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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dropkick Murphys at Roseland • 3/7/2009
Dropkick Murphys, H2O, Civet
Roseland Ballroom, New York
March 7, 2009
St. Patrick’s Day is here, which means the Dropkick Murphys have to be close by. At least they were—a week ago.
This is their second pass through the Big Apple, supporting their phenomenal record, “The Meanest of Times,” and this time, the Dropkicks brought a few friends. Members [...]
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 Go! Records [...]
Rise Against Premiere “Audience of One” on MySpace
Rise Against – Audience of One
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 [...]
Good Riddance "Remain In Memory"
Good Riddance
“Remain In Memory”
Fat Wreck Chords
Notes: 2x Colored LP (Red, Blue), Gatefold, Limited to 1,100
Fat Wreck Chords comes through with one of the most impressive tributes to a band that helped merge the worlds of punk and hardcore. Documenting Good Riddance’s final show in Santa Cruz, California “Remain in Memory” is a top notch recording [...]
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 [...]
Bouncing Souls & Sick of it All at Terminal 5
Bouncing Souls, Sick of it All, Grey Area
September 19, 2008
Terminal 5
Click to see full SOIA photolog on FLICKR
I’ve seen the Bouncing Souls a couple a dozen times since 1994 and it’s always been kind of hit or miss. Some times they rock, and sometimes they just kind of stand there and play their instruments. Last [...]
Rancid at The Irving Plaza
Rancid, Big D and the Kid’s Table
Irving Plaza
August 15, 2008
Rancid took the stage a week or so ago for a five day stint at New York’s prestigious Irving Plaza (only fools call it the Fillmore). It’s been a few years since Rancid’s last visit to the Big Apple, and this time they packed in a [...]
Mick Jones and Carbon Silicon
at Asbury Lanes
Carbon/Silicone
April 2, 2008
Asbury Lanes, New Jersey
This is an open letter to anyone that is still bitching and moaning that they never got to see Joe Strummer or the Ramones. GO SEE MICK JONES BEFORE HE DIES. Not that he’s going anywhere soon, but at the rate that John Rotten keeps getting healthier and heroes like [...]
Rancid’s Back on Tour
Tim Armstrong
Photo by GLK Photo
With their new record nearing completion, the punk rock veterans Rancid are turning their attention towards a new project—a summer tour that will mark their first live shows since 2006. Rancid—Tim Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Lars Frederiksen (vocals, guitar), Matt Freeman (bass, vocals) and Branden Steineckert (drums)—have spend the last [...]
H2O: Like a Phoenix…
H2O, melodic hardcore heroes from the mid-’90s, have posted the first new song from Nothing To Prove, which is hitting stores through Bridge Nine Records on May 27th, 2008. The album’s opening track, “1995″ is streaming over at their recently renovated and redesigned myspace page.
Nothing To Prove was produced by Chad Gilbert and recorded with [...]
Young Werewolves "Cheat the Devil"
Young Werewolves
“Cheat the Devil”
www.theyoungwerewolves.com
Out of the grindhouse and onto the radio, the Young Werewolves fire on all cylinders with silver bullets blazing and fangs bared. This band of punky surf rockers pummel the listener to oblivion with 14 infectiously catchy numbers about horror movies and Hollywood babylon.
Every song on “Cheat the Devil” is a keeper. [...]
Bad Religion Acoustic on KROQ
Epitaph just sent out a link to a fantastic performance by Bad Religion on KROQ. It’s just Brett, Brooks, and Greg performing three songs on acoustic guitars and a snare.
Less Than Jake Reissues Classic Records
Less Than Jake
“Pezcore”
“Goodbye Blue & White”
“Losers, Kings, and Things…”
Sleep It Off Records
Growing up, I was never a big fan of Less Than Jake. Part of it was my hatred towards ska and the huge ska resurgence that took place in the mid-’90s. Part of it was my disdain for horns. Either way, I never [...]
Against Me: Live & Acoustic
Against Me just released a live and acoustic version of their song “The Ocean” from a recent Thanksgiving show. Surprisingly, the band rocks an upright bass. Pretty cool.