Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore there’s a special show over at the Ottobar with The Germs (which features Pat Smear of Nirvana and Foo Fighters).  The Krum-Bums, Filthy Rotten Sex Machine, Corporate Agenda, and more will be performing as well.  Down in ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "I just saw The Germs at Mercury Lounge. Amazing. Obviously Darby wasn't there. Shane West has taken over the role of lead singer in real life." [Jake Fogelnast]... more info

Mojo 4 Music — Lennon's bloodstained shirt! Dave Gahan rushed to hospital! The Germs tour the US! more info

NME — Punk legends will hit the road next month more info

Rolling Stone — New wavers Blondie and Pat Benatar join forces and embark on a co-headlining tour, Gov’t Mule schedule gigs at Bonnaroo and Rothbury during a summer spree of dates and the Germs fronted by What We Do Is Secret actor Shane West plot out another seri... more info

Stereogum — When posting the Gossip's "Heavy Cross," we suggested the trio's Rick Rubin-produced fourth album Music For Men had its own heavy cross to bear, i.e. whether or not the Grammy man's slightly tweaked sound and the band's new Columbia label would push ... more info

Live Daily — Reformed Los Angeles punk legends The Germs will hit the road this summer for a national headlining club tour. The band, featuring actor Shane West fronting the remaining members of the group's best-known lineup--guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Do... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on AmEx and "venue" presale for the TV On the Radio show in Prospect Park. Tickets are on AmEx presale for the Jarvis Cocker show at Terminal 5. Maximo Park is playing Webster Hall on September 21st. Tickets... more info

3hive — More rock 'n' roll ashes rise! This time the demise of Hot Snakes (itself touting an impressive ancestry) and D.C. underdogs Edsel gives way to Obits, a collision of East and West Coast post post punk. For a bunch of guys who've been there and done t... more info

Idolator — When the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious made $20 million its first weekend in theaters, it was hard to to assume Tupac's life story wasn't far behind. Although the surprisingly good Tupac: Resurrection was probably a vastly more respectful tribute to... more info