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06/18/2026

Expect the first Faith No More live shows in 10 years to be announced imminently

06/17/2026

The alternative metal luminaries haven’t played together since 2016

06/08/2026

Darren Hill (front of photo) of Red Rockers is this week's guest on Baxie's Musical Podcast. Darren discusses the necessity for a band to evolve musically, the double-edged sword of the Red Rockers' biggest hit ("China"), and the many hats he wears now as an estate manager (Paul Westerberg, Roy Erickson, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones).

LISTEN: https://youtu.be/CNu9idJlzZw

06/08/2026

SLASH BLU-RAY REVIEW:

MVD Visual has released ‘BORN INNOCENT: THE REDD KROSS STORY’ as a special two-disc Blu-ray edition. This will stand as the definitive documentary on Redd Kross, the long-running SoCal rock band fronted by brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald.

The siblings had been mainlining pop culture from a very early age—drawing influence from such 1970s icons as the Partridge Family, Linda Blair, Cher, and the cast of ‘The Brady Bunch’—when they began playing live together at age 15 (Jeff) and 11 (Steven). Simultaneous with their TV addiction, they were obsessed with the glam rock and early punk played by Rodney Bingenheimer on his highly influential L.A. radio show, “Rodney on the ROQ.” Shortly after learning the rudimentary basics of their instruments, the McDonalds were hard at work crafting short, energetic, hooky songs that they knew would appeal to Rodney. One of those songs, “Annette’s Got the Hits,” would soon become synonymous with Rodney’s show.

Redd Kross (initially known as the Tourists, then Red Cross) came out of the same SoCal tectonic shift that brought the world Black Flag, so there are numerous adjacent musicians interviewed including Greg Hetson, Keith Morris, Dez Cadena, and Ron Reyes. Across its 90-minute runtime, ‘Born Innocent’ also covers Jeff & Steven’s movies (‘Desperate Teenage Lovedolls,’ ‘Lovedoll Superstar,’ ‘Spirit of ‘76’), their first national tour for 1987’s ‘Neurotica’ LP (which surprisingly proved to be a major influence on the emerging Seattle grunge scene, according to on-camera testimonials from members of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and the Melvins), their various breakups and comebacks, and Steven's three-month kidnapping at age 13 (!).

Thankfully, Redd Kross is still very much an active band, with this latest round of activity beginning in 2024 with the movie premiere of ‘Born Innocent: The Story of Redd Kross’; the release of a self-titled double album; and the publication of Dan Epstein’s biography, ‘Now You’re One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross.’ As I write this in June 2026, the band is finishing up tour dates in Spain.

Much praise must go to the film’s director, Andrew Reich, a former reader of Flipside Fanzine who went on to become a key scriptwriter for the NBC-TV sitcom ‘Friends.’ In addition to spending several years putting together ‘Born Innocent,’ he has also compiled nearly three hours of bonus features on this set’s bonus disc. Highlights for me were Jeff & Steven taking us on a tour of their record room, band rehearsal footage from 1989 which includes covers of the Velvet Underground and Judas Priest, and a lengthy interview with Kim Shattuck (1963-2019), the much-missed leader of The Muffs and a longtime friend of Jeff & Steven’s.

Pre-orders available now for the 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-Ray and DVD, coming April 2nd!Blu-ray: https://mvdshop.com/products/redd-kross-born-innocent-the-...

06/08/2026

S*x Pistols bassist says Frank Carter has "revitalised" the band and could sing on new songs

06/05/2026

Fifty years ago this week, the S*x Pistols played their first Manchester gig and caused a sonic revolution. What happened to the other bands that were tipped for big things that year – and why did the rock’n’roll dinosaurs survive?

06/04/2026

AEG is taking over the new Emo's space for a new venue opening in 2027

06/01/2026

All of the Dave Alvin-era albums by The Blasters are available again courtesy of a reissue campaign by Liberation Hall. To celebrate, bassist John Bazz recently caught up with It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine.

The Blasters catalog is available at https://liberationhall.bandcamp.com/

https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2026/06/the-blasters.html

The Blasters came from Downey, California, with a repertoire grounded in early rock’n’roll, postwar Chicago blues, rockabilly and country. By the early 1980s, they had become part of a notably varied Los Angeles scene that included X, Los Lobos, the Gun Club and Black Flag. At the centre of the ...

05/28/2026

METAL PRIESTESS: Remembering the "Queen of Shock Rock," WENDY O. WILLIAMS (1949-1998), on her birthday. A former adult film actress, Wendy was the singer for NYC punk band THE PLASMATICS, as well as a solo artist. Her stage theatrics included blowing up cars, near nudity and chainsawing guitars. The Plasmatics' career spanned five studio albums, and multiple EPs. She was nominated in 1985 for a Grammy in the "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" for her solo 'W.O.W.' LP.

05/28/2026

https://www.punknews.org/article/88335/maga-fans-try-to-disrupt-circle-jerks-show-keith-morris-confronts-them