Jesse Malin, Lunachicks, Ben Stiller’s band & many more played Howie Pyro tribute (pics)
L7's Suzi Gardner, Lenny Kaye, Murphy's Law, Tommy Stinson, Shilpa Ray, The Toilet Boys, Scream's Pete Stahl & Skeeter Thompson, and many more also played...
Capital Punishment
Ben Stiller’s band Capital Punishment prep first new record in 36 years (stream ‘Confusion”)
You may remember that Capital Punishment, Ben Stiller's high school band from the early-'80s, had their self-released 1982 debut album, ’Roadkill’, reissued by Captured Tracks. The interest in the record has stirred the creative juices of the band who went back into the studio and recorded a new EP...
Bill’s Indie Basement (7/13): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week: mutant punks The Intelligence, Melbourne, Australia's Terry, a new EP from Jorge Elbrecht (Violens, Lansing-Dreiden), Jane Church (ex-Spires), and Ben Stiller's high school post-punk band (not a joke).
Ben Stiller’s high school band Capital Punishment getting album reissued by Captured Tracks (listen)
When in high school in New York, Ben Stiller and a couple of his friends formed a "ridiculously weird band" called Capital Punishment. Ben played drums and said on Howard Stern, "We were listening to a lot of Bowie and Eno...