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QUIZ: Can you pass this ultimate ska music trivia quiz?

Ska may be one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Many of its superfans have lived and died by the genre from the second they heard their first guitar upstroke, whereas some casual fans dug into it as a flavor of the week for a short amount of time and parted ways […]

The Bruce Lee Band - Community Support Group EP

The Bruce Lee Band Community Support Group EP For his first Bruce Lee Band release in nine years, frontman Mike Park recruited some ringers in the form of AP scribe Jeff Rosenstock (ex-Bomb The Music Industry!) on bass/vocals, Hard Girls/Classics Of Love guitarist Mike Huguenor and Chinkees drummer Kevin Higuchi. Though this lineup have never […]

Exclusive: Bruce Lee Band (mbrs. of Skankin' Pickle, Bomb The Music Industry!) to release new EP

AltPress can exclusively announce that the Bruce Lee Band will be releasing a new EP titled Community Support Group on Jan. 28, 2014 via Really Records. A vinyl pre-order is available here. Bruce Lee Band is fronted by Mike Park, owner of Asian Man Records and former frontman of Skankin' Pickle and the Chinkees; on […]

Mike Park - Smile

Mike Park Smile As the punks and hipsters of the world have gotten older, there's been a huge market for music aimed at the children of said punks and hipsters. It makes sense as we try to prematurely make our kids cool while at the same time insisting that the music written and recorded for […]

Under The Covers: No Use For A Name vs. Skankin' Pickle

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we’ll pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it’s up to you to decide who comes out on […]