Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
These animals are goth AF
Happy World Goth Day, “a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world.” To celebrate this annual event, here are some photos of animals that are goth AF. This kitten is goth af. This chicken is goth af.…
How Table-Turned Vinyl Club Can Help Curate Your Collection
By day, Dane Erbach is an educator of curious minds, teaching high school English (specifically, creative writing and journalism) in suburban Chicago. By night, Erbach is, well, also an educator of curious minds, operating not only punk-centric indie label Jetsam-Flotsam with his wife Emily, but also Table-Turned, a budding vinyl subscription service with a unique twist.…
Remembering MySpace Ten Years After The Fall of the Scene Kid Phenomenon
If you were born between 1990 and 2000, it’s likely you went through an unfortunate life stage referred to as a “scene kid phase,” and you likely consider MySpace to be one of the top 8 best social media platforms of all time. (RIP: Friendships lost over the Top 8.) Somewhat related: Thanks to the…
Mad Caddies Paint NOFX in a Finer Shade of Two-Tone with “She’s Gone” (Premiere)
For California ska stalwarts Mad Caddies, choosing the songs for their upcoming covers compilation Punk Rock Steady, was a careful process. “We went back and forth for a while via email,” says guitarist Sascha Lazor. “We would pick and band and try different songs until we found one that worked.” But with Fat Mike behind the…
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Have A New Song From a New Album For A New Era
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are back, and they’re doing what they do best: releasing a new album full of important social statements, all dressed up like a big ol’ party. Current events inspired much of the subject matter on While We’re At It—and the Plaid Boys of Boston are set to self-release the new album on June…
Pig Follows Ohio Man Home for Some Love, Ends Up in the Back of a Cop Car
The North Ridgeville (Ohio) Police Department thought they were dealing with your standard “drunk guy calls 911 to report a non-existent pig following him home at 5:30am.” Who hasn’t been there before? When the police caught up with the man—whom they’d expected was very drunk, remember—he was walking a straight line… with a pig following…
24-Karat Gold Chicken Wings Are a Thing You Can Waste Your Money On
A restaurant in New York City has 24-karat gold chicken wings on the menu. These wings are brined, coated with a house-made dry rub, baked, flash-fried, and then coated in a layer of gold dust. If you want to waste $45, they’ll give you 10 golden wings to eat and subsequently turn into gold poop;…
Waxing Off on ‘Cobra Kai’ and the Death of the Cheesy Cinematic Training Montage
The ’80s Favorite Way to Remind Everyone of What’s Going On Needs a Training Montage of its OwnWith 10 half-hour episodes, the (outstanding) new YouTube Red series Cobra Kai does for 1984 film The Karate Kid what Ryan Coogler’s Creed did for the Rocky hexology: exhibiting affectionate reverence to the occasionally ludicrous lore of its predecessors, without degenerating (that much) into smirking nostalgiabation. Somewhat surprisingly, it only features one real, legit throwback training montage… probably because five hours…
