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…
That Secret Family Recipe You Grew Up With Is Probably A Lie
Think about those special homemade cookies that your grandmother used to make from the secret family recipe. Then, recall your angst when she passed away before having the chance to pass that secret recipe down to the family. Well, it turns out that angst could very well have been misguided, since your grandmother could very…
Get Off Vince Staples’ Dick or Fund His Retirement
In launching a GoFundMe page today, rapper Vince Staples would clearly like you to pick a side: Get off his dick, or fund his retirement. Staples explains in his GoFundMe video that he’s received “a lot of complaints” about recent performances, and that he’ll “shut the fuck up forever” if given $2 million. “No songs,…
This Guy Invented Loog Guitars to Help Mold the Next Generation of Shredders
Learning to play a guitar as a kid would’ve probably been a lot more fun if it hadn’t required tirelessly stretching and blistering tiny kid fingers across a seemingly endless fretboard, just so your baby boomer instructor could teach you how to play “Smoke on the Water” (perhaps one of the cruelest societal norms the…
Here’s a List of all the Releases We’ll be Fighting For on Record Store Day
Record Store Day (Sunday, April 21, 2018) has announced this year’s list of exclusive releases, and we’ve listed the stuff you’ll probably be fighting us for at our local record store(s).
A Biopic About The Inventor Of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Is Coming To A Theater Near You
After a bidding war between multiple studios, Fox Searchlight is set to produce “Flamin’ Hot,”a true story about Richard Montanez, the janitor at Frito-Lay who created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Yes, there will be an actual Hollywood movie about Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Richard Montanez, who was born in Mexico, grew up as a migrant farm worker…
‘Embiggen’, A Perfectly Cromulent Word, Is Now In The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Embiggen, a perfectly cromulent word that was coined in “Lisa the Iconoclast,” a 1996 episode of The Simpsons, is now actually a real word, on account of it’s in the Merriam-Webster dictionary (see below). In the episode, educators Edna Krabappel and Elizabeth Hoover are showing their pupils a cheap filmstrip about the founder of their town called…
Wayne Kramer to Testify for 50 Years of the MC5 by Touring with Killer New Band and Releasing His Memoirs
Members of Soundgarden, Fugazi, and King’s X will Get Down with the Golden Anniversary of ‘Kick Out the Jams’ as MC50Original drummer Dennis Thompson, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Dug Pinnick (King’s X), and Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla) will join Wayne Kramer on the road as MC50 to celebrate his new memoir and the 50th anniversary of the Motor City Five’s national debut.
Feeling Sad? Here’s a Free Therapy Session with Dr. Faith G. Harper
Is crying in class punk rock? Mental health crises are integral to punk, from the Ramones wanting to be sedated to depression taking hold of Black Flag. Still, addressing one’s own mental health issues isn’t necessarily considered cool, and being open about your feelings in a way that doesn’t involve launching your fist through a…
