Watch Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker Cover Paramore’s Classic “Misery Business”


Machine Gun Kelly is currently working on a Pop-Punk album due out at later date in 2020. He shared this viral video of Travis Barker of Blink-182, who is working on the album with him, jamming virtually on a cover of Paramore‘s all-time classic anthem, “Misery Business”. The viral video already has almost 2 million views in just a few days. Check out the video and follow the Soundcloud below for more MGK punk goodness! Continue reading


The Punk Rock MBA Examines Why “Rock Is Dying”


The Punk Rock MBA has made a living (actually) on their ‘What Killed the Genre” series of videos on their YouTube channel. Now he has posted a new video making a case for the fact that Rock is Dying or already dead if you watch the video. He makes a fair, data-driven case. Of course, he is talking about mass appeal and popularity, the rock and metal underground has never been stronger in our opinion. He mentions Slipknot, Metallica, Tool, Blink-182, Ghost, Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember, Fred Durst, Limp Bizkit, The Used, but also Travis Scott (and Kylie Jenner), Riot Fest, Download Festival, Self-Help Fest, Wacken Open Air, and 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


Suicidal Tendencies, Limp Bizkit, Fear, Hatebreed, Dead Kennedys Booked For Travis Barker’s Musink 2019


Long-running punk, metal, tattoos, and classic cars convention KROQ Presents Travis Barker’s Musink returns once again to 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 announced with a few more TBD. The 12th annual Musink 3-Day Music Festival, Tattoo Convention & Car Show will take place Friday, March 8, Saturday, March 9 & Sunday, March 10, 2019. All Tickets On Sale Friday, December 14 At 10:00 AM PST at the link below.Continue reading


Back To The Beach Festival, Huntington Beach, California


Travis Barker is a man of many talents. One of those talents is playing host to some damn good shows. The most recent iteration, hot off the heels of Barker’s Musink in March, was in the form of the (hopefully) first annual Back to the Beach festival—a punk/ska/reggae revival wherein Travis joined forces with John “Feldy” Feldmann of Goldfinger fame.Continue reading


Back To The Beach Announces Set Times, 311, Sublime w/ Rome, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone Set To Headline


Back To the Beach Festival, the annual music festival that takes place right in the heart of Huntington Beach, California has revealed their set times for the fest kicking off on April 28th and 29th! It’s two days of great music, beach games for the entire family, food, and drinks galore. Kids under 10 even get in free! You can see the set times below. Presented by Travis (Barker) and Feldy (John Feldman of Goldfinger) The fest features 311, Sublime w/ Rome, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone (w/ the original line up), Goldfinger (ft. Travis Barker), Hepcat, The Aquabats, Save Ferris, Less Than Jake, Mad Caddies, The Interrupters, Suicide Machines, Mustard Plug, The Aggrolites,Big D and the Kids Table, The Untouchables and main more special guests. Continue reading


Musink 2017: Live At OC Fairgrounds And Convention Center


 

Travis Barker and his hooligans descended once again upon Orange County for the tenth annual Musink Festival. Held at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California, Musink hosted a slew of talented tattooers, rad rods, delicious food, thirst-quenching beer (Always got to have beer, right?), and awesome music.Continue reading


NOFX, The Used, Bad Religion, Pennywise Booked For Travis Barker’s MusInk Festival


 

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The 10th Annual MUSINK Festival, hosted by Travis Barker will take place this March 17, 18, and 19, 2017. The three-day tattoo convention, car show and concert will feature hundreds of world-renowned tattoo artists, Famous Stars and Straps presents the Low ‘N’ Slow Car Show, a vendor village and more. NOFX, The Used, Bad Religion, Pennywise will headline along with many more bands at The OC Fair & Event Center in Southern California. Continue reading


10th Annual Musink To Host NOFX, The Vandals, Lagwagon, The Used, Glassjaw, Goldfinger, Bad Religion, Pennywise


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Now 10 years running, MUSINK, presented by Travis Barker, is set for March 17, 18, and 19, 2017 at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, CA. The three-day tattoo convention, car show and concert is America’s largest tattoo and music festival, featuring hundreds of world-renowned tattoo artists, Famous Stars and Straps presents the Low and Slow Car Show, a vendor village and bands. Those bands include NOFX, The Vandals, Lagwagon, The Used, Glassjaw, Goldfinger, Bad Religion, Pennywise.Continue reading