Photos by Joe The Photo Guy Another humid mid-atlantic August means another Skull Fest in lovely steel city, Pittsburgh, PA. I know, I know, “another fest?” How many fests do we really need? I don’t really know, but for me at least, Skull Fest feels like the one that breaks the mold. Instead of being a weekend of punk and hardcore curated by one person’s taste, Skull Fest is a true collaborative effort. You get a mix of punk that is sure to hit all your sensibilities: punk, hardcore, hardcore p...

Years ago I meet a stranger in a dark bar in Montreal's Pointe-Saint-Charles. Six years later, after many lessons, sprays and a wild chase I am interviewing my friend and legend Listen. ...

Cruel Noise is a weekly punk radio-show-style podcast produced by John Villegas, who was kind enough to respond to my questions about the evolution and making of Cruel Noise, finding new music, DIY punk and wanting only the best for our human and animal friends....

Over the years the Murfreesboro scene has developed a bit of a reputation. Potentially wild gigs, lawless youth, the occasional bleakness that comes with punk houses, and at the end of the night you get paid 17 wet dollars......