Man or Astro-man? live at Market Hotel | Brooklyn
Now that I’ve completed my concert bucket list, I’ve been scrambling to put together a...
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Turbonegro “RockNRoll Machine” Review | Burger Records
Turbonegro RockNRoll Machine Burger Records Turbonegro has had a career that bands twice their age...
Dwarves & Blanks 77 at Stone Pony | Punk Rock Bowling 2017
Going to see the Dwarves live is always a gamble. They’ve made a name for themselves through...
Dwarves & Blanks 77 at Stone Pony | Punk Rock Bowling 2017
Going to see the Dwarves live is always a gamble. They’ve made a name for themselves through...
Man or Astro-man? live at Market Hotel | Brooklyn
Now that I’ve completed my concert bucket list, I’ve been scrambling to put together a...
Cyclone Static live at FM Bar | 2/7/19
Cyclone Static threw their record release party in Jersey City at the FM Bar, last week. The band...
Electric Frankenstein live at Brighton Bar photos | 6/22/18
My curse of never getting to see Electric Frankenstein broke a few years back and I now never turn...
Dog Eat Dog live photos + review | Starland Ballroom | 11/3/2018
“Hi, we’re Dog Eat Dog and we’re from the ’90s,” Dog Eat Dog...
An interview with Dog Eat Dog bassist and co-founder Dave Neabore
Dave Neabore is a co-founder and bassist of legendary hardcore outfit Dog Eat Dog and has played...
Punk Rock Canon #5: Fear “The Record”
Fear The Record might be the best kept secret of the late ’70s LA hardcore scene, and it’s a perfect candidate for the Punk Rock Canon.
Punk Rock Canon #6: Social Distortion “Mommy’s Little Monster” vs. “White Light, White Heat, White Trash”
On this month’s Punk Rock Canon, we are going to pit Social Distortion’s Mommy’s Little Monster versus White Light, White Heat, White Trash.
Punk Rock Canon #7: Agent Orange “Living in Darkness”
Let’s talk about Agent Orange’s first record, Living in Darkness, and argue over whether it deserves to be entered into the Punk Rock Canon.
Punk Rock Canon #8: The Germs “GI”
On this month’s Punk Rock Canon, we are going to talk about another legendary SoCal punk band — the Germs “GI” — and discuss how influential it really is.
Punk Rock Canon #9: Bad Religion’s Suffer vs. Stranger Than Fiction
This month we’re doing a versus episode featuring two albums from my favorite band, Bad Religion — Suffer and Stranger Than Fiction. Tiki Ray joins us from Washington to help us battle between two legendary punk records.
Lagwagon Interview with Jesse Buglione
This is definitely not one of my more insightful interviews. Truth be told, I was not the biggest...
An Interview with Guttermouth’s Mark Adkins | 1997
Guttermouth is one of those oddball punk bands that just won’t die. They peaked with their...
Turbonegro “RockNRoll Machine” Review | Burger Records
Turbonegro RockNRoll Machine Burger Records Turbonegro has had a career that bands twice their age...
An Interview with Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray
Iron Maiden is my favorite band and has always been number one on my bucket list of bands to meet...
An Interview with Rancid’s Matt Freeman
I fell in love with Rancid the first time I saw the video for “Nihilism” on 120...
An Interview with Jack Grisham: T.S.O.L. frontman and punk legend
Jack Grisham is a punk rock legend. He fronted the original incarnation of T.S.O.L., Cathedral of...
Bruce Dickinson “What Does This Button Do” autobiography review
Bruce Dickinson What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography Dey Street Books I jumped on Amazon...
Modern Iron Maiden albums ranked worst to best
Iron Maiden just rereleased all of their modern-era albums on fancy 180 gram vinyl and I’ve...
Dwarves & Blanks 77 at Stone Pony | Punk Rock Bowling 2017
Going to see the Dwarves live is always a gamble. They’ve made a name for themselves through...
The King of New York: an interview with Turbo A.C.’s frontman Kevin Cole
The Turbo A.C.s, like Electric Frankenstein and Degeneration, are one of those bands that just...
ALL (Descendents) Live at Maxwell’s | 8/19/2002 (full video)
Say what you will about the legendary Descendents — I will never argue their awesomeness — but ALL...
Tiger Army interview with psychobilly heartthrob Nick 13 at WWF New York
I can’t lie, Tiger Army was the band that made me fall in love with psychobilly. Hell,...
My Chemical Romance Live at Maxwell’s | 8/16/2002
This is a super early My Chemical Romance set shot at Maxwell’s right after “I Brought...
Love Cinema Vol. 6 Christmas reunion | Clash Bar | 12/16/2016
I’ve reviewed so many Love Cinema Vol. 6 shows and I’m so close to the artists in the...
Animal Blood live photos at the Kearny Irish American Club | 7/14/2007
It’s always kind of funny when I look back at old concert photos and realize that the...
