Right now, you're probably streaming the new Daft Punk album. But if you prefer actual punk, or if you just need a quick break from all the lush, gleaming disco synths, perhaps you've got a moment…   Read Story »

The are currently two (or more?) "reunited" versions of Black Flag vying for your entertainment buck. There's FLAG, featuring Black Flag co-founder Keith Morris with longtime Black Flag bassist Chuck…   Read Story »

A Black Flag reunion -- a real Black Flag reunion, one that featured the complete version of any of the California hardcore originators' classic lineups -- would be a big, big deal. But Flag…   Read Story »

John Dyer Baizley is probably best known as the frontman of Savannah, GA's Baroness, but his visual artwork is arguably even more famous than his music. Among his other pursuits, for years now…   Read Story »

In case you forgot, No Age are keen punk/underground fans/historians. For starters, the Los Angeles duo covered the Urinals "Male Masturbation" for the aptly titled Beat LA, a compilation featuring…   Read Story »

Tombs' Path Of Totality topped my list of the Top 26 Metal Albums Of 2011 So Far. I was curious what sort of personal soundtrack went into that muscular, violent, surprisingly delicate and detailed…   Read Story »

It's ten years since Michael Azerrad first published his defining DIY '80s scene portrait Our Band Could Be Your Life, which covered an independent music culture that changed irrevocably a decade…   Read Story »

You can't fuck with Damaged, but according to my iTunes I listen to Nervous Breakdown more than any other Black Flag. (Sorry, Henry.) When Keith Morris left Greg Ginn & Co. he went on to have a more…   Read Story »

On Monday/Memorial Day the 9:30 Club celebrated its 30th Anniversary. For kids who grew up listening to and mythologizing D.C. hardcore, punk, and the like, the place needs no introduction. In case…   Read Story »