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NOFX's Fat Mike is bringing his Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival to five spots across the U.S. this fall—check out the dates below! The city-by-city lineups feature NOFX along with Flogging Molly or Bad Religion. Read more: Underoath, Rise Against, more to play ADTR's Self Help Festival The beer and music fest […]

[Photo credit: Ben Garcia] NOFX's Michael Burkett, aka Fat Mike, has always been honest and vocal about his experiences. As he enters rehab to detox, he has shared updates via Instagram. “Detox: day 1, sleep, shit, sleep shit, sleep, shit, sleep, nap, shit, taco night, shit, sleep,” his post reads. Read more: “No one was allowed […]

According to a report from TMZ, Fat Mike and his fiancé Soma Snakeoil officially tied the knot on New Year’s Eve during a secret wedding in Las Vegas. The guest list reportedly totaled eight people, including Matt Skiba from Blink 182 and Alkaline Trio, and the dress code entailed copious amounts of black and leather. […]

During a recent show on the Fat Wrecked For 25 Years Tour, NOFX frontman Fat Mike called out an attendee for their physical appearance and offered them $100 to leave the venue, (via ConsequenceOfSound). “You have no business being here,” the singer candidly claimed from the stage. “I will pay you $100 to leave this […]

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, yes, […]

Last month, NOFX‘s Fat Mike announce that a new punk-rock musical concept album, titled Home Street Home, will be released on February 10, 2015 through Fat Wreck Chords, in advance of a theatrical production. The first track from the impending effort has been made available for streaming online, which you can do so below. Fat Mike kicked the crap out of […]

In terms of pop culture, 2014 was an interesting year to write for a music website, and by “interesting,” I mean completely bonkers. At one point, it seemed like every week something “controversial” was happening, ranging from physical altercations to publicity stunts to serious crimes. Aside from those varied concerns, the concept of “proper” show […]

NOFX‘s Fat Mike has teamed up with Jeff Marx and Soma Snakeoil to announce that a new punk-rock musical concept album, titled Home Street Home, will be released on February 10, 2015 through Fat Wreck Chords in advance of a theatrical production. The record will feature performances by Fat Mike and NOFX, and sees the play’s characters inhabited by a wide […]

Last week, Fat Mike made headlines after kicking the sh*t out of a fan onstage at a NOFX show in Sydney, Australia. Shortly after the incident, Fat Mike made up with the fan (Alex Medak) on Twitter, promising to buy him a beer. On Friday night, Fat Mike did his best to make it up […]

At a recent NOFX show in Sydney, Australia, a fan decided to climb onstage and put his arm around Fat Mike. In the video below, Fat Mike then proceedes to absolutely kick the living shit out of him—hitting him in the face and kicking him in the head—before security escorts the stunned fan offstage. Moral […]

One million records. That's how many copies of NOFX's Punk In Drublic were eventually sold, according to Fat Mike, who proclaimed as much to the website Dream Not Of Today in 2009. It's certified Gold in the U.S. (500,000 copies), but worldwide, the amount of people who lent their ears to the aggressive, exciting opening guitar […]

To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of NOFX’s most successful album, Punk In Drublic, the band will be playing the record in its entirety at Groezrock. The album was released in 1994 via Epitaph Records. Head to the Groezrock website for full details and to check out the festival’s massive 80-band lineup, which spans four stages. Punk […]

The crowdfunding campaign for A Fat Wreck, a new documentary (or “punk-u-mentary”) about the history of punk label Fat Wreck Chords—the label founded by Fat Mike of NOFX—has reached fruition on its Indiegogo campaign, passing its initial $7,500 goal in less than 24 hours. The campaign is still accepting donations, with the creative forces behind documentary […]

Founder/frontman of NOFX, owner of Fat Wreck Chords, skate-punk legend Fat Mike will be answering questions today in a reddit AMA. The AMA will start today at 5 p.m. EST. You will be able to submit your questions here.

Against Me! have finished tracking their upcoming album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, according to frontwoman Laura Jane Grace. Check out a tweet from Grace, below. At the cost of a lot of friends and having probably ruined my life, finished tracking Transgender Dysphoria Blues. Love you @jimmyjames_b — Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) June 24, 2013 Earlier this […]

Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace has announced that Fat Mike (NOFX) and Atom Willard (Angels & Airwaves, The Offspring) will be joining the band for an upcoming recording session in San Francisco. Check out tweets from the singer, below. Heading to San Francisco for a couple days for some recording with @jimmyjames_b — Laura […]

NOFX recently performed a new song titled “I Believe In Goddess” live in Amsterdam. Check it out below. The band's new album is due out Sept. 11 via Fat Wreck Chords. We recently spoke to Fat Mike about it here.