nepotism?

Musician/bartender Zachary Lipez probably won’t give you a free beer, but he might play your band at his bar.

June 3, 2016

BarRoom Blitz: Here’s What One New York Bartender Has Been Playing During Your Tinder Dates

Musician/bartender Zachary Lipez plays Museum Mouth, Primitive Weapons, VUM and more while you’re making bad decisions.

May 3, 2016

BarRoom Blitz: One Bartender/Musician Shares His Playlist Secrets

Zachary Lipez talks TEEN, PWR BTTM and more.

April 4, 2016

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Meat Wave’s Delusion Moon

Our writer loathes ’90s revivalism, but this record made him change his foolishly consistent mind.

October 7, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Flesh World’s The Wild Animals in My Life

Noise? Queercore? Shoegaze? Flesh World’s new album defies such easy classification — which makes it way more fun to talk about at parties.

September 11, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Fist City’s Everything Is a Mess

These down times desperately need Fist City's noise-surf anthems. Our writer apologizes for not giving them the attention they deserve.

July 30, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks The Pre New’s The Male Eunuch

No longer angry young men, but still on the right side of the misanthropic line, the Pre New have created an album of streamlined, joyous contempt.

July 14, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Wand’s Golem

Rock is dead? Great. Zachary Lipez can have Wand all to himself.

May 13, 2015