We Are Family Youth Brigade, BYo, and PRB
Dick Slaughter somehow slithered his way into the Youth Brigade show in L.A. and landed an interview with the band’s frontman—and founder of BYO Records and the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival—Shawn Stern.
I’ll Be Damned, It’s TV Smith
John Greenwood gives us a Damned + TV Smith tour preview — featuring photos by Dick Slaughter. Catch both acts in and around Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas this weekend, at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA on May 30, and later this summer at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, UK. Full tour dates and links in the article.
Ceschi Ramos On The New Codefendants Music Video, Friends In Real Life, and Anarchism
Goody James speaks to Ceschi Ramos about the new Codefendants music video, his background in California’s underground hip hop scene, Friends In Real Life, anarchism, and more.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Eight.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Eight. The Sleights, BULLSHIT DETƎCTÖR, Oust, E-Parents, Propagandhi, Worthington’s Law, Headsplitters, Fake News, Sex Germs, The Chris Rolling Squad, and more.
Grace and Heritage: An Evening of Chinese Arts at Firth Hall
Phil Thorns attends the Chinese Heritage Concert at the stunning Grade II-listed Firth Hall at Sheffield University. His stunning photos capture an evening of music, dance, and cultural celebration.
Drive-Thru Metal: Mac Sabbath w/ The Angry Samoans.
Mac Sabbath, The Angry Samoans and Flummox at The Loving Touch in Ferndale, Michigan 05/08/2025.
N8NOFACE All Over the Place.
Dick Slaughter sits down with N8NOFACE to talk about his upcoming appearance at the Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl, how to stop being a dope fiend, and of course, the Punk Rock Fight Club.
Bad Nerves with Norcos Y Horchata and Spiritual Cramp at The Loving Touch.
Bad Nerves with Norcos Y Horchata and Spiritual Cramp at The Loving Touch.
Youth Brigade in LA With Pistol Grip, Knuckleheadz, and Bad Ass
Dick Slaughter says, Haul yourself to the Teregram Ballroom on May 18. Youth Brigade is making a rare L.A. appearance, with Pistol Grip, Knuckleheadz Band, and Bad Ass. Don’t miss it.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Seven.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Seven. The Strikeouts, Rumkicks, Slaughterhouse, Suicidal Tendencies, Bridge The Gap, Scowl, Tower of One, Spikepit, Primal Brain, Speedway and more.
93 Degrees of Punk in the Park
Paul Rotzler spends the day sunning himself at Punk in the Park, Arizona — featuring Bad Religion, Face to Face, Pennywise, The Adolescents, Manic Hispanic, Catbite, and so much more.
Fishbone Says It’s “Last Call in America”
Fishbone teams up with Funkadelic’s George Clinton on their new album. Our John Greenwood gives us the scoop on the record and their upcoming tour.
The Mummies Chose PBR OVER PRB
Dick Slaughter gives us a Punk Rock Bowling Band Spotlight of a band that’s not even playing—The Mummies. Find out how Trent screwed up their chance at a gig at this year’s festival.
GRIT, HEART AND BANJO DRIVEN CHAOS
Phill Thorns takes in Headsticks, Nick Parker, and Shanghai Treason in Sheffield, UK—a night that quickly turned into full-blown BANJO-DRIVEN CHAOS.
The Gang’s All Here for one Final Goodbye
Gang of Four are saying a “Long Goodbye” with a North American tour spanning 25 cities. I was lucky enough to catch them in a smaller club in North Carolina, the iconic Cat’s Cradle.
Coachella 2025: AS GOOD AS IT’S ALWAYS BEEN
Remember when Coachella was just for hipsters? And how nowadays only influencers go just to be seen? Or that every year the lineup is worse than the year before—and definitely not ever as good as it was in the decades before?
Let me ask: Does Beethoven suck? Are the Circle Jerks jack-offs? At what other festival can you even listen to Beethoven performed by a world class symphony orchestra and mosh in a Circle Jerks pit in the same weekend?
This is the magic of Coachella.
Punk Rock Bowling Turns 25 and We’re Still Alive
Dick Slaughter runs through the updated Punk Rock Bowling main fest lineup — last-minute changes and all — and takes a few shots at Vegas resort fees while he's at it.
Hardcore: En Love, Suffer No Fools, King’s Command (and Strange Magic).
Hardcore: En Love, Suffer No Fools, King’s Command, Strange Magic.
The Venomous Pinks/ The Anti-Queens “FLock Around And Find Out” Tour.
The Venomous Pinks, The Anti-Queens, Seahag at Small’s Bar, “Flock Around and Find Out” tour 2025.
Hamburg’s Harry’s Harbor Bazaar, the Costco of Oddities.
YS Kim steps into the bizarre world of Harry’s Harbour Bazaar, the legendary oddities museum in Hamburg, Germany, immortalized in Tom Waits’ The Black Rider. Home to shrunken heads, taxidermy, and exotic artifacts, this hidden gem offers a surreal experience like no other.