FAT MIKE GETS STRUNG OUT FAT WRECK CHORDS Amidst NOFX’s final tour, Fat Mike has contributed something a bit unexpected to his impressive discography. Fat Mike Gets Strung Out is a completely instrumental reimagining of NOFX songs. The [...]
Fishbone Fishbone Bottles To The Ground There is much to celebrate with the release of Fishbone’s self-title EP. For starters, Fishbone is their first collection of new music in six years. An even greater feat, it is their first release with [...]
FISHBONE RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ALL WE HAVE IS NOW” FAT MIKE PRODUCED TRACK IS OFF BOTTLE MUSIC FOR BROKEN PEOPLE COMPILATION VIA BOTTLES TO THE GROUND Fishbone share their new single “All We Have Is Now” and its accompanying video. The [...]
NOFX Single Album Fat Wreck Chords NOFX is still around 40 years since their early beginnings, and what is there left to do when the rest of their era’s punk bands have fallen or sold out? Well, you can begin an album with a six-minute mid-tempo [...]
IT MAKES FOR GOOD MUSIC: A CONVERSATION WITH FAT MIKE OF NOFX A CONVERSATION WITH FAT MIKE OF NOFX To any punk for the last four decades, NOFX’s Fat Mike probably needs no introduction. Fronting NOFX since ’83 has been no easy ride – 38 years of [...]
The Bombpops Death In Venice Beach Fat Wreck Chords This is a band who absolutely have found their moment. Check out the promotional poster for “Zero Remorse” and you will see a band that is ready to reach a far greater audience. Putting [...]
Pears Pears Fat Wreck Chords New Orleans hardcore punks PEARS have released their third full-length. Established in 2014, the four-piece is known for its singular blend of hardcore punk that crosses all limitations of the genre. The result is a [...]
Strung Out Songs Of Armor And Devotion Fat Wreck Chords Strung Out is back with their latest album, Songs of Armor and Devotion. Here, the band returns with intensity and high energy. The tension is high on this album. The title, Songs of Armor [...]
FAT WRECK CHORDS ANNOUNCE LAGWAGON’S NEW ALBUM RAILER DUE OUT OCTOBER 4 It was on “Falling Apart,” off Lagwagon’s 2005 full-length Blaze, that frontman Joey Cape first committed the word ‘railer’ to tape, but [...]
Good Riddance Thoughts And Prayers Fat Wreck Chords “Now, you’re not naive enough to think we’re living in a democracy, are you, Buddy?” The sentiment uttered by Gordon Gecko, from the 1987 film Wall Street, could not be more [...]
IT’S STILL GOT THAT FEELING OF MAGIC TO IT A CONVERSATION WITH CJ RAMONE As the bassist for The Ramones from 1989 to 1996, CJ Ramone seems to have found his voice as a songwriter and musician. The Holy Spell, his fifth solo album, is a striking [...]
CJ Ramone The Holy Spell Fat Wreck Chords Once a bassist for The Ramones from 1989 to their eventual disbanding in 1996 – appearing on Mondo Bizarro (1992), Acid Eaters (1993), and ¡Adios Amigos! (1995), along with three live albums released [...]
THEY’RE FROM WYOMING AND THEY’RE PRETTY PUNK ROCK A CONVERSATION WITH TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET “I’m from Wyoming and I’m pretty punk rock when it comes to snowstorms.” Ray Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket sounds perfectly content to do an interview [...]
JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL ROCK! A SPILL MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE TOP 2018 CHRISTMAS RELEASES Well, it is that time of year again. Trees are going up, stores are being decorated, streets are all lit up and the release new [...]
NOFX Ribbed – Live In A Dive Fat Wreck Cords Seeing NOFX live is always surprising – breaking from the typical concert formula of playing hits interspersed with new singles, they take pleasure in shocking the audience with obscure or [...]
Mad Caddies Punk Rocksteady Fat Wreck Chords The Mad Caddies’ new album is the summer album we’ve all been waiting for. A compilation of punk rock classics played with a beachy reggae style, this album boasts a series of perfect tunes to rock [...]