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20 black musicians throwing down in hardcore and metalcore
As protests against police brutality rage on in the United States and across the world, we’re turning to music as a way to understand our emotions. The anger and sadness that comes with looking directly at how police and society as a whole have been treating the black community is something to embrace and channel […]
These 15 punk albums from 1982 continue to bring the fire to this day
Welcome to the top punk albums of 1982. Ronald Reagan‘s been president for a year. His distaff British stunt double Margaret Thatcher‘s been prime minister a few years longer. Between the two of them cutting the legs out of their respective nation’s economies and eroding freedoms, punk had plenty of grist for the songwriting mill. […]
These 15 punk records from 1980 were complete game-changers
By 1980, U.S. major labels abandoned punk with Sid Vicious‘ corpse. The American underground reacted, hard: “Don’t want us? Fuck you, we’ll do it ourselves!” The independent record distribution and touring network kicked off in earnest, as the harder/faster/louder hardcore punk sound started revving up, initially in Los Angeles before spreading across America through the […]
Here are 10 new hardcore bands launching the genre into the future
Hardcore will never die. It continues to mutate and take on new characteristics, but it’s never going away. And this list of 10 new hardcore bands you need to hear now is undeniable evidence of that. There’s a shortlist of things these bands have in common. Off the top of our head, it would be […]
Punk Rock Bowling pushes festival into 2021 with new confirmed dates
Punk Rock Bowling And Music Festival has been officially postponed. The announcement was made today in response to the escalation of the coronavirus pandemic. The festival will honor passes and tickets for this year’s event for the new dates, slated for May 28 -31, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After pushing the event from its […]
Punk Rock Bowling postpones due to coronavirus pandemic
Punk Rock Bowling is joining the long list of events and tours postponing due to the coronavirus pandemic. In following the recommendations from the CDC, World Health Organization and government entities, the event is postponing until the fall. Read More: We Came As Romans reschedule ‘To Plant A Seed’ anniversary tour This year’s event was set to […]
Black Flag: Five essential albums to get familiar with
When foundational Brazilian death-thrashers Sepultura recorded “Rise Above” as a bonus track for their 2001 album, Nation, they understood the power of that call to arms. Black Flag have always been the rebel music of society’s rejects. The rock ‘n’ roll process has always been an intensification of whatever came before it. Elvis and Chuck […]
Andy Black, Benji Madden, more on the songs that saved their lives
It’s not unusual for fans to credit their favorite musicians for “saving” them through the power of a song. Music can positively influence someone’s life whether it be through making them feel less alone, boosting their mood or inspiring them to find their own path of creativity. We spoke to some artists who recall the songs […]
Help punk-rock lifers OFF! finish their debut film—and their singer’s watermelon habit
Keith Morris is far more cooler than you, this writer and most of our friends. And really, he misplaced that last rat’s ass he could give. That’s because the only thing the former frontman for American punk icons Black Flag and Circle Jerks is really stoked for is the completion of Watermelon, the indie-film foray […]
Vans reissue classic designs from Circle Jerks, Rise Against, Bad Brains for SXSW
In support of their longtime collaboration with and support of musical endeavors, Vans has announced a special reissue of four of their most popular band shoe collaborations. The shoes will be re-released at noon every day at SXSW at the Vans Village lot March 12 through 15. 50 pairs of shoes featuring Circle Jerks, Motorhead […]
10 Classic Records (still in print) that Any Self-Respecting Vinyl Collector Must Own
We hope that 2014 is going to be the year you stop settling for compressed-to-hell MP3s and start collecting vinyl albums. Records sound vastly superior when compared against those compressed MP3s you got for free. They have great artwork, lyric sheets (usually) and extensive notes about the music, as well as voluminous “thank you” lists […]
Weekly Playlist #4: Armageddon Closer
Our demise fast approaches, fellow Earthlings. Come Friday, according to those kooky Mayans (or to people who think they can comprehend the work someone did thousands of years ago better than scholars), this place we call Earth is going up in flames. Or something. Does anyone even know for sure how we’re going to die? […]
Circle Jerks documentary set for September 25 release
Seminal hardcore-punk band Circle Jerks will have a new documentary about them titled My Career As A Jerk released on September 25. The film was created by David Markey (1991: The Year Punk Broke, The Slog Movie) and mixes interviews from members Keith Morris, Greg Hetson and Lucky Leher, as well as important members of that scene such […]
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