Greg Ginn

Rock Book Review

The Circle Jerking Goes On

Seminal punks continue in the great circle of birth, death and self-abuse

The Process of Weeding Out

The Black Flag that even Black Flag hated

Pet Project

For Greg Ginn, its not about the moneyits about the cats

Punched in the Face!

The Red Onions are band-shirt guys

Killer month at DiPiazza's

I don't work in the marketing department at DiPiazza's Restaurant & Lounge, but maybe I should. I just took a gander at their April schedule and they've got some great stuff lined up. Wednesday is Adam's Dagger, a Long Beach band that just had a streaming song on Punknews. Friday is Fish ... More >>

The Loud Outdoors

OC Music and Fun Festival

Double Barrels

Greg Ginn

To Be Ginn, Again

FEEDBACK: Black Flag/SST Records Honcho Roars Back with Three New Boundary-Busting Albums

There and Back again with dios

Chris Ziegler spent 25 days on the road with diosmaybe the 25 most important days of their careerand he ended up in a Detroit hospital.

Dio Vs. Ozzy Vs. . . . Lordi Cola?

Ozzfest is free this year, but there's still doom for improvement

Lob Brings Instagon Back to Orange County for Their 500th Show

Ozzfest is free this year, but there's still doom for improvement

Strange Days Indeed

The Gipper, Tricky Dick, American Hardcore, The U.S. vs. John Lennon and deja vu all over again

Stories That Made a Difference

And some we regret

Sludge Feast

The return of Dinosaur Jr.

No More!

The return of Dinosaur Jr.

Last Night: Instagon and the Texas Corrugators

Ok, so this wasn't last night. It was Saturday night. But if you kept partying all weekend and didn't go to sleep, maybe it was last night. Either way, Instagon played its 500th show at HB's Blue Cafe and I'm glad I went. The older I get, the less I'm impressed with bands that play traditional so ... More >>

Update on tomorrow's Instagon show

If you read my story on Instagon's 500th show (and I know you did), you know that Instagon head honcho Lob plans on bringing a slew of guests to play with him. I hate to spoil the surprise, but Lob sent out an email with a list of people he expects to take the stage. And because ... More >>

Last Night: ALL at the House of Blues

I don't write show reviews that often, but when I do, Las Vegas seems to be involved (click here to figure out what the hell I mean).Now that you're back, let me tell you about the ALL/Big Drill Car/My Name show Saturday at the House of Blues. I left for Vegas Thursday at 8 p.m. and got back into Lo ... More >>

Roofie & the Nightstalker Are a Little Bit SoCal, a Little Bit NorCal, All Punk Rock

I don't write show reviews that often, but when I do, Las Vegas seems to be involved (click here to figure out what the hell I mean).Now that you're back, let me tell you about the ALL/Big Drill Car/My Name show Saturday at the House of Blues. I left for Vegas Thursday at 8 p.m. and got back into Lo ... More >>

OFF! Goes On

Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris' new project is even more punk

Ten Vegetarian Musicians with an Open Invite to My House for Thanksgiving Dinner

​I gotta be honest: I have a love/hate relationship with Thanksgiving.On the one hand, it's my vegetarian anniversary. I gave up meat on Thanksgiving 1997, which, for all you math failures, means this year marks the 14th Thanksgiving in a row since I've eaten meat. For that, I am excited and proud ... More >>