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Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Suggests Smoking Pot Today?

teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

The Thermals

teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

The Thermals

teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

Kepi Ghoulie

teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

Danny Dirtnap and The Video Nasties Are "No Hope Kids"

teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

Don’t Let Earthmen and Strangers’ Ryan Rousseau Use Your Gear

teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

Against Me! Plays Free Phoenix Show August 30 Thanks To Kia

​Arguably the best new punk band of the decade -- Against Me! -- is coming to a super cool small venue in Phoenix next Sunday and you can see the show for free.Kia, the South Korean car maker, is bringing one of the cooler events of the summer to Phoenix next week. To get two free tickets to see A ... More >>

Against Me! Proves They're Punk's Best Band at Phoenix Show

Jonathan McNamaraAgainst Me!​There are probably some people who'd question the credibility of any punk band playing a show staged by a carmaker, especially if that carmaker didn't just stake out prime product placement, but actually paid for the whole shebang so it could give tickets only to peopl ... More >>

Bret Michaels Vs. Billie Joe Armstrong: Poison at Cricket Pavilion Reviewed

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

The Gaslight Anthem

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

The Gaslight Anthem

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

The Queers

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

Less Than Jake

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

Less Than Jake

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

Mike Watt + the Missingmen

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

Blondie's Debbie Harry Creates Converse Line: Why This is Not Punk Rock

Just one of the new Blondie shoes that will be sold by Converse.​It seems anything involving Blondie and Converse, the quintessential and iconic shoe of late-'70s punk rockers, would be a great idea.Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry wasn't just known for her golden tresses and her take-charge attitu ... More >>

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is Tonight

Iggy & The Stooges will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, amongst others.​The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is hosting its induction ceremony tonight.Too bad you can only watch it if you get the Fuse channel, or if you happen to be at the Waldorf Astoria in New Y ... More >>

Iggy and The Stooges Shake Up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Billie Joe Armstrong savors the moment with Iggy Pop.​Rolling Stone gives everyone the highlights of last night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. You know -- just in case you lost your ticket to the Waldorf and/or cannot afford top-tier cable channels.While each year is unique, peop ... More >>

Personality Disorder: Look Forward to a New Collection of Arizona Punk

The new Personality Disorder AZPunk compilation.​In case you've missed it for the last eight years, AZPunk.com has put out these incredibly cool DIY compilations of local punk bands. Sold for merely $3 and containing anywhere from 30 to 40 tracks from different bands, the albums, which are si ... More >>

Top 10 Rock Documentaries: Anvil, Nirvana, Daniel Johnston, Wilco, and More (With Video!)

Anvil​This Friday the summer movie blockbuster season kicks into full swing with the release of Iron Man 2. Yes, there will be plenty of explosions, CGI special effects, sequels and remakes to last eager movie goers for the next few months.But just in case you want to skip the long lines, expensi ... More >>

Punk Progenitors

Anvil​This Friday the summer movie blockbuster season kicks into full swing with the release of Iron Man 2. Yes, there will be plenty of explosions, CGI special effects, sequels and remakes to last eager movie goers for the next few months.But just in case you want to skip the long lines, expensi ... More >>

GBH at The Clubhouse

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Kepi Ghoulie

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Bordertown Devils

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Green Day

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Green Day

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists @ The Rhythm Room

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

The Queers @ Chasers

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Kepi Ghoulie

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Authority Zero @ Marquee Theatre

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Authority Zero

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Social Distortion at Marquee Theatre Last Night

​Social Distortion Marquee Theatre January 13th, 2011It's a testament to Social Distortion's prominent influence on younger punk rock n' roll bands that two songs in to opening band Dead Relatives' set, I thought they were Social Distortion.  It's either a testament to that or how crappy ... More >>

The Father Figures @ Rips

​Social Distortion Marquee Theatre January 13th, 2011It's a testament to Social Distortion's prominent influence on younger punk rock n' roll bands that two songs in to opening band Dead Relatives' set, I thought they were Social Distortion.  It's either a testament to that or how crappy ... More >>

