Greg Pratt

“No one was allowed to fingerbang it”—the brutal truth behind NOFX’s tell-all book
NOFX have been through a lot during their long history as a band. Like, really: a lot. Their new book, The Hepatitis Bathtub And Other Stories, details it all and does so in true, painfully honest NOFX fashion. Each chapter is straight from the mouth of one member as they go through the band's history, focusing far more on the behind-the-scenes struggles and triumphs of their individual lives tha
Emo pioneer Garrett Klahn goes solo
Garrett Klahn Garrett Klahn There's an incredibly powerful moodiness throughout this debut solo album from Garrett Klahn (Texas Is The Reason, Solea, Atlantic/Pacific, New Rising Sons). And while some songs have a certain Midwest old-school, emo twang that brings prime TITR to mind, it’s the unexpected touches that elevate things here: “Are We Alright” has smart '80s guitar work, and “I Don't Care
Anti-Flag look back on their past with new Cease Fires collection of re-recordings
Long-running Pittsburgh political punks Anti-Flag had a good enough 2015 with the release of  American Spring, but they're ending the year with a little something extra. Cease Fires is a collection of re-recordings previously released as the 20 Years Of Hell 7-inch subscription series in 2013 (plus a couple unreleased tunes, which absolutely rule). Confuse ...
Punchline’s new album is one catchy chorus away from being sold in a drugstore checkout line
Punchline Thrilled Anyone wondering if the time since Punchline's last album, 2010's Delightfully Pleased, has dulled the emo-pop band's songwriting skills should check out this album's second track. “Now I See” takes Jimmy Eat World's love of otherworldly simplicity and experimentation to a level that even those pop-rock masters would have to respect. Songs like the excellent “Tell Me H ... Read
The 10 Best Against Me! Songs
Coming up with a list of Against Me!'s best songs is a tricky one: The punk band have changed their sounds over the years, but a common thread remains through all their work, whether it's the screamed basement-punk of early material or the slick rock of later years. They'v ...
Millencolin deliver ’90s-style melodic pop-punk on their first album in seven years (review)
Millencolin True Brew For their first album in seven years, Swedish melodic skate punks Millencolin have delivered... well, exactly what you'd expect them to deliver. Come on, this ain't prog rock: '90s-style melodic pop-punk is the order of the day here, and as always, Millencolin come through dependably. The rippin ...
The Top 10 Jawbreaker Songs Of All Time
Jawbreaker are one of the most influential punk rock bands of all time, and some of the first purveyors of emo’s early ’90s reinvention, which is amazing considering they only put out four albums. But here's the thing: Their songs are life-changers, completely re-working what punk was capable of doing through a deceptively simple guise, be it their early pop-punk material or their later slick-rock
“Nobody thinks Fat Mike can write a f**king serious musical.”—The story behind ‘Home Street Home’
When he wasn’t up to his antics in veteran punk outfit NOFX, Fat Mike spent the past five years working on Home Street Home, a fully staged theatrical production. The musical follows a young runaway who escapes an abusive household and finds a new family among the misunderstood influences of deviant street culture. And, ...
toyGuitar provide pure punk not heard often these days on ‘In This Mess’
toyGuitar In This Mess No huge surprise toyGuitar features a few members of Swingin' Utters, as this great debut full-length has a ton of that band's energy and punk simplicity, not to mention the familiar treble-heavy production. But the similarities stop there: toyGuitar add tons of fun power-pop elements and no shortage of sun-drenched surf-rock guitar flourishes on tunes like the great "W

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