Black Flag News
Off!: Off! – review
Published on 17. May 2012
Cali punks Off!'s debut album isn't as good as their early singles – but then that's something of a hardcore tradition, writes Jamie Thomson
Adam Yauch and the Beastie Boys – a classic interview from the vaults
Published on 07. May 2012
To mark the news that Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has died at the age of 47, we visit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – for an interview with the band by Danny (Shredder) Weizmann. It first appeared in the LA Weekly at the time of release of their classic album Paul's Boutique in 1989
Adam Yauch obituary
Published on 05. May 2012
Husky-voiced, witty member of the hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch: five clips and your memories
Published on 04. May 2012
To mark the sad death of Adam Yauch at the age of 47, here are some examples of the Beastie Boys at their finest – and a chance for you to tell us what he and the band meant to you
1977: the Queen's punk jubilee
Published on 29. April 2012
In 1977, the punk movement collided with the Queen's silver jubilee, and the Sex Pistols chose to mark the event with a provocative boat trip on the Thames. Some who were there tell us about those heady days
Skrillex – review
Published on 22. April 2012
Skrillex's relentless pace quickly feels samey but his impact is undeniably effective, writes Jude Rogers
Tim Jonze On Shuffle … Punk
Published on 21. April 2012
This month Tim dives into punk to find everyone crossing over into the mainstream. Not that he cares much
Readers' panel: Favourite record stores
Published on 20. April 2012
Ten readers tell us about their most loved music shops
Old music: Jason and the Scorchers – White Lies
Published on 18. April 2012
Michael Hann: Like Donny and Marie, Jason and the Scorchers were a little bit country, a little bit rock'n'roll
Bob Marley: 'What we need is some positive vibration' – a classic interview from the vaults
Published on 17. April 2012
The documentary Marley hits cinemas on Friday, so what better time to visit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – and revisit Karl Dallas's brilliant 1975 interview with Bob himself
BLACK FLAG REFORM AS BLACK FACE
Published on 05. August 2011
[0|left] Chuck Dukowski and Eugene Robinson have been jokingly discussing the reformation of Black Flag ever since Robinson interviewed the west coast punks for his overtly intellectual, existentially charged fanzine 'The Birth Of Tragedy'.