Weston {Live at Highline Ballroom}
Weston Highline Ballroom July 6, 2011 Weston was one of those bands that should have been huge. They had the sound of Blink 182, the lyrics of Green Day, and the look of Sugar Ray. Sadly, the band fell apart after taking a more mature direction, and a whole generation of punk rockers missed out [...]
Pennywise at The Starland Ballroom
Pennywise is one of those bands that will never change. They are like the Iron Maiden of the punk rock industry: You know what you’re going to get–be it at their live show or on wax–these guys basically defined the South California hardcore sound and they aren’t about to add keyboards to their line-up or [...]
Blag Dahlia: Live at Generation Records
Blag Dahlia: Live at Generation Records from George Koroneos on Vimeo. Dwarves singer Blag Dahlia stopped by Generation Records in NYC to preform a few songs unplugged in celebration of the release of Eric Davidson’s new book “We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001.” Davidson, frontman of the legendary New Bomb Turks, was on [...]
Zoli Teglas: A Pennywise Interview
When word dropped a few months back that Ignite front man Zoli Teglas would be picking the vocal reigns for Pennywise I got a excited. I was weened on both Pennywise and Ignite during my formative years (1994-98) and to call them two of my favorite bands is a bit of an understatement. While it [...]
Tim Armstrong Signature Guitar Released
Punk rock fans should be really stoked about their guitar options right now. When I was a kid, the only signature model guitars I could get were by cock rockers like Joe Satriani (and they cost a small fortune). Today, kids can pick up guitars by the dudes from Blink 182, Joe Strummer, Billie Joe [...]
Leaked Records: An Unecessary Evil
You know, I’ve been receiving advanced CDs from record labels for close to 15 years and I’ve never even considered putting them on the Web for others to steal. While I have no problem “sampling” existing catalog CDs from the Web and checking out albums from bands I don’t know, I really think it takes [...]
Add a Little Appetite under the Christmas Tree
Looking for a last minute gift for that special someone in your life? Hot Topics has a series of limited edition vinyl/T-shirt packages available featuring No Doubt, Michael Jackson, Slipknot, etc. Most of them suck, but the real treat is Guns ‘N’ Roses “Appetite for Destruction” on orange wax with the original iconic logo shirt. [...]
AFI & Gallows at Starland Ballroom
Words by guest blogger Anthony Ambrose of inTuneMusic View full photolog on Flickr Since forming nearly twenty years ago, AFI has seen a wide variety of lineup, label, and stylistic changes. Beginning in 1991 as a California skate-punk act, the band routinely covered The Misfits and touched on topics such as mohawks. In 2009, AFI [...]
“Let Them Know: Story of Youth Brigade & BYO Records” DVD
“Let Them Know: Story of Youth Brigade & BYO Records” DVD BYO Records “Let Them Know” is documentary covering the punk trio Youth Brigade and the legendary DIY record label/movement, The Better Youth Organization. You name a band in the early ’80s West Coast punk scene and they’ll probably cite Youth Brigade as an inspiration. [...]
Imelda May at Pianos
Imelda May Pianos September 15, 2009 Click here for full Photolog from the show It’s hard to ignore the dearth of rockabilly bands hitting the Big Apple as part of their tour itinerary. So, when I get an invite to check out an up and coming rockabilly diva at an NYC show, I do not [...]
Bad Religion: Video Portrait
Last month, I got to do yet another interview with Jay Bentley, legendary bassist of punk’s elder statesmen Bad Religion. Sure, this is the third time I’ve posted Jay in the digital and physical pages of Life In A Bungalo, but would you turn down an interview with one of the most charismatic punks rockers [...]
Green Day at Madison Square Garden
Green Day/Kaiser Chiefs Madison Square Garden July 27, 2009 Click to view more photos from show Thousands of fans packed NYC’s biggest venue for two evenings of stellar punk rock courtesy of a band heralded as this generation’s U2, and judging by the audience reaction at MSG, the band is more than worthy of the [...]
Gallows: Video Portrait
Life In A Bungalo got a chance to interview Gallows bandmates Laurent Barnard and Steph Carter before their set at the New Jersey stop of the Warped Tour. The band talks about tearing it up on stage, playing the Warped Tour, and their new record “Grey Britain.”
The Beastie Boys “Ill Communication” Deluxe Edition
Beastie Boys “Ill Communication” Deluxe Edition Capitol I spent most of this past weekend blasting my favorite Beastie Boys record “Ill Communication” and I’m happy to report that it sounds as good today as it did when it first came out in The Beastie’s fourth proper release has been re-issued as a double CD deluxe [...]
The Damned: Live at the Fillmore
The Damned, The BelRays, Electric Frankenstein Fillmore at Irving Plaza May 14, 2009 It’s sad to say, but the number of living legends from the early part of punk history is dwindling rather quickly. With the death of three quarters of The Ramones, Joe Strummer, Arthur “Killer” Kane, and (most recently) Lux Interior, the need [...]
The Quakes "Negative Charge"
The Quakes Negative Charge If Buffalo, NY’s chosen sons The Quakes are known for one thing (besides their zeal for ’80s covers), it’s that they release the most consistently marvelous records year after year. “Negative Charge” is no exception, commencing with the poppy “Seven Seas Alone,” an apropos tune in these days of non-swashbuckling pirates [...]
H2O Have Nothing to Prove – New Video
Toby and the boys just dropped their new video for “Nothing to Prove” from their superb record of the same name. The video is short, but you’ll have a blast picking out the hardcore legends singing along to the tune.
Green Day Hit The Road
Green Day have announced a ton of North American tour dates in support of their eighth studio album “21st Century Breakdown,” which will be released by Reprise Records on Friday, May 15. This is their first record since the rock opera “American Idiot.” For those that can’t wait for Green Day goodness, the band’s third [...]
Record Store Day Haul
Record Store Day turned out to be a huge success in Northern New Jersey this past Saturday. I woke up early to head out in search of some limited vinyl records, only to get a call from my friend Josh that Vintage Vinyl had already been pillaged and that the place was pretty packed. So [...]
“Subway Art” by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant
Subway Art Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant Chronicle Books A few months back, I took my parents on a trip to Manhattan. I work there, so it wasn’t a big deal for this bridge and tunneler, but for my parents—who have not been to New York City in almost 25 years—the trip was a culture [...]
Wolverine: Origins – Pretty Damn Cool
So I couldn’t beat temptation and watched the first half hour of Wolverine: Origins the other night, and I’m happy to report that what I saw was pretty awesome. For those living under a rock, the fourth X-Men installment was leaked on the Internet mid-last week irking Fox Films in a major way. In fact, [...]
Support Record Store Day on April 18
I’ve been a little quiet about the upcoming Record Store Day, but as April 18 quickly approaches, I’m going to be ramping up coverage of the event. For those that don’t know, Record Store Day was the brainchild of a group of vinyl enthusiasts that strive to keep independent music retailers from crashing and burning [...]
Shepard Fairey x Glen E Friedman x Bad Brains
I’m probably shooting myself in the foot for posting this, but Shepard Fairey is releasing an amazing new screenprint this week featuring photography by Glen E. Friedman and signed by all original members of The Bad Brains (as well as Fairey and Friedman). All for the bargain basement price of $120. It’s going to be [...]