Femi Kuti Brings Afrobeat to Solana Beach
Goody James made the long drive down to Solana Beach to catch Femi Kuti and The Positive force at the Belly Up!
New Bomb Turks Summer Tour 2025 w/The Drowns
The New Bomb Turks Summer Tour 2025 with The Drowns and Saber Tooth Gary comes to The Magic Stick / Black Iris Booking annual Blackout BBQ.
I’m a Slut for KnuckleHeadz
The boys are heading back to the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, England, followed by a takeover of the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas back home in the States.
Little Rebellion in Lincolnshire
We all love Charlie Harper and the UK Subs at Rebellion Festival—but maybe not as much as Lorraine Cater. She’s getting geared up for Blackpool by catching Rebellion acts on the road, including the UK Subs, Destructors 82, and Yur Mum at a rare Lincolnshire gig.
PERRYBOIS or TURTLES JR Both are Great.
Indonesian hardcore heroes Perrybois—featuring members of Turtles Jr.—are set to hit Rebellion Festival and head out on a short UK tour, bringing their fierce, uncompromising sound to new audiences.
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.