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Retrospective (Tooth & Nail). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Retrospective (Tooth & Nail). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Minority Of One (Revelation). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
No. 1 (Deep Elm). Review by Stein Haukland.
Language (Asian Man). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Dual (Sonic Unyon). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
BYO Split Series Volume III (BYO). Review by Julio Diaz.
Live in a Dive (Fat). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.
Twenty years after founding the Better Youth Organization, Mark and Shawn Stern are still running their pioneering DIY label. They get to surf in Hawaii, bowl with Rancid and be their own bosses. Brian Broccoli pays a visit to the Stern Brothers, who will keep their day jobs.
Wessel (Fueled By Ramen). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
Betraying Angry Thoughts (Theologian). Review by Brian Kruger.
Who else but Pennywise could get a song called “Fuck Authority” on the radio, and still have the punk rock muscle to back up the message? Kiran Aditham talks about politics – both in the world at large and in the music industry – with guitarist Fletcher Dragge.
Hard to believe it’s been 18 years since the seminal documentary Another State of Mind made Youth Brigade a favorite among punk rockers. The Stern brothers have kept both the band and their indie label, BYO, going for all this time. Sean Carswell met up with Shawn Stern to discuss the past, present, and future of BYO, Youth Brigade, and punk rock.
No Substance (Atlantic). Review by David A Clark
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.