Screeching Weasel
Chicago punk vets Sludgeworth (mem Screeching Weasel) giving '95 comp first vinyl release w/ bonus tracks
Chicago pop punk pioneers Sludgeworth — who were fronted by Dan Vapid (Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Queers, etc) and also featured Screeching Weasel’s Brian Vermin on drums — are giving their classic Lookout! Records comp its first-ever vinyl and streaming release, with liner notes by members of Naked Raygun, Rise Against, The Ergs!, Dillinger Four, and more…
Northstar's 'Is This Thing Loaded?' turns 20 - a look back & interview with singer Nick Torres
We look back on Northstar’s 2002 emo classic ‘Is This Thing Loaded?’ and spoke to Nick Torres about the making of the album, the influences behind it, their connection to Taking Back Sunday, and more…
10 songs that blink-182 have done cool covers of
Descendents, The Cure, Misfits, Dinosaur Jr, and more cool covers that blink-182 have done over the years…
Original Screeching Weasel drummer Steve "Cheese" Dubick, RIP
Steve played on the band’s iconic 1988 album, ‘Boogadaboogadaboogada!’.
Less Than Jake's Roger Lima's band Rehasher cover The Beatles; Chris DeMakes shares solo song
Rehasher’s “And Your Bird Can Sing” cover is off their upcoming covers album which also features versions of Green Day’s ”One of my Lies,” Phoenix’s ”1901,” The Police’s ”Next To You,” and more…
Lookout! founder Larry Livermore on 12 shows that changed his life, from Woodstock to The Weakerthans
The second episode of Lookout! Records’ livestream series ‘LOOKOUT ZOOMOUT’ is this weekend with members of Screeching Weasel, The Mr. T Experience, and more. Ahead of that, Lookout! founder Larry Livermore spoke to us about 12 life-changing concerts…
watch the "Flatten the Curve" video ft. mems of Minutemen, Runaways, Redd Kross, more
“Flatten the Curve” features over 30 musicians, including Mike Watt, Cherie Currie (Runaways), Steve McDonald (Redd Kross), Eddie Spaghetti (The Supersuckers), Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), Josie Cotton, Tony Reflex (Adolescents), and Ben Weasel (Screeching Weasel).
We reviewed all 101 songs on ‘Short Music For Short People’ for its 21st birthday
Fat Wreck Chords’ (in)famous compilation of 101 30-second punk songs is turning 21, and since we’re all sitting at home during quarantine, we thought: what if we individually review all 101 songs?
mems of Minutemen, Runaways, Redd Kross, Adolescents & tons of other punk vets team for COVID-19 benefit single
The benefit single features Mike Watt, Cherie Currie, Steve McDonald (Redd Kross), Eddie Spaghetti (The Supersuckers), Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), Josie Cotton, Tony Reflex (Adolescents), Ben Weasel (Screeching Weasel), and many more.
Blake gives Q&A at Jawbreaker screening, says "95% chance of a New York show"
”If we aren’t burned alive in Chicago, we wanna do more, and not have to have people make it a destination and pay a ton of money to see us.”