Guardian Music — They stole food, drank all night, and formed bands that couldn’t play. The guitarist relives the clothes, clubs and drug-fuelled chaos she was lucky to surviveIn late 1976, a few months into college, I was reading the fashion newspaper Womenâ... more info

Stereogum — Alice Bag is a Latina punk rock pioneer and a product of the same scene that gave us Black Flag and the Germs. She founded the early LA punk band the Bags and was featured in the seminal documentary The Decline Of Western Civilization. More recently,... more info

Chorus.fm — Beth Mole, writing for Ars Technica, on how Dyson hand dryers spread viruses in bathrooms: Researchers have long known that warm air hand dryers can launch bacteria into the air—compared to dabbing with paper towels, which unleashes virtually none.... more info

Powerpopulist — Yeah, the postitle sounds kind of scary, but go change your armor, all will be well. Very, very well indeed. We dropped this Adelaide band (Songdropped) a week or so ago and went on to buy some at eMusic. Grooving mightily to "The Masters" awhile ag... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Jawws have been kicking around Nashville for a couple of years now, making raw, vicious punk that sounds like they may have copies of the first Adolescents and Germs records lying around. They toured earlier this year... more info

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Stereogum — The two members of the hazy Brooklyn-based narco-pop duo Ex Cops are connected. Billy Corgan executive produced their new album Daggers, and Sky Ferreira collaborator Justin Raisen produced it. Ariel Pink co-wrote the song “Tragically Alright,” w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey Stain cover art Seattle punks Nudes recently released the 7" Stain on Iron Lung Records. Uncompromising and uncomfortable, the three tracks speed along like the Germs while taking breaks for feedback-lashed, buzzy bass lurches that lay... more info

Impose Magazine — Danger House records was an independent label from the late 70s that put out a bunch of 7-inches from some of the best bands of the initial wave of Southern California punk rock, mostly based out of LA/Hollywood. bands like X, The Germs, The Weirdos,... more info

Chorus.fm — *Summer People (http://www.facebook.com/SummerPeople)* have released a new song (http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive-song-premiere-summer-people-dressed-play) titled “Dressed To Play” off their upcoming new album, Burn The Germs, o... more info