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11 bands and genres that prove Black Flag are a continued influence

“When Damaged came out, it perfectly represented the depths and darkness of my particular teen angst,” Adam Grossman, guitarist for Angkor Wat, Skrew and Ministry, tells Alternative Press. “It was the soundtrack of my life at that point in time.” Any musician involved in the most extreme forms of musical expression owes their existence and […]

VOWWS give Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” a dark, lo-fi twist—watch

If you think death-pop and Britney Spears don’t mix, you’re simply wrong. Los Angeles-based duo VOWWS have released a gritty rendition of Britney Spears’ chart-topping “Womanizer,” and it’s everything you didn’t know you needed in your life right now.  True to the band’s dark aesthetic, the cover is much more sinister and noisier than the […]

NOFX and Frank Turner want the world to shut up about what's not punk

We had no clue that NOFX mouthpiece/Fat Wreck Chords founder Fat Mike was fast buds with British troubadour Frank Turner. What we do know is that now everyone can get in on this mutual admiration society. West Coast Vs. Wessex is a split album featuring NOFX and Turner’s band covering each other’s songs. And the […]