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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Taste of Chaos Tour at Nokia Theater • 3/4/2009
Taste of Chaos featuring Thursday, Bring Me the Horizon, Four Years Strong, Pierce the Veil Nokia Theater March 4, 2009 Check out the full photolog from the show on Flickr I’m not the biggest fan of package tours under banner names. Sure, I’ve been to everything from Ozzfest to Sno-core, but I always find myself [...]
I Hate New Music: The Classic Rock Manifesto
I Hate New Music: The Classic Rock Manifesto By Dave Thompson Backbeat Books “We need our reprobates, we need our delinquents, we need our antiheroes. Because if we don’t get them, what’s the [Rock and Roll] Hall of Fame going to look like in another 25 years?” – Dave Thompson How many Limeys do you [...]
NoBunny “Love Visions”
Nobunny Love Visions 1-2-3-4 Go! Records I bought this CD after I told myself I need to stop spending money on stupid shit. I’m glad I bought it – you should, too… this will seriously make your life better. Originally released as a limited LP-only on Bubbledumb Records, Love Visions was picked up by 1-2-3-4 [...]
Guns ‘N’ Roses “Chinese Democracy”
Guns ‘N’ Roses “Chinese Democracy” Geffen Notes: Double LP set in a gatefold sleeve How does one review the unreviewable? That’s what it comes down to. Guns ‘N’ Roses were once my favorite band – 15 years ago. In that time, I discovered grunge, punk, hardcore, psychobilly and pretty much disassociated myself from the LA [...]