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Rancid’s Tim Armstrong Launches Web Series, “Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater”

Rancid’s Tim Armstrong Launches Web Series, “Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater”

Tim Armstrong (of Rancid, Operation Ivy, Transplants) has announced his creation of a new and original series entitled “Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater.” The debut episode [...]

Buju Banton Arrested on Cocaine Charges, Faces 15 Years in Prison

Buju Banton Arrested on Cocaine Charges, Faces 15 Years in Prison

Notorious gay-hater and former Rancid collaborator Buju Banton has been busted in Florida and sits in Federal jail in Miami. The DEA agents on Saturday [...]

Interview: Matt Freeman
words by Christopher Connal | photo by Rob Naples

Interview: Matt Freeman

Matt Freeman, bassist for Rancid, received his first stand-up bass from “Mr. Brett” Gurewitz, Rancid’s longtime producer, about 15 years ago.  The instrument first appeared [...]

DEVIL’S BRIGADE – S/T
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

DEVIL’S BRIGADE – S/T

Guitarist Lars Frederiksen has the Bastards. Guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong has his solo stuff going. So it’s only natural that Rancid bassist Matt Freeman has his [...]

Rancid’s Matt Freeman to Release Full-Length Devils Brigade Debut on Hellcat

Rancid’s Matt Freeman to Release Full-Length Devils Brigade Debut on Hellcat

Bay Area punk rocker Matt Freeman (Rancid, Operation Ivy) is set to release the long-awaited debut full-length from his side project psychobilly band, Devils Brigade. The [...]

GBH – Perfume and Piss
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

GBH – Perfume and Piss

Wait — really? GBH? Really? “Great Big Hair”? Hee hee hee! Oh, my aching’ Jeebus. These Brits have been spitting out street-ish, gutter-drunk, pyramid-studded, Knox-gel-haired [...]

Gilman Street to Follow CBGB’s to the Punk Rock Venue Graveyard?

Gilman Street to Follow CBGB’s to the Punk Rock Venue Graveyard?

The East Bay Express reports that the landlords for the 924 Gilman Street venue — made famous for helping to launch the careers of bands [...]

V/A – Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records
reviewed by Chris Aitkens

V/A – Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records

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.

THE ANTI-MATTER ANTHOLOGY by Norman Brannon
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

THE ANTI-MATTER ANTHOLOGY by Norman Brannon

Originally published in Verbicide issue #22 Revelation Records Publishing, 250 pages, trade paperback, $15.00 The Anti-Matter Anthology: A 1990s Post-Punk & Hardcore Reader compiles the [...]

THE HEART ATTACKS – Hellbound and Heartless
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

THE HEART ATTACKS – Hellbound and Heartless

The first thing that needs to be said about this CD is that it was produced by Lars Frederiksen from Rancid. That should basically say [...]

V/A – Give ‘Em The Boot V
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

V/A – Give ‘Em The Boot V

Streetpunk’s the word for this fifth installment of Hellcat’s popular Give ‘Em The Boot series. If you’ve dug the past four, you’re sure to dig [...]

Interview: Transplants
words by Douglas Novielli | photo by Estevan Oriol

Interview: Transplants

Originally published in Verbicide issue #8 It’s a punk rock fairytale. After doing time as a roadie, the rapper gets picked to work with street [...]