The latest from hellogoodbye, Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, is getting a ton of attention right now, both on this site and throughout the media. If their synthesized power punk is ... Read More

The frontman for Agnostic Front is back with his other band. Roger Miret And The Disasters' latest album, My Riot, is a nostalgic bit of punk rock from a man who ... Read More

The names Nardwuar the Human Serviette and Bev Davies may not be household names for my readers in the states, but the two are legendary scenesters in Vancouver. Nardwuar is ... Read More

It's a live album. It's a greatest hits album. It's both! Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album, the latest from Reel Big Fish, is a great live album ... Read More

While the height of the Riot Grrrl movement may have seen its day in the sun, it's nice to know there are still some strongholds of grrrl-powered punk rock left ... Read More

Regular readers of this site will be aware of my affinity for Gogol Bordello and their innovative style of Gypsy punk. If you took my advice and checked them out, ... Read More

Guttermouth has been at this a long time. In a career that has seen the band produce ten albums and get banned from Canada, Guttermouth has made a living out ... Read More

For over a year now, dressed for the h bomb has been providing surfers with MP3s of 7" records from some great out-of-print punk and hardcore bands. Updated once a week, ... Read More

Rob plays guitar, Chris plays bass. Their brother Anthony plays drums. Together, the brothers are three-fifths of the Vincent Black Shadow. Yet they ended up on the Shiragirl/Gritty in Pink ... Read More

She's only 20, yet Britt Black already has a long musical career behind her. One of the founders of LiveOnRelease and a former guitarist for Bif Naked, she's now going ... Read More

As I mentioned last month, Nitro Records is offering the debut album of politically charged punk band Hit The Switch for free for a limited time. The first six songs ... Read More

Mike Vallely is a guy who defines a bunch of terms. The first is old school; for quite some time, he has been a solid figure in both the skateboarding ... Read More

From 1979 to 1983, Mission Of Burma was making music, and they were making it loud. They were making it so loud that they were actually damaging the hearing of ... Read More

Ever since her early days with Inside Out, Queen Bee (aka Karen Neal) has been rocking and taking no prisoners. Her latest release Girl On Top continues in that direction ... Read More

Call me crazy, but with an album title like Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, you'd think we'd be in for a fun album with at least some songs about the aforementioned ... Read More

If zombies, cannibalism and motorcycles strike you as funny subjects for songs, let me introduce you to Goons of Doom. Fronted by pro-surfer Ozzie Wright, the Goons met on the set ... Read More

We're just getting over a record-breaking heatwave here in Detroit (and much of the rest of the country as well), and while it's nice to be comfortable again, it makes ... Read More

When a legendary band goes on tour, a band that has been around for 20 or 30 years, you have to be a bit apprehensive. What are you in for? ... Read More

Too many people consider ska shows to be for youngsters only, and I've never understood that. Granted, it seem like ska does have a really young following, but at what ... Read More

With a gritty sound that combines rockabilly with a touch of blues and a hint of country twang, San Francisco's Nothington are the newest addition to the roster at BYO ... Read More

With their fast aggressive sound, the Cleveland-based punk band The Vacancies are tearing it up and getting attention. Their latest release, A Beat Missing Or A Silence Added, out now ... Read More