Here’s the thing about being a roommate on MTV”s “Real World” and also being in a band: It’s not going to help you. In fact, it may have the opposite effect. Most fans don’t associate rock cred with glossy MTV reality shows. “Nobody likes people who appear to be given the silver platter,” Glen Naessens, [...]

There are few bands in the history of rock to have hit the 30-year mark. In fact, you could probably count them on both hands. There are even fewer who have kept their mission as tightly-focused over those thirty years as Bad Religion. But the thinking man’s punk band, who formed in 1980, has been [...]

Usually when a band takes an extended break from recording only to return several years later, the end result is kind of lackluster, with the final output failing to capture whatever once made a well-rehearsed and well-traveled band interesting. Which isn’t to say that a record like Aerosmith’s “Permanent Vacation” is crummy, its just that [...]

Black Flag’s bars logo is easily one of the most iconic pieces of band-related art ever. It was created by Raymond Pettibon, older brother of Greg Ginn, who founded the band and SST Records, their label. Pettibon, who pitched-in on bass early on in the band’s career, created the logo after suggesting the band change [...]

Screw South by Southwest, Cannes, Toronto and all those other stuffy film fests. All you need to enjoy your own private cinema celebration is an Internet connection and a short attention span. We can’t promise the same quality as the aforementioned festivals, but at least there aren’t any lines, concessions are free and all the [...]