1. Nightwatch | October 10, 2007
Bad Religion - With the Briggs and Gallows. Thursday, October 11, at the Agora Theater.

"Bad Religion's contributions to modern punk cannot be understated. The Southern California vets founded Epitaph Records, invented the SoCal sound,..."
Other Tags : punk rock , Bad Religion , Warped Tour

2. Around Hear | October 03, 2007
Blues Out, Blue's In - Ohio City spots close, open.

"One of Ohio City's signature clubs has closed, but a new bar has opened in time to offset the loss...."
Other Tags : Melvins , Brad Warner , Six Parts Seven , Cleveland?s Screaming , Alligators , Creepout , American Werewolves , Cleveland hardcore , Crowd Deterrent , 2527 , Ohio City , Budpest Blue , Punk

3. Nightwatch | September 26, 2007
The Mekons - Saturday, September 29, at Pat's in the Flats.

"For every snarling youth who spits, "Punk is dead" in 2007, there's some wise 50-year-old, who was there when it..."
Other Tags : punk rock , The Mekons , country twang

4. Playback | September 12, 2007
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth & Collected Works (Domino)

"Despite punk culture's we're-not-like-everybody-else posturing, much of its music was rather conventional. But there were a handful of combos working..."
Other Tags : Pere Ubu , Young Marble Giants

5. Regional Beat | September 12, 2007
Mystery of Two - Arrows Are All You Know (Exit Stencil Recordings)

"Like so many indie bands these days, Mystery of Two's chief inspiration is post-punk and British DIY. But unlike Interpol..."
Other Tags : the Homosexuals , British DIY , post-punk , Mystery of Two

6. Music | September 12, 2007
Filthy Lucre - Malcolm McLaren is the godfather of today's mainstream hip-hop.

"In 1977, the Sex Pistols were named "Young Businessmen of the Year" by Investors Review . The honor belonged as much..."
Other Tags : Nike , Bow Wow Wow , Sean ?Puffy? Combs , 50 Cent , hip-hop , Malcolm McLaren , The Sex Pistols , post-punk , Simon Reynolds

7. Music | September 12, 2007
Filthy Lucre - Malcolm McLaren is the godfather of today's mainstream hip-hop.

"In 1977, the Sex Pistols were named "Young Businessmen of the Year" by Investors Review . The honor belonged as much..."
Other Tags : Nike , Bow Wow Wow , Sean ?Puffy? Combs , 50 Cent , hip-hop , Malcolm McLaren , The Sex Pistols , post-punk , Simon Reynolds

8. Playback | September 05, 2007
Liars - Liars (Mute)

"In the material accompanying Liars , guitarist and lead vocalist Angus Andrew says, "If you told me last year Liars would..."
Other Tags : Drum?s Not Dead , dance punk , Liars

9. Playback | September 05, 2007
Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound (Touch and Go)

"On Shellac's latest release, Excellent Italian Greyhound , the band derides everything from our nation's current political situation ("Elephant") to the..."
Other Tags : Steve Albini , post-punk , Shellac

10. Regional Beat | September 05, 2007
Cheap Tragedies - 2000 and 7: Demo ( www.cheaptragedies.com )

"Cle-punk veteran Tony Erba has a hard-earned rep for manic performances inspired by pro wrestling and golden-age hardcore. With 9..."
Other Tags : 9 Shocks Terror , Cle-punk , Cheap Tragedies

11. Culture Jamming | September 05, 2007
Here are the week's best releases from the pop-culture universe:

" BOOK -- Panic Attack! Art in the Punk Years : This striking volume (featuring 160 photos and illustrations) isn't really about..."
Other Tags : great TV shows , Will Ferrell , devilish TV sitcoms , Marvel Comics , Punk art , Sex Pistols , Billie Holiday

12. Playback | August 29, 2007
Pink Reason - Cleaning the Mirror (Siltbreeze)

"Kevin DeBroux's music revives the reverb-soaked gloom of Joy Division, Section 25, and any other industrial-goth outfit that recorded for..."
Other Tags : post-punk , Joy Division , Pink Reason

13. Nightwatch | August 22, 2007
Dark Meat - With the New Lou Reeds and the Buster Backfat Orchestra. Thursday, August 23, at Parish Hall.

