patrick kindlon

Drug Church vocalist writes new horror comic: 'There’s Nothing There'

[Art by Maria Llovet] Patrick Kindlon, the vocalist and brain behind the lyrics of punk/hardcore bands Drug Church and Self Defense Family, has been making comics for the last seven years. With the help of Black Mask Studios owned by Matt Pizzolo (Godkiller), Steve Niles (30 Days Of Night) and Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion), Kindlon’s new […]

Premiere: Drug Church, "Mohawk"

Check out this premiere of “Mohawk” from Drug Church featuring Jeremy Bolm of Touche Amore. The band, which also features Patrick Kindlon of Self Defense Family on vocals, will release their self-titled debut EP on July 10 via No Sleep. Pre-order it here.

Your Inferiority Complex Is Showing

Pop-punk is for pudgy self-haters. Hardcore sucks worse than it did 10 years ago, which seemed impossible at the time. Punk is now Green Day. Indie rock is the new Ke$ha. Chillwave is for former swoop-hair kids who’ve aged out of their scene. Shoegaze is the new jazz music, meaning people only pretend to like […]

The Name Game: Why Choosing a Band Name Is Important

So you want to start a band, huh? You want to get together with some dudes, write some songs and maybe record a 7-inch you trick your friend into releasing? Start with a name. Seems foolish, right? Seems like a name would be the least important part of the whole enterprise. After all, it’s the […]