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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 […]

In 2009, August Burns Red released an exclusive seven-inch that was available for purchase alongside their third LP, Constellations, when pre-ordered through a specific outlet. The vinyl single contained two tracks: an alternate version of their original song,”Indonesia,” and a cover of the NOFX's “Linoleum.” This past week, August Burns Red performed at Punk Rock Holiday Festival in Tolmin, Slovenia and covered […]

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 […]

If you're reading this, we have to assume you're either an AP casual reader or subscriber. We, like you, all became fans of Alternative Press before we got the job. The editorial staff take a moment to reflect this Throwback Thursday on the first issue that introduced us to our beloved publication.  What's the first issue of […]

Warped Tour kicks off its 20th year tomorrow in Houston. Over those years, the tour has brought countless people amazing memories, and just as you'll never forget the first album you bought or the first music video you saw, you'll never forget your first Warped!  Check out some Warped memories from our editorial team and share […]

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes Are We Not Men? We Are Diva! The latest by punk-cover supergroup Me First And The Gimme Gimmes gives decades’ worth of hits by the ladies (and, um, Boy George) the full Me First treatment, and for once, singing along to said tunes isn’t a source of shame and […]

If there’s one thing high school teaches us, it’s that everyone experiences those four years differently. However, there is one thing everyone who’s attended high school has had to deal with: cliques. There’s a reason movies like Clueless, Mean Girls and 10 Things I Hate About You all feature a scene where they break down […]

Now that all of the pageantry over this year’s inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is far behind us, let’s consider the very scene we immerse ourselves in. Did you ever wonder if any of the bands you currently hold dear will gain a level of respect worthy of Rock Hall enshrinement? […]

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 […]

With St. Patrick’s Day looming bright green and near, you might be thinking of ways to style yourself for the occasion so that you don’t get mercilessly inundated with pinches for the day. If you’re like me and own very few articles of clothing that aren’t a shade of black, let alone green, you may […]

Recently, as we were finishing this year’s 100 Bands You Need To Know special (AP 309, on sale March 4), our annual look forward at what the newest noise in our scene is, we noticed a whole bunch of publications were looking back, specifically at one album: Green Day’s Dookie, which celebrated its 20th anniversary […]

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.

The 16th annual Punk Rock Bowling festival, set to take place May 23-26 in Las Vegas, will feature headliners Cock Sparrer, Descendents, and NOFX as well as Face To Face, The Adicts, Masked Intruder and many more. Three-day festival and VIP passes, ranging $110 to $275, go onsale next Saturday February 1 at 1 p.m. PST via the official Punk Rock […]

If you live near Meerhout, Belgium, or have discretionary means to travel to Meerhout, Belgium, you probably don't want to miss out on Groezrock 2014. The stacked lineup this year includes The Offspring, NOFX, The Devil Wears Prada, The Menzingers, Brand New, The Ghost Inside, Norma Jean, Alkaline Trio, Rotting Out, La Dispute, The Lawrence Arms, The […]

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 […]

Implants From Chaos To Order Either there’s a full resurgence of mid-’90s melodic hardcore afoot or a bunch of 40-something dudes from all of those bands are getting serious hankerings for another try at the scissor-kick leap before their bodies won’t let them do it anymore. Implants are a ’90s SoCal punk supergroup of sorts, […]