Carlstadt, New Jersey isn’t known for much. And until Saturday night it wasn’t known by yours truly to even exist (despite being only 20 minutes from where I grew up and mile from a place I saw about 256 concerts.) That very likely says more about my ignorance of local geography than anything else. But tucked behind the stables at the Meadowlands racetrack, and right off of Route 17 is Carlstadt. And on Patterson Plank Road (titillating near Stilettos Gentleman’s Club) is the Axis Lounge. Read the rest of this entry »

Bad Religion
“Live at the Palladium”
Epitaph Records

Surprisingly, after being together for over 25 years and pumping out 13 or so records, Bad Religion has only released one proper video. Available only on VHS and out of print for years (until a year ago), “Along the Way” was the only official video capturing the band on their “Suffer” tour.

That’s about to change as the godfathers of punk prepare for the release of “Live at the Palladium” a DVD chock full of goodness, including interviews, a full concert, ancient footage of the band a video collection. Read the rest of this entry »