Nicholas Pell

It’s time to talk about a sacred cow in the world of rock & roll, and a hallowed institution of Southern California. It’s time to talk about Social Distortion. Social Distortion are just awful. Absolutely terrible. They lack any redeeming qualities whatsoever. I can’t think of a single good thing......

Around the time I wrote my cry for help letter to Henry Rollins I started getting pretty bored with the hardcore punk of my youth. Eventually I returned to hardcore, then left again … then went back and left again, again. But I’ll never forget the first time I looked......

So you guys are going to have to keep waiting for my thoughts on Meatloaf, Bob Seger and The Boss. More important stuff keeps coming up. Like the Guns N' Roses reunion, which is probably the most important thing ever. Or not. It’s widely known that Guns N' Roses are......

So I had a whole other article written about Meat Loaf and Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger. That’s going to have to wait. There are more pressing matters at hand. It’s recently come to my attention that there’s a petition begging Phil Collins to not come out of retirement. First,......

Some time ago, I contributed a blurb to our “Worst Bands of All Time” list about The Sex Pistols. What ensued was a round of, “Oh, he can’t possibly think this, this is hipster clickbait trolling, everyone loves this band, anyone who says otherwise is full of shit, blah blah blah......

It never fails. I write something, someone doesn’t like it, and they feel the need to seek me out and tell me about it. It’s never really surprising, even if I don’t understand it. I can barely muster the energy to tell people I know personally how much I disagree......

When I heard The Replacements were getting back together, I was a little embarrassed for them. Doubly so when I heard that Billie Joe Armstrong joined them on stage at Brochella. It’s not that I’m opposed to reunions on principle. I’m really glad that I got to see Infest at......

Scott McPherson is an illustrator and artist by day. His work has included cover art for Antwon Nature and Author & Punisher. He was also in grindcore and death metal bands back in his native Kansas such as Diskreet and Christ Hate. With his newest project, Sinkshower, McPherson is combining......

I’ll never for the life of me understand how Blink-182 are considered a guilty pleasure band while people who are supposedly grownups listen to Green Day. Every time I see a picture of Green Day I’m so embarrassed for them. They look like the kind of teenagers I’m glad get......

Make no mistake about it: For the most part, the '90s just sucked. There was a lot of cool shit going on in the underground. Bands like The Murder City Devils, The Supersuckers, Dropdead and Despise You are lifelong favorites of mine. But as far as stuff that got any......