Tag: Questionable Authorities

  • Q & A With Peter Kaufman

    Q & A With Peter Kaufman

    Sociology professor and drummer of the all-professor punk band Questionable Authorities, Peter Kaufman is more likely to recycle than destroy a hotel room. His smile was calm and gentle when I met him in his JFT office, an indigo painted room with pictures of his various hiking trips hung on the walls. There’s a poster…

  • Punk Rock Professors

    Punk Rock Professors

    A stereotypical college professor is the picture of wisdom, precision, and hard work. With a tweed coat with elbow pads, they drag through their many classes Ben Stein style, without ever learning anybody’s name, and leaving no room in class for discussions or debate. There’s no way a college professor could be cool, right? Wrong!…

  • Questionable Authorities, Unquestionably Rockin’

    Questionable Authorities, Unquestionably Rockin’

    Doors were set to open at 9 p.m., so I arrived promptly at 8 p.m. to get a decent parking spot and front row seat. The venue itself was small and did not serve alcohol, something The Questionable Authorities were not accustomed to. The Questionable Authorities is a punk rock band, but they’re not just…