Joe Strummer Benefit at George & Dragon

Benjamin LeathermanThe Glass Heroes get the crowd going at the George & Dragon. See more photos of the event in our slideshow.Joe Strummer Benefit  George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix's punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the V ... More >>

New York Dolls @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion

Benjamin LeathermanThe Glass Heroes get the crowd going at the George & Dragon. See more photos of the event in our slideshow.Joe Strummer Benefit  George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix's punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the V ... More >>

TSOL's Jack Grisham Looks Back on 32 Years of Hero Worship and Riots

Benjamin LeathermanThe Glass Heroes get the crowd going at the George & Dragon. See more photos of the event in our slideshow.Joe Strummer Benefit  George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix's punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the V ... More >>

The Queers @ Chasers

Benjamin LeathermanThe Glass Heroes get the crowd going at the George & Dragon. See more photos of the event in our slideshow.Joe Strummer Benefit  George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix's punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the V ... More >>

T.S.O.L.

Benjamin LeathermanThe Glass Heroes get the crowd going at the George & Dragon. See more photos of the event in our slideshow.Joe Strummer Benefit  George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix's punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the V ... More >>

The Queers at Chasers, 6/23/11

Anthony SandovalThe Queers at Chasers in Scottsdale.​ The QueersChasersJune 23, 2011Last night, I found myself in the dark doldrums of Chasers stage area with melodic blasting in my ears. Dim lights and camera flashes bounced off frantic faces and the smell of teenage angst wafted through the ... More >>

Five English Riot Songs

London is burning. Storefronts are busted. Looting is rampant. And rioters are reducing many of the city's buildings to piles of timber. But what is it all for?

New Found Glory @ Marquee Theatre

London is burning. Storefronts are busted. Looting is rampant. And rioters are reducing many of the city's buildings to piles of timber. But what is it all for?

JFA Celebrates 30 Years of Skate Punk

London is burning. Storefronts are busted. Looting is rampant. And rioters are reducing many of the city's buildings to piles of timber. But what is it all for?

More Oral History of Phoenix Skate Punk

​Over the past couple weeks I interviewed key members of the early '80s Phoenix skate punk. The results, printed in this week's issue, coincide with this weekend's JFA 30th Anniversary show at Hollywood Alley. Everyone I spoke to was funny, insightful, and has a genuine lifers; people doing it ... More >>

Club Candids: Joe Strummer Memorial and Benefit at George & Dragon

​ It's hard to believe that Joe Strummer, one of The Clash's founding members, has been dead for almost a decade. George & Dragon continues to keep his memory alive with annual benefit shows. This year, local punk bands like Glass Heroes, Plainfield Butchers, and Dirty Hairy took the stage, w ... More >>

Mighty Sphincter On Alice Cooper, Phoenix's Punk Past, and The Future

​2012 is looking to be a comeback year for infamous Phoenix-born "deathrock" combo The Mighty Sphincter. The mythic band -- part of the same Placebo Records scene that birthed JFA, International Language, and many, many more -- has always been lead by songwriter Doug Clark, and he says that ... More >>

The Adolescents and Youth Brigade Represent Punk Well Into Middle Age

​2012 is looking to be a comeback year for infamous Phoenix-born "deathrock" combo The Mighty Sphincter. The mythic band -- part of the same Placebo Records scene that birthed JFA, International Language, and many, many more -- has always been lead by songwriter Doug Clark, and he says that ... More >>

Youth Brigade's Shawn Stern on The Adolescents, Punk, and BYO Records

Youth Brigade​How is it that a band that hasn't released a full-length album since 1996 continues to tour? "If we didn't get new fans coming out, we'd probably would have quit awhile back because it would get really boring playing for just people our age because they're not always as fun," s ... More >>

First Five Bands Announced for Punk Rock Bowling 2012

​The term "punk festival" conjures up images of bratty tweens with asymmetrical haircuts crowd surfing at Warped Tour. Remember when Warped Tour actually had punk bands and was, you know, good? It may seem like a bygone era, but the annual