3.9.2010

Inspired by Black Flag

Black Flag’s bars logo is easily one of the most iconic pieces of band-related art ever. It was created by Raymond Pettibon, older brother of Greg Ginn, who founded the band and SST Records, their label. Pettibon, who pitched-in on bass early on in the band’s career, created the logo after suggesting the band change their name from Panic to Black Flag when…


3.4.2010

Punk Doc Film Festival

Screw South by Southwest, Cannes, Toronto and all those other stuffy film fests. All you need to enjoy your own private cinema celebration is an Internet connection and a short attention span. We can’t promise the same quality as the aforementioned festivals, but at least there aren’t any lines, concessions are free and all the films are about punk rock. Here’s a look at some of what’s out there and online…


2.24.2010

A Trio of Alkaline Trio Side Projects

By this point in their career, a new album by the Alkaline Trio is a fairly predictable occurrence. Though “This Addiction” has been generating press as a record that returns the band to their punk rock roots, it really doesn’t sound all that different from the their last few outings. You get the usual stuff — alternating singers, songs about drinking, girls and blood (and even…


2.19.2010

Fun with Flickr: Abbey Road

With news surfacing that sagging British music label EMI was looking to offload it’s Abbey Road studios for around $45 million in hopes of saving itself from extinction and the space from becoming an upscale housing development, we thought the term could prove a fun topic for our latest round of Fun with Flickr. Potential buyers for the converted 1830s townhouse include Andrew Lloyd Weber — who has recorded loads of music there…


2.14.2010

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Though this website has the word punk in its name, that doesn’t mean we don’t also have a soft spot in our cold, cruel heart for metal. After all, we have seen Testament live, memorized the Chris Holmes section of “Decline of the Western Civilization II Part II: The Metal Years” and appeared in a Metallica home video wearing an Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians t-shirt (super metal, right?). Which is probably why we liked all these photos… MORE>

2.3.2010

Punk Rock Restauranteurs

Food and punk rock go together like food and ice skating. Which is to say they don’t really go together at all (unless of course you’re the Descendents). Food and money, however, fit together much more snugly, which may explain why the latest trend among well-off punks is to invest in a restaurant. Talk about yuppie punk. Mike Dirnt, bass player for Green Day… MORE>