kata rokkar... — Dear Readers, As you've probably noticed, I have been very sporadic with posts and photography over the past few months. The reason; I am Active Duty Coast Guard and have been deployed to work in Portsmouth, NH on the CGC Tahoma. I have been wor... more info

KEXP Seattle — Over the past decade, back-to-front album performances have become de rigueur for veteran bands either reuniting after years apart or trying to inject new life into their stagnating fanbases. Usually, their chosen album is the one most likely to make... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop veterans funded recordings by calling on fans and raising $75,000Public Enemy have unveiled plans for their 25th anniversary, including the release of two new albums. After raising money from fans, the hip-hop crew have split what might have ... more info

Impose Magazine — There was a time when every band, from the most punk or hadcore to the most Mania-enducing, covered Richard Berry's "Louie, Louie" on tour. Iggy Pop taunted a biker gang with "Louie, Louie", Henry Rollins turned it into a gutteral dirge, and The ... more info

Guardian Music — A Vancounver-based blogger writes about 'a life in love with music'Who are you and what's your blog called?I'm Mikala Taylor and my site's called BackstageRider.Where are you based?Vancouver, Canada but I have a lot of readers in the US and the UK.De... more info

Mercury News, California — Talk to the Beastie Boys, Dave Grohl, Jane's Addiction and Henry Rollins, to name but a few, and they'll all tell you that the Bad Brains are one of the most important bands of the last 35 years. more info

Stereogum — If you happen to own a Fender Jazzmaster and a Big Muff distortion pedal, odds are Dinosaur Jr. rank high in your music collection. Touring in support of their 1988 fuzz bomb masterpiece Bug, Dinosaur Jr. were interviewed by fellow SST records labelm... more info

Metal Injection — Henry Rollins is quite an opinionated fellow. When he's not out MCings reunion tour announcements, or telling you why pop punk sucks, he spews about the state of the music industry. In the video above, he talks about the state of the music indus... more info

Metalsucks — It’s always refreshing when a member of an older generation of musicians “gets it” and doesn’t come off as sounding like a dinosaur. It’s not surprising that Henry Rollins, who spent decades screaming his lungs out in dive bars and basement... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The musician/DJ favors Miles Davis, Vum, Le Butcherettes and Boris. more info