"Like all those freak-folk collectives, Dark Meat is a massive, ever-revolving gaggle of musicians and friends -- Day-Glo southerners caught..."
Other Tags : proto-punk , Kevin Ayers , Dark Meat

14. Playback | August 08, 2007
Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell (Epitaph)

"Republican presidents always bring out the best in Bad Religion. New Maps of Hell is the sextet's first full-length in..."
Other Tags : Bad Religion , Republican presidents

15. Music | August 08, 2007
Get the Gore - Meet one of Motown's sexiest and hardest-rockin' garage acts.

"Amy Gore relaxes on her backyard patio in Royal Oak, Michigan. In front of her sits a copy of Takin'..."
Other Tags : Motown , girl group , Ronettes , Brill Building , Alarm Clocks , trashy cinema , Michigan , proto-punk , Ike Turner , The Gore Gore Girls , Dennis Coffey

16. Culture Jamming | August 08, 2007
Here are the week's best releases from the pop-culture universe:

" DVD -- You're Gonna Miss Me : Roky Erickson is pretty much the U.S. counterpart of former Pink Floyd member and..."
Other Tags : video game losers , great cartoons , West Coast punk , Orange County , sci-fi TV shows , great video games , racer video games , ?60s psych rock

17. Music | August 01, 2007
Warped Tour Guide - Get the lowdown on the lineup for the 13th edition of punk's ultimate package tour.

"The Vans Warped Tour, that all-day extravaganza of punkish rock, extreme sports, and alternative youth branding, turns lucky 13 this..."
Other Tags : Hawthorne Heights , British Invasion , screamo , emo , hardcore , metal , post-punk , pop punk , The Clash , The Sex Pistols , Guitar Hero II , Vans Warped Tour 2007

18. Music | August 01, 2007
Warped Tour Guide - Get the lowdown on the lineup for the 13th edition of punk's ultimate package tour.

"The Vans Warped Tour, that all-day extravaganza of punkish rock, extreme sports, and alternative youth branding, turns lucky 13 this..."
Other Tags : Hawthorne Heights , British Invasion , screamo , emo , hardcore , metal , post-punk , pop punk , The Clash , The Sex Pistols , Guitar Hero II , Vans Warped Tour 2007

19. Music | July 25, 2007
Streaming Weasel - Ben Weasel's back with a new digital-only album.

"Search the iPod of any pop-punk fan over 12, and you'll find the names Screeching Weasel and the Riverdales. Search..."
Other Tags : famous bands , digital- only release , download era , Ramones , Green Day , pop-punk , Alternative Press , iPod , Ben Weasel

20. Playback | July 18, 2007
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge Records)

"Like Pavement, Spoon delivers mysterious songs that are as much about atmosphere as they are storytelling. But instead of sputtering..."
Other Tags : post-punk , Spoon , Pavement

21. Music | July 11, 2007
Buckeye Classic - Times New Viking proves that nobody made indie rock better than freaks from Ohio.

"Devo, Pere Ubu, and the Dead Boys are punk legends in the Buckeye State. Most heroes from Ohio's indie-rock boom..."
Other Tags : Buckeye , punk rock , underground noise , Siltbreeze , Cat Power , Pavement , Vertical Slit , Guided By Voices , indie rock , Times New Viking

22. Playback | July 11, 2007
Art Brut - It's a Bit Complicated (Downtown)

"Eddie Argos' self-conscious lyrics suggest what it'd be like if Rob Gordon, John Cusack's character in High Fidelity , fronted a..."
Other Tags : John Cusack , punk rock , Art Brut

23. Music | July 11, 2007
The Punk Police - Former guitarist Henry Padovani reveals the band's secret history.

"Los Angeles, 2006: After a lengthy break from music, guitarist Henry Padovani is back in the studio, recording a track..."
Other Tags : John Cale , Sex Pistols , Thin Lizzy , sex change , Go-Gos , REM , reggae , Curved Air , Sting , ligger , Henry Padovani/The Police

24. Nightwatch | July 04, 2007
The Avett Brothers

"The Avett Brothers are a band you have to see to get. Their shows crackle with the electricity and warmth..."
Other Tags : The Avett Brothers , Johnny Cash

25. Regional Beat | July 04, 2007
The Vacancies - Tantrum (Blackheart)

"The Vacancies have plenty for the kinda-punk kids at the Warped Tour who don't know any better -- and even..."
Other Tags : Blackheart , Billy Crooked , Vacancies

26. Music | July 04, 2007
Cosmic or Drunk? - Avarus sure can piss folks off, but the group's space rock warps minds.

"It's the summer of 2005, and hip tastemakers are drooling over Avarus' modern psychedelia. Like Sasquatch, however, few have seen..."
Other Tags : krautrock , Romper Room , acid punks , LSD , Boredoms , space rock , noise-rock , avant-garde , Sasquatch , Avarus

27. Nightwatch | July 04, 2007
Radio Birdman

"Because second acts in rock are tiresome, it would seem Radio Birdman's reunion is a completely unnecessary exercise by a..."
Other Tags : Radio Birdman , Stooges , proto-punk

28. Music | June 27, 2007
BMX Kids - Where alt-country meets punk rock -- that's where you can find Lucero riding their bikes.

