ALBUM REVIEW: Pissed Jeans – Half Divorced


Even in a world of Butthole Surfers and Cuntroaches, there’s something about the name Pissed Jeans that’s so… gross. In terms of bands with names that might bother your parents though, the Pennsylvanian four-piece’s latest record Half Divorced (Sub Pop), has more in common with The Circle Jerks (not to mention Black Flag and Fear). This album here is quintessentially hardcore in spirit (and often in sound too). Continue reading


FESTIVAL REVIEW: Punk In The Park Orange County Live at Oak Canyon Park


Punk In The Park OC Music Festival returned to Oak Canyon Park in Orange County, California, for its biggest year yet.Continue reading


Riot Fest Books Night After Shows with Thursday, Anthony Green, Fear, Bully, The Maine, Alexisonfire, War On Women, Jeff Rosenstock, Pvris, Alkaline Trio, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jimmy Eat World, Action Bronson, The Academy Is…, Midtown, The Get Up Kids, Sparta, and More


Riot Fest has announced their full slate of late night “After Shows” with shows including Thursday with Anthony Green, Fear, Bully, The Maine, Alexisonfire with War On Women, Jeff Rosenstock, Pvris, Alkaline Trio, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jimmy Eat World, Action Bronson, The Academy Is… with Midtown, The Get Up Kids with Sparta and more! Pre-sales begin tomorrow and these shows always sell out fast. Artists usually take the opportunity to create special shows, and setlists compared with their usual RF performances. Individual tickets and info is on sale at the link below.

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INTERVIEW: Shannon Kerr of Eight.Fold.Path. on Inspirations, Mental Health, and Dune


Ghost Cult caught up with Shannon Kerr, who makes music under the moniker Eight. Fold. Path. for an interview this spring! He put out an amazing single and music video “Fear” earlier in 2022, bringing together great artistry and a major topic of importance in the world today. Shannon chatted about how he got his start in music, his past as a music teacher, his major influences, producing, his early instrumental music, mental health issues and awareness, the major weight of Frank Herbert’s Dune in his music, other sci-fi interests, and much more!

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Riot Fest Books Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Poliça, Zola Jesus and More


Riot Fest has added Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Zola Jesus, Reece Young, Poliça and cumgirl8 join the diverse lineup of bands playing September 16-18 in Douglass Park. They join a lineup stacked with headliners My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits, Nine Inch Nails. Continue reading


Dead Kennedys Added To Final 2019 Muddy Roots Music Festival Lineup


Political Punk legends Dead Kennedys have been added as a last-minute addition to Muddy Roots Music Festival. The group, featuring members Klaus Fluoride, East Bay Ray, Ron “Skip” Greer, and D.H. Peligro, will hit the Muddy Roots Truck Stage in Cookeville, Tennessee on Saturday, August 31st. Dead Kennedys join a wide-ranging lineup from punk, metal, roots music, and even some hip-hop fans squeal in unified delight. This year’s event, which will take place from August 30th to September 1st, boasts sets from almost 80 bands, including appearances from MC50, the new incarnation of Wayne Kramer’s MC5, and GZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame who will perform with a live band. The MC50 band includes Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Billy Gould (Faith No More), and Marcus Durant (Zen Guerilla). GZA’s backing band is led by Ramsey Jones, older brother of the late ODB of the Wu-Tang Clan. John Garcia and Nick Oliveri, both formerly of Kyuss will appear with their respective new projects, California punk band Face to Face, Fishbone, alt-country outlaws like Sarah Shook & The Disarmers and Mike and The Moonpies, Possessed By Paul James and The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and many more. Continue reading


REVIEW: Musink 2019 – Live at Orange County Fair & Event Center


Travis Barker returned to the Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa to present (alongside So-Cal radio station KROQ) the twelfth consecutive year of Musink—the end-all festival of music, tattoos, and custom cars.Continue reading


FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit, Fear, Hatebreed, Lead Travis Barker’s Musink 2019


Long-running punk, metal, tattoos, and classic cars event KROQ Presents Travis Barker’s Musink kicks off today at the OC Fair & Event Center for spring 2019. Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit, Travis Barker (drum & DJ set), Fear, Hatebreed, Dead Kennedys, Sick Of It All, T.S.O.L. are among the bands performing! The 12th annual Musink 3-Day Music Festival, Tattoo Convention & Car Show will take place all weekend and we have the deets below with our preview!Continue reading