C’mon ska lovers, let’s be honest with ourselves. While we love those upstrokes and off-beat rhythms, 97% of people would rather be tied to tree being forced to listen to Duran Duran for the next 20 hours. So when you’re in the car with your Jamaican roots hater friend, and you want to change his […]

To continue my awesome weekend of punk rock, I headed out to Philly’s Barbary on Sunday to see one of my favorite hardcore bands around: Ceremony. I missed the first few bands, but made it in time for Vaccine. Vaccine: First up was Massachusetts straight edge band Vaccine. These dudes played brutal, spazzy hardcore, even […]

So, after the Grey Area, Lighten Up, and Static Radio Show on Saturday, I ran out to Philly’s best warehouse “The Ox” to catch another personal favorite of mine: Off With Their Heads. It was my first time at The Ox, and I was impressed by the massive amount of space that was there. I […]

Holy shit. Tonight, I went to not one show, not three shows… not even four fucking shows, but two! Two different shows making this an incredibly punk rock Saturday night. The first show that I headed out to was at Philly’s Barbary, and I love all the bands that played. Static Radio NJFuck, I don’t […]

Quarter of a freaking century. Today is the day of my birthday (well, it’s 1am now on the 18th so I guess I’m an hour late), but I just turned 25 (but I still act like I’m 10!)… so, you know the routine… go to the beach, drink shots of… water, and a birthday mix […]

I’m going to call it now: Off With Their Heads “In Desolation” will be on my top 1o at the end of the year. These Minneapolis punks have done it again, and made one hell of an album. For those who don’t know, Off With Their Heads plays straight from the gut, beer soaked anthems, […]

Yeah… I know I know, posts have been a lot more scarce than usual. Thing is, shit has been completely crazy as of late. I am starting a new job, apartment searching, and trying not to get arrested by the city of Philadelphia for owning this fucking site (because they probably hate punk music). The […]

Man, Ceremony’s June 8th release “Rohnert Park” is one giant case of blue balls. It’s solid, but you’re going to want more and feel a little bit unfulfilled. One of my favorite hardcore bands around, Ceremony always keeps fans on their toes with their surprising, frenzied sound. However, on Rohnert Park, the songs are much […]

Franz Nicolay is a man of many talents. While this Brooklyn musician is best known for being the prolific accordion/piano player in cabaret punk band (not to mention Housewives loved) World Inferno Friendship Society, and was the primary keyboardist in the much more popular Hold Steady, Franz released a hell of a good solo album […]

This album got a lot of shit when it was released back in the year 2000 (holy shit, it’s been 10 years already?). When NOFX released “Pump Up The Valuum”, people were saying that it was just “ok” and doesn’t compare at all with older classics such as Punk In Drublic. Personally, Valuum is one […]