To commemorate 60 years of the Billboard Hot 100, Off The Charts revisits each year since it was established to spotlight songs and artists that didn’t make the cut, yet still made a significant impact. Years are chosen randomly and—to make it even harder on ourselves—rules for inclusion are that neither the songs nor…
These days, it’s difficult to punch a Nazi without getting bogged down in some sort of philosophical debate about whether or not it’s OK to punch Nazis. But back in the early days of hardcore punk, when neo-Nazi and skinhead factions started invading the scene, the conversation was a lot shorter. The general feeling…
Is there a prouder, more tireless ambassador of punk rock and hardcore than Keith Morris? The name might lack the instant recognition of iconic figures like Joe Strummer and John Lydon, or even that of peers like Henry Rollins. But no serious conversation about the genre’s history is complete without placing Morris…
From numerous soundtrack reissues and questionable spin-offs like Christmas In The Stars to miscellaneous releases like 1977’s gold-selling The Story Of Star Wars, the Star Wars franchise is no stranger to record store shelves. But that wasn’t enough for digital artist Steven Lear. At his incredible, eye-deceiving…
The Modern Punk awakens, body luxuriating in the feel of handmade 8,000 threadcount sheets, bespokely fashioned from a backstage curtain Sid Vicious once pissed on after performing at CBGB in New York. The Modern Punk stretches—noting, in passing, that it’s probably time to book a new appointment with the $400-an-hour…
Prior to the mighty Bon Scott joining AC/DC, the Aussie rockers were fronted by Dave Evans for roughly 10 months, before he parted ways with the band. (Depending on who you ask, he was booted due to “jealousy” or disagreements with others in the camp.) Scott guided AC/DC to rock’s upper echelons before dying after a…
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This week: The excellent Green Room has thinking about some of the best punk rock movies.
It was sometime around 1997 or 1998 when author and rock journalist Michael Azerrad was sitting at home watching a generic multi-part history on rock ’n’ roll. It was late in the evening, and the episode he caught detailed the history of punk rock—or was supposed to. But something was wrong. “It went straight from…
Dez Cadena has quit the Misfits. He’d been touring with the group since its 2001 25th anniversary tour, making him the band’s longest-tenured guitarist. Punk News reports that Cadena has been replaced by bassist Jerry Only’s son.
In a blatant attempt to break the non-existent record for having the largest number of side projects in the history of rock, head Foo Fighter Dave Grohl has announced that his latest extracurricular project, Teenage Time Killer, will release its debut album on Rise Records in 2015. The band, which also includes Queens…
Washington, D.C. has been in the spotlight more than usual lately, and it has more to do with the recent midterm elections. The city’s music scene—in particular, the punk and hardcore scene that’s revolved for decades around the independent label Dischord Records—has been featured in the second episode of Dave Grohl’s …
There’s something undeniably fascinating about seeing what kind of music celebrities listen to. Occasionally, it reveals something about their personality that you wouldn’t have guessed, like when Brian Williams revealed himself to be a massive Deer Tick fan, exposing his late-night listening habits in the process.
No stranger to either lawsuits or accusations of controlling and abusive behavior—though most of these have involved the other members of Black Flag—Greg Ginn is now facing allegations of child abuse from his ex-wife, Marina Ginn. In an affidavit picked up by Consequence Of Sound, she details what she claims is a…
Henry Rollins has apologized for criticizing those who have committed suicide, saying in a post to his website, “That I hurt anyone by what I said, and I did hurt many, disgusts me.” He adds that it wasn’t his intent to draw anyone’s ire, saying he’s “had a life of depression,” and that “knowing what I know and having…
Though it wasn’t an easy battle, it appears the war between Black Flag and FLAG has finally come to a close. In the wake of Ron Reyes’ firing from Black Flag, the biggest question that loomed would be the outcome of the lawsuit Greg Ginn filed against FLAG and former vocalist Henry Rollins. It appears that the court…
“I won’t be a casualty,” screeches Keith Morris in the song of the same name—one of 16 punk uppercuts that appear on Wasted Years, the third album by Off!. The supergroup formed in 2009, and since then Morris and crew have done their best to resurrect a narrowly specific sound: namely the snot-caked, cage-rattling…
Coming as a surprise to no one who’s been following the unending stream of Black Flag news over the past year, the recently fired Ron Reyes has now claimed that founding guitarist Greg Ginn threatened Reyes’ family prior to letting him go. The allegation comes from a recent interview Reyes did with Beatroute, which…