An interview with Turbonegro founder Happy Tom
Turbonegro is one of my favorite bands. Bar none. I saw them for the first time in 2003 at Irving...
The Damned 40th Anniversary Tour Review | Gramercy Theater | New York
The Damned 40th Anniversary Tour | 10/30/16 | Gramercy Theater Let me preface this review by...
RSD Black Friday 2016: 10 records worth picking up
I have to be honest, I’m one of those cranky pants vinyl geeks that bitch about how...
Bad Religion’s Jay Bentley on Napster, artist payments and longetivity
As I go through my interview archive, I’m turning up a ton of great interviews I did with my...
Turbonegro | Gramercy Theatre | 6/26/16
I’m a huge Turbonegro fan, but sadly I haven’t been able to see a show since Hank left...
Ghost | Wellmont Theater | 4/13/16
Ever been in a situation where all your friends are a fan of something and you feel left out?...
The Faint Live at Terminal 5 | NYC | 8/18/08
Reviewing old photos is an extremely painful process for me. While I love seeing old images with...
An interview with Koffin Kats frontman Vic Victor
If there’s one constant in my life, it’s that the Koffin Kats will play New Jersey...
Electric Frankenstein Live at Bloomingdale’s (2013)
I’ve seen a lot of strange things in my short 38 years on this earth, but the oddest has to be the...
Calabrese “Vampires Don’t Exist” Brighton Bar (10/5/14)
Having photographed bands for going on 20 years, I’m amazed by the leaps of performance...
Jello Biafra “Holiday in Cambodia” Asbury Lanes (6/25/14)
Jello Biafra might be the biggest enigma in punk rock. He is equal parts showman, genius and...
Attack of the Killer Mustache: Eagles of Death Metal Interview
I’m usually not fazed by death and destruction. As a product of the ‘80s, I was weaned on an...
Motorhead: Lemmy Kilmister Photo Tribute
It always hurts when one of my heroes dies, because I never want to believe that legends...
Oderus Urungus: The Lost GWAR Interview
The year was 2011. I left my crappy job in New York City and took an editor-in-chief position in...
Lawn Darts Review: Live at Clash Bar (1/30/16)
When Chuck Nasty told me that he was playing music again, I immediately got excited that he had...
Andrew W.K. Solo Show at Dingbatz
I’ve seen many strange shows in my life, up to and including Electric Frankenstein playing the...
The Germs at Asbury Lanes (7/3/09)
Replacement singers get a pretty bad rap, just ask any of the 50 lead singers of the Dead Kennedys...
Yo La Tengo Hanukkah Show at Maxwell’s (12/4/10)
Yo La Tengo played for three hours, filling every minute with covers, originals and Christmas songs that were covered by Jewish performers.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra “Ring of Fire” at BergenPAC
This past December, I got the opportunity to see Brian Setzer perform for the first time and I was...
Rancid at The Stone Pony (3/27/1996)
Here are some photos and a terrible review that I wrote almost 20 years ago after Rancid...
Blag Dahlia by George Koroneos
That’s Blag and that’s the ceiling. Let there be violence.
The Bronx “Heart Attack American” Live at Terminal 5
Somehow I made it through life having never experienced The Bronx or their Mariachi counterpart....
Pennywise Covers Bad Religion at Summer Nationals
Last month, I gave in and went to see The Epitaph Summer Nationals Tour when it hit the Stone Pony...
Gaslight Anthem “B-Sides”
Gaslight Anthem’s B-Sides, while a solid set of music, really sounds like a patchwork record to hold fans over until the next full-length or solo album.
Bring Me The Horizon Photos | Taste of Chaos 2009
Before Falling in Reverse became the poster children for all that is awful about modern-day...
Against Me! “Transgender Dysphoria Blues”
Transgender Dysphoria Blues is not only easily accessible, it’s also the band’s greatest effort—a dozen flawless songs about rebellion, angst and survival.
Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix, Creepshow at Irving Plaza
Reverend Horton Heat/Nekromantix/Creepshow Irving Plaza January 24, 2014 The Reverend Horton Heat...
Pinhead Gunpowder “Compulsive Disclosure”
Every song on “Compulsive Disclosure” rocks like the mid-90s punk scene, infusing poppy melodic vocals without relying on cliche pop-punk themes.
Old School Punk Photos: Murphy’s Law at Coney Island High
My buddy, Joe Russo, was hounding me last night to get some of my old scans up on the site. Sadly,...
The Bouncing Souls “Comet”
If you’ve missed out on the Souls for a few years, now is a great time to dive in. And if you’ve been a long time fan, you’ll probably love “Comet”.
Hot Water Music “Exister”
Hot Water Music “Exister” Rise Records To be clear, I am not an old school Hot Water...
Weston Live at Highline Ballroom
Weston Highline Ballroom July 6, 2011 Weston was one of those bands that should have been huge....
An interview with Avail’s Tim Barry
Punks used the word rabid a lot back in the ’90s to describe over-enthusiastic live crowds,...
