Well, ladies and gents, our 2010 blogathon in support of One Love for Chi has come to an end.  This means I can thankfully, mercifully, joyously go to sleep.  But first, a few things to wrap-up. Read the full story

If you recognize who Raffi is, but think that I must surely be talking about a different Raffi, well, you’re wrong.  And don’t call me Shirley (nyuk nyuk nyuk).  I am indeed talking about the children’s entertainer Raffi, best known for one particular song (at least, best known by me). Read the full story

It’s almost 5:00am now, and I started running out of different ways to start talking about bands hours ago.  With this in mind, I decided to just skip the yakety-yak crap and get straight to the point: Voodoo Glow Skulls.  Bam. Read the full story

Did I mention I like ska-core?  I’m especially a huge fan of 90s-era ska-core and third-wave ska.  I remember listening to The Suicide Machines debut album, Destruction by Definition, when it came out in 1996.  It was quite an experience. Read the full story

Punk rock is not a financially lucrative genre, compared to more mainstream genres like pop, rock, rap, etc.  This makes it hard to have a true “supergroup” collaboration, such as Them Crooked Vultures (Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters, John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin, and Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age), or Velvet Revolver (Scott Weiland from STP and the rest of the guys from the original Guns ‘N Roses, minus Axl).  In so much as punk rock can have a supergroup, however, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a true punk rock supergroup. Read the full story

I don’t remember if it was my friend Casey or my friend Dustin who first recommended the band Ignite to me, but when they said it was melodic hardcore with almost operatic vocals, I knew I had to give it a shot.  I’m glad I did. Read the full story

Started in 1979, but finding their signature sound in 1980, the Descendents became a staple of the southern California hardcore punk rock scene, mixing humor in to their fast paced style of musical ass-kicking.  By which I mean to say they rocked. Read the full story