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10 times musicians covered each other in our scene
There’s really only two outcomes for cover songs: They’re either nothing special or the best thing on the planet. Luckily, we’ve selected some sublime moments of bands exchanging a neat back-and-forth so you don’t have to sort through all the hellishly boring renditions out there. From Green Day and Tim Armstrong converging onstage to New […]
Punkadeka Festival honors 20 years of “Anarchism!” with Italy’s punk website
When it comes to the average American’s knowledge of Europe, it’s best described as being at the level of a Lonely Planet guidebook—mostly the first two chapters on “Essentials” and “How Not To Be Killed There.” One would have thought that technology, in the form of music streaming services and international music discovery apps such […]
Vans Warped Tour says goodbye: Stories and statements over 25 years
For almost a quarter of a century, Vans Warped Tour was a clubhouse for music culture, focusing on alt-rock and then branching into a punk-rock juggernaut with tentacles in all kinds of genres and nonprofit initiatives. After this weekend’s final event at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, tour founder Kevin Lyman’s vision for a […]
10 podcasts and radio shows hosted by punk musicians you should hear
There are thousands of podcasts out there, and more are uploaded each day. While there’s plenty of podcasts about music, we wanted to switch perspectives and introduce you to some created by the musicians themselves. Go ahead and take a break from streaming music to try out one of these podcasts or radio shows hosted […]
Warped Tour: The only tour that mattered since 1995
Starting June 29-30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Vans Warped Tour will hold its final high-decibel celebrations of punk rock and youth culture. Once the traveling roadshow returns to Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, July 20 and 21, founder Kevin Lyman’s great touring experiment will become a part of rock ’n’ roll history, […]
Rancid, Pennywise announce tour with Angel Du$t, Turnstile and more
It’s going to be a punk rock autumn, with Rancid announcing a string of fall dates with a plethora of unique support acts in tow. With Pennywise in tow for the full run, the tour will also feature Suicidal Tendencies, the English Beat, the Aquabats, Turnstile, Iron Reagan and Angel Du$t on select dates. Read more: Motion City Soundtrack announce first live shows since 2016 Adding on […]
50 iconic alternative album art from the 2000s
We certainly don’t just buy albums because they look cool, but we still think it’s important to appreciate a piece of music for its overall package. While the contents are what’s most important, we can all appreciate epic album art. As for these specific ones, they’re often viewed as scene staples, so it’s never surprising […]
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 […]
Rancid debut The Bash traveling music festival with Pennywise, L7, more
Music fans and beer lovers are in for a real treat after punk-rock band Rancid announced their brand new festival set to hit the U.S. this Spring! The music & beer festival includes a killer lineup of bands and over 100 craft beers for you to taste. Could this get any better? Read more: Mike Shinoda […]
Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen reflects on new Old Firm Casuals tune—listen
“Three-quarters of my life has [been] spent in this scene,” says punk lifer Lars Frederiksen, guitarist from American punk icons Rancid and one-quarter of his ambi-directional outfit the Old Firm Casuals. “Either making music or going to shows or doing whatever. For me, punk is my life, my culture—it’s who I am.” “In any subculture, […]
Punk Rock Bowling announces daily lineup for 2019 edition
Punk Rock Bowling is celebrating its 21st birthday on memorial day with a stacked lineup that includes Rancid, Descendents, Adolescents, and many more. The festival is now revealing its daily lineup for the main and second stages. Check it out below! Read more: Hear twenty one pilots perform “Cut My Lip” live for the first […]
twenty one pilots, Paramore and more albums turning 10 in 2019
Ah, 2009. Ten years ago. A stellar year for the scene—one where rock, punk and metalcore continued to construct exciting new avenues, while flagging trends such as neon pop punk showed their fatigue. Major releases from All Time Low, Every Time I Die and Paramore kept the pace for an alternative music world seemingly bursting […]
The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid to headline Camp Anarchy
Get excited! Camp Anarchy, the summer camp we can actually be excited for, has officially announced its lineup! The Offspring, NOFX and Rancid will be headlining the three-day punk-rock camp of our dreams, and if that wasn’t exciting enough, there’s a whole slew of bands who were announced as support. Check out the lineup below! […]
Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival announce stacked lineup
Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival announced their lineup for 2019. The festival will take place in Las Vegas on Memorial Day weekend, May 24-27. The music festival has been going strong for 20 years. This year, they announced Rancid, Descendents and more for its lineup. Read more: Is Travis Barker teasing a blink-182 Christmas […]
The Offspring, Social Distortion, more to play Surf City Blitz festival
Southern California is about to get a whole lot of rock this October as the Surf City Blitz festival announced its inaugural lineup full of punk rock legends including the Offspring and Social Distortion. Read more: The Offspring guitarist receives PhD in Molecular Biology, writes 183-page dissertation Housed at Huntington State Beach, the two-day festival features […]
10 songs that will get you HYPED for WARPED TOUR
It’s almost as exciting as the Warped Tour itself: the grand exodus of demos, punks and everyone in between, packed into their parents’ SUVs or their own shitty, secondhand Hondas. Whether you pile five friends in clown-car style, or just bring a best friend/navigator (you will miss the exit), glitter-paint your windows and rejoice for […]
Forget taking over the world: Palaye Royale are aiming past the sky
[Photo by: Giselle Dias] Palaye Royale—Sebastian Danzig, Remington Leith and Emerson Barrett—spent their preteen years as a highly groomed boy band. But then the tight-knit trio shifted gears and got woke to the multifaceted legacy of swaggering rock ’n’ roll to make their own rock/fashion/art convergence a reality. Building the band hasn’t been easy—the siblings […]
10 musicians rocking face tattoos
Nothing screams “I never want to work in an office, ever” quite like a face tattoo. Tons of the musicians we love bear some kind of body art, but few have taken the ultimate plunge and put their money where their mouth is—in some cases, literally. Read more: 18 of the coolest knuckle tattoos in […]
Two stabbed at Rancid/Dropkick Murphys show
Two punk fans were stabbed after an altercation at the merch stand at the popular From Boston to Berkeley tour which features Rancid and Dropkick Murphys on a co-headlining tour. Check out exactly what happened below. Read more: It’s true: Horror author Stephen King was rocking out at a Rancid concert The stabbing happened at […]
GALLERY: The best from Rancid and Dropkick Murphys' epic From Boston To Berkeley Tour
Photographer: Joe Banker Rancid and the Dropkick Murphys stopped by Cleveland, OH's Jacobs Pavilion July 30 as part of their From Boston to Berkeley Tour, and it was a stellar show! The two bands have a long and important history together. Back in 1997, Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen came across a copy of Dropkick Murphys’ original EP at a friend's house. He turned it over […]
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