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 [...]
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.”
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lux Interior Dead at 62: Long Live The Cramps
Via Girlie Action: Lux Interior, lead singer of The Cramps, passed away February 4, 2009 due to an existing heart condition at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, California at 4:30 AM PST . Lux has been an inspiration and influence to millions of artists and fans around the world. He and wife Poison Ivy’s contributions [...]
Rise Against Premiere “Audience of One” on MySpace
Rise Against – Audience of One
Nekromantix Drummer Killed in Car Crash
It’s a sad day for psychobilly fans. Nekromantix drummer Andy DeMize and a passenger died last night in a horrible car crash in Fullerton, California. According to the Orange County Register: The vehicle was traveling southbound on the 57 freeway when the driver lost control, went over an embankment and hit a tree. The car [...]
The Damned Cancel East Coast US Leg of Tour
Image via Wikipedia Just got this unfortunate bit of news from The Damned’s press person. Looks like New Year’s Eve is going to be a little gloomier without The Damned around. Of course, now you are freed up to either see the Dickies at the Bowery Ballroom or The Tombstone Brawlers at Otto’s Shrunken Head. [...]
Brine + Bastards: Brains For The Holidays
Taking a break from pillaging and plundering, pirate punks Brine + Bastards are filling the world with holiday cheer by giving away their new single – a cover of the Misfit’s classic “Brain Eaters.” While most people are celebrating with a ham and some egg nog, the pirates are settling for a some medium rare [...]
Blackie Lawless On Barack Obama
Blackie Lawless does not like John McCain – However, he hates Barack Obama. This tirade went out this morning. Grab a cold one and dig in. I’m not editing it for grammar or punctuation. I think I prefer members of WASP drunk in swimming pools. “Read in Case of National Emergency” by Blackie Lawless “We [...]
Chinese Democracy, Officially Official
Even after the news broke that GNR’s Chinese Democracy was going to come out (albeit as a Best Buy exclusive), I still doubted that it was going to see the light of day. Well, looks like GNR thinks it’s coming out, and that’s all I really care about. The site is pretty much down except [...]
Frank Navetta R.I.P.
Founding Descendents guitarist Frank Navetta died on Halloween. I never got the chance see him live, but his songs have left a lasting impression on my youth and musical tastes. Frank left the band to become a fisherman and was eventually replaced by Stephen Egerton who still plays in ALL. Here’s a small obit from [...]
Doomsdayers Daytrippin’ on the East Coast
So I went to Asbury Park last Friday to video tape the Koffin Kats and spend a few dollars on some really cool bowling pins. I was trying to time my arrival at the club to correspond with the Kats set time, but alas, I got there early and was forced to eat some amazing [...]
On That Note: Epitaph Signs Thursday, New Slayer Song, Utters Get Yella
Biggest news for the day is that Jerey’s own Thursday have signed to Epitaph after their short run on a major label. Life In A Bungalo talked with singer Geoff Rickly a few months back at Jonathan Levine Gallery and he pretty much alluded to the fact that the band was looking to gt back [...]
On That Note: Cash Tribute, Crabapple, Derek Hess, Los Straitjackets
Anchorless Records is releasing All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash on October 21. The record features covers performed by 16 bands that are just below the popularity line, including: Chuck Ragan, The Bouncing Souls, The Gaslight Anthem, The Dresden Dolls, and – most imp, Derekortantly – Russ Freakin’ Rankin doing “I Walk The Line.” [...]
On That Note: Rise Against, Head, Bleeding Through, London Tattoo Convention
Rise Against is releasing its new record on October 7 via DGC Records. We’ve got the new single “Re-Education (Through Labor) and it’s pretty much the Rise Against you’ve grown to love. Melodic hardcore with a little more balls than your run-of-the-mill punk band. The record is produced by big Bill Stevenson who the band [...]
On That Note: H2O Touring, The Jam, NFG on Epitaph, Joe Ledbetter
To avoid simply reposting press releases, here’s a list of underground rumblings: New Found Glory, the band that should have been a run-of-the-mill Fat Wreck Chord’s band but somehow made it big, signed to Epitaph Records. Not a huge surprise, since the band sounds like they should have been big in 1994, not 2004. Look [...]
Banksy in New Orleans
I don’t usually go to Gawker for my art news, but the journo-gossip site just posted a series of photos showing recent work Banksy did in New Orleans as a supposed tribute to Hurricane Katrina. According to the site, “some of the pieces relate directly the hurricane and its disastrous aftermath; others are targeted at [...]
Pink Spiders to “Sweat It Out”
The Pink Spiders, the Nashville-based power-pop band with the explosive sound and attitude to burn, is priming their fan base for a new fix later this year as they prepare the September 23 release of “Sweat It Out.” With producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bruce Springsteen) at the helm, “Sweat It Out” [...]
The Force to Reunite for Anniversary Shows
NorCal hardcore/punk band, The Force, is reuniting for the first time in 10 years. Singer Matt Wedgley (Viva Hate), bassist Hunter Burgan (AFI), guitarist Mark Roustabout (The Roustabouts) and the inimitable drummer Chad Cox went their separate ways after the band’s final show in 1998, each following his own path to personal and professional success.
Grab Nine Inch Nail’s "The Slip" for Free
Not really my cup of tea, but free is good. Oh, and Vandal’s drummer Josh Freese is in the band. As of 12:01 a.m. PST May 5, Nine Inch Nails’ brand new full length album The Slip is available as free download at NIN.com. Unlike NIN’s recently released Ghosts I-IV, there are NO paid options [...]