“We’re the Interrupters! We’re from Los Angeles, California!” the young guitarist announces over a fanfare, as the camera pulls back and reveals a four-piece band, plus a singer, and a crush of ...
“Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac, yeah/The boy’s a time bomb.” Can anyone forget the first time they heard Armstrong’s shopping list of rebel style shouting out of a radio or MTV?
The class is partly based on Matt Walker's 2016 biographical book "Gainesville Punk: A History of Bands and Music." ...
Countless concerts have come and gone in Milwaukee over the past five decades. But the music lives on. And the show posters. Real Tinsel, 1013 W. Mitchell St., is celebrating the latter with a new art ...
Jamie Reid spoke and lived a life as brazen as his singular DIY collage posters, exemplifying the ethos of punk rock. The English visual artist and anarchist, best known for his Sex Pistols album, ...
Whatever you call this renaissance that ska's been having--fourth wave, New Tone, some secret third thing--there's no doubt that 2023 has been one of its biggest years yet. The genre's current leading ...
While Los Angeles bands like The Germs, The Go-Go’s, X, and Bad Religion drew the spotlight to Southern California’s punk rock scene, their iconic larger-than-life presence may have inadvertently cast ...
Ska fans should break out their checkerboard Vans and pork pie hats, as Philadelphia ska-punk quartet Catbite is headlining a two-stop, mini tour next month with a popular YouTube cover artist.
As a rule, “rancid” is not a term you want associated with something you’re about to put in your mouth. But Ska Brewing Co.’s upcoming Brewstomper Golden Ale might be the exception. The collaboration ...
A beloved ska punk band is returning with its first new album in 12 years. Streetlight Manifesto announced Wednesday that it will release “The Place Behind The Stars” on June 24 via the Pentimento ...