Mike Watt

The ”post genre trio” of Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges and Mike Watt will be on a massive 42 date U.S. tour in 2022 that includes a stop at the Big Ears festival.

This year’s Cassette Week features exclusive tape releases from Bad Brains, The Good Life, Pylon, Bim Skala Bim, The Slackers, The Queers, and more.

Also: watch the new video for ”BLT” by Mike Park and Jeff Rosenstock’s band the Bruce Lee Band.

The album was produced by Jack Endino and features artwork by Raymond Pettibon.

‘What Drives Us‘ is about bands touring in vans and also features interviews with Lars Ulrich, Ringo Starr, The Edge, Steven Tyler, Mike Watt, Jennifer Finch (L7), Tony Kanal (No Doubt), Dave Lombardo, Slash & Duff McKagan, and more

Record Store Day 2021 happens across two “Drops“ in June and July, and this year includes exclusive titles from The Ramones, The Clash, John Prine, MF DOOM’s first group KMD, Wipers, The Cure, Steely Dan, Beastie Boys, The Replacements, and much more.

Kill Rock Stars turns 30 this year, and to celebrate, over 30 artists are covering songs from the KRS catalog. Here’s Mike Watt + The Black Gang (Nels Cline/Bob Lee) taking on “Rebel Girl.“

Plus: Jason Isbell, Jherek Bischoff, Sarchasm, Corrupt Vision/Disparo! split, Hundreds of AU, David Nance, Sic Alps, Scott McCaughey, CHAI, a blink-182 tribute album, and more…

Ed Crawford, singer/guitarist for post-Minutemen band fIREHOSE, has fallen on hard times and a GoFundMe has been launched to help cover medical expenses…

Meanwhile, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog is also doing an in person performance in Brooklyn.