Photo credit: Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine’s Facebook Some 20 years ago or so, Jello Biafra’s political punk brainchild, the Dead Kennedys officially disbanded. After that Biafra created bands such as Lard, Jello Biafra and the Melvins and he peformed with many other bands. It wasn’t’ until Iggy Pop’s 60th birthday gig […]

Political, philosophical, intellectual and punk as fuck only begins to crack the realms of thought and attitude that Southern California punk staple, Bad Religion have shaped through their lyrically potent, heavy, guitar-fueled sound over the years. From their humble beginnings in a garage in the Valley back in 1980 to the present day, Bad Religion have […]

August 21, 2009—The members of Pennywise, Fletcher Dragge, Byron McMackin and Randy Bradbury, have issued the following statement regarding singer Jim Lindberg’s departure: “After 19 years with Pennywise, Jim Lindberg has decided to step down as lead singer. Pennywise has long stood behind the motto that you should always follow your heart and pursue what […]

“Solid Bond” by CIV – Need something hard, fast and loud that takes you back to the days when punk was a blur and not some candy coated pop tart? Well it’s not quite Max Fish and CBGB’s blurry, but for circa 95′ CIV was still one of the most legit punk bands out there […]

Iggy Pop going Jazzy? Never know what’s gonna come out of this crazy bloke. Iggy Pop loves controversial French writer Michel Houellebecq.  Known for his transgressive, satirical novels that may or may not be totally racist depending on who you ask? That’s just about everybody’s favorite thing, right? Last year, Iggy recorded seven songs for […]

“These guys wanna fuckin’ die on stage.” That’s one of the thoughts that ran through my head barely three songs into the Black Lips performance. The energy these crazy cats bring is unparalleled. I’ll spare a comparo because they’ve all been hog-tied to the bumper of a rusty old Ford pickup and dragged through the […]

Well this is a sight o see! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Iggy, but does Swiftcover car inurance know Iggy’s insane punk as I don’t give a fuck history? If so, more power to them! They decided to use the infamous Iggy Pop as their cover boy, the new face of Swiftcover. Don’t you […]

REST IN PEACE RON ASHETON July 17, 1948 – January 6, 2009 Time to join the “Funhouse” with the rest of the guitar Gods above. Click here to hear some kind, honest words from Iggy.

Butter is the new Punk! Check out this British commercial (you know they always come up with the funniest, most random shit) featuring the loud front man of the iconic Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten (John Lydon). Call him a sell out or not, I love it! Good on the bloody bloke and good on Country […]

etnies Goofy Vs. Regular kicks off today! The biggest one yet filled with a shit load of amazing skaters, mad partying, music, in-game footage of etnies GvR in the upcoming Skate 2, live Web cast, and much much more! This event is gonna be nuts, so make sure you check the GvR Web site for […]

The highly awaited and fanfuckintastic etnies Goofy Vs Regular is a commin’. Besides the great skating to be seen at the etnies’ Skatepark of Lake Forest, Sol Tech has always provided for some stellar entertainment. With the past couple years enlisting sound legends The Beastie Boys and the rockin’ Yeah Yeah Yeahs, this year they […]