Performing before an ageing but appreciative crowd, Social Distortion and Bad Religion – two veteran acts of California’s 1980s hardcore punk scene – lived up to their esteemed reputations, delivering ...

The event, taking place at Atlanta's Central Park May 8-10, also features Flogging Molly, Death From Above 1979, The Bronx and Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls. The Strokes, the Avett Brothers and ...

In the song “California (Hustle & Flow)” from Social Distortion’s Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, singer Mike Ness professes, “Life gets hard and then it gets good / like I always knew it would.” Ness, ...

A new book explains how the Orange County legends influenced bands in multiple genres, including the Offspring, No Doubt and Sublime, to follow a similar path. Former Social Distortion Drummer Charlie ...

In the new book Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World, authors Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn get in the pit with influential bands like Social Distortion, ...

New research suggests that dissonant rock music arouses listeners because its sound is similar to the ones made by animals in distress. PROBLEM: Parents hate it, and radio stations hardly play it ...

Johnny “2Bags” Wickersham’s mother won’t have to travel far to see her son play guitar for Social Distortion. Social Distortion, who usually play Southern California and larger Northern California ...

Over the last few years, we've seen a number of metal and classic rock acts have their music translated into lullabies for the kiddie crowd. Now it's time for some punk classics to get a much lighter ...

Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling returns for its 25th anniversary edition on Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-26, 2025 at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. As mentioned, festival co-founder Mark Stern is back ...

Perhaps the most important aspect of metal music — what makes music metal — is the sound of the guitars. Ozzy’s haunting vocals definitely helped define the genre’s sound, but one could have easily ...

Run-D.M.C.'s Reverend Run has completed his debut solo album, "Distortion," which will be released Sept. 13 via his brother's new Russell Simmons Music Group in conjunction with Island Def Jam. By ...