Useless ID
Useless ID's Yotam Ben-Horin lists his favorite albums of 2022
Yotam’s list includes the Pixies, Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Water Music, The Stereo, Sloan, Dry Cleaning, and more…
Useless ID's Yotam Ben Horin taps Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins for new song (watch the video)
Yotam Ben Horin of long-running Israeli punk band Useless ID goes in a jangly, ’90s-style power pop direction on his latest solo single…
Useless ID's Yotam Ben Horin tells us about his favorite albums of 2021
Yotam’s list includes Turnstile, Descendents, Clairo, The Last Gang, and more…
The Last Gang deliver reggae-infused punk on 'Noise Noise Noise' title track (watch the video)
”I listened to London Calling to get inspired, but I think Joe Strummer once said if you want to be inspired, don’t listen to your idols — listen to your idols’ idols. So I also listened to a lot of Toots And The Maytals and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, and a ton of Trojan Records compilations.”
Useless ID releasing a "best of," two new songs included (listen to one now)
Israeli skate punk vets will release a ”best of” with material spanning over 20 years, from their Short Music For Short People contribution to two new songs…
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?
23 great punk & pop punk albums from 1997
This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks back on 23 albums from punk and pop punk’s pivotal year of 1997 that turn 23 this year. Surely *somebody* likes them…
watch animals slaughter Useless ID in anti-cruelty video "Without A Choice"
Don’t worry, it’s animated.
blink-182 and Descendents' comebacks, and the enduring influence of pop punk
PUP, Modern Baseball, The Hotelier, Beach Slang, Against Me!, Face to Face, Bad Religion & more prove 2016 is pop punk’s best year in a while.
watch Useless ID's video for Ramones tribute "We Don't Want The Airwaves"
The song also features guest vocals by Ray Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket, and includes a tribute to Ray’s brother/TBR drummer Brandon, who passed away last year.