"Like Robert Mitchum in Night of the Hunter , Lucero guitarist Brian Venable has four-letter words tattooed across the knuckles of..."
Other Tags : punk rock , traditional country , Uncle Tupelo , wipe out , The Replacements , BMX , skatepark , Lucero

29. Regional Beat | June 20, 2007
Cyclones - We're Livin' Like Weasels! (Sia Records)

"It's impossible to gauge the exact status of Cle-Punk legends the Dead Boys and Frankenstein -- long-dead, revived, returned to..."
Other Tags : Dead Boys , Cyclones , punk rock

30. Club Scout | June 20, 2007
Joe Jack Talcum

"Former Dead Milkmen Joe Jack Talcum returns to the Happy Dog, winging his way through a boppy set that won't..."
Other Tags : Dead Milkmen , punk rock , Joe Jack Talcum

31. Around Hear | June 13, 2007
Now That's Music - Good beer, loud tunes on the West Side.

""We're not the kind of place that has Bud and Miller," says John Bomba , co-owner of Now That's Class . On..."
Other Tags : Beatles , Russell Simmons , Alternative Press , Destructor , microbrew , Cheap Tragedies , Lakewood , West Side Cleveland , Now That?s Class

32. Regional Beat | June 06, 2007
Kill the Fall - Demo 2007 ( MySpace.com/KillTheFall )

"Ray Terry is becoming a high-quality brand name in Cleveland. Whatever project the former Allergic to Whores/ Nightbreed frontman has..."
Other Tags : Kill the Fall , garage punk , stoner-metal

33. Music | May 30, 2007
Punks or Posers? - It's time to test the Vacancies.

"Two reasons why the Vacancies are Cleveland's most illustrious punk exports of the post-Y2K era: 1) The group's about to..."
Other Tags : The Vacancies

34. Music | May 30, 2007
Fast Lane to Victory - Cleveland's Driver Side Impact releases its debut for an indie powerhouse.

"The members of Cleveland's Driver Side Impact had 20 minutes to play the performance of their life. Last fall, in..."
Other Tags : Victory Records , Tony Brummell , Cleveland music , Branden Langhals , emo , Driver Side Impact

35. Around Hear | May 23, 2007
The Zen of ClePunk - Book examines philosophy and hardcore.

"In Ohio, Brad Warner is best known as the bassist for Zero Defex (0DFX) , an Akron punk band from the..."
Other Tags : Zero Defex , Punk , Zen

36. Music | May 09, 2007
Punk Sell Out? - Against Me! would rather make a statement than starve.

"In the spring of 2003, Denver police raided a small, inconspicuous warehouse space. What they found was Against Me! and..."
Other Tags : Gainesville , Axl Rose , Sire Records , DIY , Against Me! , Republican

37. DVDish | June 21, 2006
Vampires of Moscow

" Night Watch (Fox Searchlight) Every once in a while, Hollywood needs somebody else to steal a genre and totally reimagine..."
Other Tags : The Omen , Punk Rock Film School , Look, Up in the Sky! , Night Watch

38. Nightwatch | December 07, 2005
The Spunks - With the Sex Crimes. Sunday, December 11, at the Beachland Tavern.

"The hot-rod rock-and-roll stalwarts at Gearhead Records have been indulging in two habits of late: snatching up Japanese bands (Gito..."
Other Tags : The Spunks

39. Stage | March 10, 2004
Punk Funk - It's all about the music in Night Kitchen's Loud Americans .

"Rock-and-roll music was a monstrously renegade force back in the 1950s, driving parents of teenagers to their martini shakers and..."
Other Tags : Loud Americans: A Punk Saga

40. Night & Day | January 21, 2004
Punk'd! - Loud Americans rocks Dobama's Night Kitchen.

"The Mutilators -- the rock band at the center of the play Loud Americans: A Punk Saga -- live up..."
Other Tags : Loud Americans: A Punk Saga

41. Music | June 14, 2001
Cranked Speakers - Punk's most rankled spokesmen are celebrated in the Punk Planet retrospective We Owe You Nothing .

"Since its birth in 1994, the Chicago-based 'zine Punk Planet has covered a music scene that's inextricably bound to progressive..."
Other Tags : We Owe You Nothing: Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews

42. Stage | July 06, 2000
Back From the Beach - Two summer offerings lure us from shore to show.

"Those who keep up with TV commercials will recall that, when one bites into a York Peppermint Patty, one is..."
Other Tags : Spunk, through July 30 at Karamu House's Jelliffe Theatre, 2355 East 89th Street. 216-795-7070. Love's Labour's Lost, presented in repertory by the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival at the Shaker Heights Community Colonnade, 3450 Lee Road. 216-732-3311. It ends July 8.

43. Music | May 11, 2000
The Reel Thing - Boston's Dropkick Murphys give rise to traditional Irish punk.

"Traditional Irish folk music has been combined with plenty of different musical styles, so you'd think mixing it with punk..."
Other Tags : Punk-O-Rama Tour

44. Music | November 25, 1999
Deconstructing Punk - A cultural generation gets an education in this ultra-scholarly analysis.

"In Roger Sabin's Punk Rock: So What? The Cultural Legacy of Punk -- a scholarly reassessment of the..."
Other Tags : Punk Rock: So What? The Cultural Legacy of Punk.