Negative Approach Steamroll Echoplex w/ Nails, Bloodclot, Final Conflict
The mighty, punishing, blue-collar punk heroes of Detroit, Negative Approach, are one of my favorite bands of all time and their seminal album, Tied Down, is on my top ten
Ministry Make Bid To Be Official ANTIFA House Band At San Diego Show
It was FYF weekend in Los Angeles- a weekend in the summer in which Los Angeles is the center of the summer music festival world. Not to mention the swarming
Desert Daze Finalize 2017 Lineup: Iggy Pop, Ty Segall, Sleep, & More
You could have seen Iggy Pop this year at Punk Rock Bowling or Burger Boogaloo or FYF Fest but nothing will compare to the Street Walking Cheetah taking the stage
FYF Fest 2017 Steals Coachella’s Throne As So-Cal’s Premiere Festival
My bones are still rattling and recovering from Capn’ Jazz’s sold out set at The Echo Thursay night. So much so that I limp across the edges of Exposition Park,
FYF Presents: The Marked Men & Royal Headache Tearing Regent To Shreds
The Marked Men are a band of Texan punks from the early 2000’s that FYF managed to lasso into a show at the Regent Theater. To some, the news of
Van Nuys Police Poop On DIY Valley Punk Rock Pity Party
The show planned for Saturday, April 29th, was supposed to be a banger. All the teens and young adults of the valley were prepping their tightly laced shoes and punk
FYF Presents: The Glorious Return Of CaP’n Jazz at the Echo
It was 6:45 when I checked the time on my phone, as the clock in my car is no longer functioning. The chances of finding a parking spot on Sunset
Jonny Cat Cancer Benefit at Alex’s Bar: Punk Rock, Love & Compassion
It’s hard making fun of something when that thing revolves around someone dying of cancer but all my friends know me to pick the lowest hanging fruit so here we
The Next Wave of Sound: Girl Pusher & Model/Actriz at The Hi Hat
Great things happen when you’re motivated to support and be of service to your fellow wo/man. When Julian and Luis of Penniback Records asked that I come to The Hi
Thou Demonstrate The Blackest Doom At The Echo For FYF Club Show
Doom metal only keeps evolving and engrossing the current metal scene, drowning all the lesser genres in the tar pit of its sound and forcing the future icon bands to
Janky Smooth Sessions Interview w/ The Side Eyes
When you see The Side Eyes live or just sit down and talk to them for a spell, it becomes clear pretty quickly that their genealogy and punk rock pedigree
Burger Boogaloo 2017: The Ballad of John and Iggy
This Burger Boogaloo 2017 review is X-rated, so if your kids are reading it, Janky Smooth apologizes if they develop a foot fetish. Like your baby sister’s pretty pink switchblade,