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“Nobody thinks Fat Mike can write a f**king serious musical.”—The story behind 'Home Street Home'

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, […]

NOFX’s Fat Mike streams first song from 'Home Street Home' musical

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 […]

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Versus The World remember the late Tony Sly on “The Santa Margarita”

California punks Versus The World will release their new album, Homesick/Roadsick on April 7 via Kung Fu Records. Today, the band are teaming up with AP to bring you the album’s lead single, “The Santa Margarita,” which was written as a tribute to the late Tony Sly of No Use For A Name. “I wrote […]

Various Artists - The Songs Of Tony Sly: A Tribute

Various Artists The Songs Of Tony Sly: A Tribute When No Use For A Name frontman Tony Sly suddenly passed away last summer, a generation of skate punks weaned on early Warped Tour lineups and cheapo comps mourned his loss. Thus, this tribute was born, including Rise Against, NOFX and more, with selections ranging from […]

Stream songs from ‘The Songs Of Tony Sly: A Tribute’

Fat Wreck Chords is streaming more songs from their recently released compilation, The Songs Of Tony Sly: A Tribute. The record features a diverse group of artists covering the late No Use For A Name singer’s songs, including Rise Against, Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio, Frank Turner and many more. The tracks are streaming on the Fat Wreck Chords […]

Listen to Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem cover Tony Sly

Brian Fallon from The Gaslight Anthem’s cover of the late Tony Sly’s song “Capo 4th Fret” is streaming over at USA Today. The song is taken from the upcoming album The Songs Of Tony Sly: A Tribute, a 26-track compilation that also features bands such as Rise Against, Bad Religion, Yellowcard, Alkaline Trio, Frank Turner, […]

Gaslight Anthem, Rise Against, Frank Turner, more contributing to Tony Sly tribute album

Fat Wreck Chords has begun to roll out information on their much-rumored tribute album for No Use For A Name frontman Tony Sly [second from left], who suddenly passed away last year. The compilation will include covers from Bad Religion, Lagwagon, Dropkick Murphys, Rise Against, NOFX, Frank Turner, Pennywise, the Gaslight Anthem, Bouncing Souls, Teenage Bottlerocket […]

Paper + Plastick release Tony Sly 'Story/Song' comic, free Swellers NUFAN cover

Paper + Plastick Records have released the first issue in their Story/Song comic series, which will feature artist interpretations of one song in each issue. Issue No. 1 highlights No Use For A Name's “Chasing Rainbows” and pays homage to the late Tony Sly. The webcomic is available for free download, which comes with a cover […]

NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket, Elway and G.F.P. announced for Tony Sly benefit show

Fat Wreck Chords have announced that on December 15, NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket, Elway and G.F.P. will play a show at Vice Ultra Lounge in Walnut Creek, CA in memory of No Use For A Name's Tony Sly who passed away on July 31, 2012. All proceeds from the show will go to the Tony Sly Memorial […]

Tony Sly of No Use For A Name pronounced dead

According to a post from Fat Wreck Chords, No Use For A Name frontman Tony Sly has passed. Read a statement from the company and NOFX's Mike “Fat Mike” Burkett below. “It is with great sorrow that we must say goodbye to Tony Sly of No Use For A Name. We received a call earlier […]

Premiere: Joey Cape (Lagwagon), "I Must Be Hateful"

Check out this premiere of “I Must Be Hateful” from Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape. The song appears on a new full-length split with No Use For A Name's Tony Sly, Acoustic Vol. 2, out June 19 via Fat Wreck Chords. Pre-order the split here. The song appeared in its original form on Lagwagon's 2003 full-length […]

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