Gang of Four, Bad Nerves, Codefendants and more on the second Stage Sunday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
Gang of Four, Bad Nerves, Codefendants and more on the second Stage Sunday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
You Can’t See Every Band, But Some You Need To See Every Time.
We asked Dick Slaughter Photo for 20 band recommendations for Rebellion Festival—he gave us 27.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Eleven.
Pigpen, The Damn Givers, The Hostile Ones, Potato Skins, Adjusters, Trashcat, Asocial, Bad Form, Takers ‘N’ Users, Oil! and more.
2025 Splish Splash Bash. 17 Bands w/Middle-Out, The Boy Detective, B-Plot and more.
2025 Splish Splash Bash. 17 Bands w/Middle-Out, The Boy Detective, B-Plot and more.
From Berkeley to Blackpool: Rebellion Starts Here
I took the long road from California to Blackpool, making a crucial pit stop at Berkeley’s UC Theatre, where TV Smith and The Damned turned back the clock (and blew out the amps).
Bad Beat “L.P. 2025” Record Release Party, 11 bands for 11 bucks.
Featuring Vigilante, Concuss, Who Laughs Last, Walk Alone, Velocity, BFD, Anhedonia, King’s Command, Pluto’s Kiss, The Sissy Boys and Bad Beat.
10th Annual 4th Of July Party in Detroit With EKG, Dr. Haj, Tell All Your Friends, and more.
10th Annual 4th Of July Party in Detroit With EKG, Dr. Haj, Tell All Your Friends, and more.
Strung Out and Death By Stereo kick off 4th of July weekend.
Strung Out and Death By Stereo kick off 4th of July weekend at Sanctuary Detroit.
Iggy Pop Comes Home to Berlin
Dick Slaughter takes in Iggy Pop at the Zitadelle in Berlin. At 78, Iggy is still tearing through stages like a force of nature—shirtless, unstoppable, and backed by a band of musical virtuosos.
The Interrupters, Fidlar, Laura Jane Grace and more on the Main Stage Sunday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
The Interrupters, Fidlar, Laura Jane Grace, The Last Gang, Billy Batts and the Made Men on the Main Stage Sunday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
Three Decades On, I Still Pine For pegboy
At the end of a long holiday weekend, when we were all exhausted and ready to go to bed, Pegboy brought the energy and forced me to drag myself to downtown Vegas for an incredible show.
Youth Brigade, Maid Of Ace, Shitfire on the second Stage Saturday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.
Youth Brigade, Maid Of Ace, Lambrini Girlz, and Shitfire on the Monster Street Party Stage, plus Dr. Strange Records autograph sessions, at Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival 2025.
Billy Idol’s Nice Day to Tour Again With Joan Jett
John Greenwood gears up for Billy Idol’s Nice Day to Tour Again with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and fills us in on Idol’s new album, Dream Into It, and the documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Punk Rock Bowling Saturday Club Shows: Good Riddance & The Adolescents.
Punk Rock Bowling Saturday Club Shows: Good Riddance & The Adolescents.
Lynval Golding and a Ska Lineup for the Ages at Punk Rock Bowling
It was a “Special” night at Punk Rock Bowling as Lynval Golding performed with The Aggrolites, accompanied by a lineup of ska royalty including The Toasters, Mephiskapheles, Calmatix, and The Kilograms.
Against The Grain, The Amino Acids, U.S. Bastards and Busby Death Chair bring down the house at Smalls Bar.
Against The Grain, The Amino Acids, U.S. Bastards and Busby Death Chair bring down the house at Smalls Bar 06/07/2025.
Make Sluts Not Bombs: Slutbomb Concert Report
Jordan Ranft catches Slutbomb and Starsdontmeananything in his hometown of Santa Rosa, California.
Cruel World Looked Kindly Upon Us…
Cruel World 25 was an absolute star-studded hit, despite the rain. Reunions, epic performances, and a lot of nudity abounded at the Rose Bowl, leaving us with a day we won’t soon forget!
Punk Rock Bowling Friday: 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, The Effigies, Stalag 13, and Poker with Fat Mike.
Punk Rock Bowling Friday: 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, The Effigies, Stalag 13, and Poker with Fat Mike.
From Batcave to Botanica: The Eternal Return of March Violets
John Greenwood revisits his decades-long love for The March Violets, tracing their evolution from 1980s post-punk outliers to their triumphant return with Crocodile Promises. A personal history meets a passionate call to catch the band on their upcoming UK tour.