I’m having a big dilemma here. A lot of people would agree with me when I say that the Vans Warped Tour has lost its punk rock reputation because the tour has too many corporate sponsors and the lineup has become overrun by bands that would only appeal to “emos” and “scenesters.”
Originally, I planned to [...]

In 1980, Shawn Stern started Youth Brigade with his brothers, Mark and Adam, after a failed attempt of making a skinhead swing band. He later founded Better Youth Organization Records with Mark, which is now considered one of the most important punk record labels.
Youth Brigade’s journey as a band has not been an easy one. [...]

I’m going to say this right off the bat: if you’re not considering buying this box set, there’s going to be an emptiness in your music collection, thus making the rest of your collection worthless without it.