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On August 16, 1993, 'Breaking Things', the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band All, was released. Released...
08/16/2026

On August 16, 1993, 'Breaking Things', the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band All, was released. Released on Cruz Records, this album marked a change in the band's lineup, representing the recording debut of vocalist Chad Price, who joined the group replacing Scott Reynolds.

Bill Stevenson contacted Milo Aukerman, singer of All's precursor band, the Descendents, for his opinion of Price's singing: "Bill said, 'Hey, we're trying this guy out for All, what do you think?' and I heard his voice and was like, 'Yeah! Get that guy!'" "It was killer," Price recalled. "I was a huge All fan; I grew up with the Descendents and stuff."

The album was produced by drummer Bill Stevenson, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and sound engineer John Hampton. Milo also contributed backing vocals to the recording sessions. 'Breaking Things' represented All's last album released through the independent company Cruz Records, marking the end of a stage prior to signing a new contract with the multinational Interscope Records for his subsequent releases.

On August 16, 1974, the Ramones performed for the first time at CBGB, a club located on Bowery Street in Lower Manhattan...
08/16/2026

On August 16, 1974, the Ramones performed for the first time at CBGB, a club located on Bowery Street in Lower Manhattan, New York. This performance marked the debut at that venue of the lineup consisting of Joey Ramone on lead vocals, Johnny Ramone on guitar, Dee Dee Ramone on bass, and Tommy Ramone on drums. They served as the opening act for Angel and the Snake, a band that would later evolve into Blondie.

During the performance, the band experienced significant technical and coordination difficulties. According to records, the band members constantly interrupted songs to start over, suffered equipment malfunctions, and argued loudly on stage. Hilly Kristal, the owner and founder of CBGB, described the performance as "a disaster" and called the Ramones "the most disorganized band" he had ever heard.

Despite this chaotic debut and Kristal's initial reaction, the band managed to establish themselves on the local scene and returned to play at CBGB 22 more times during the remainder of 1974 alone. In retrospect, the event has acquired legendary status in popular culture; specialized publications such as Entertainment Weekly have hailed it as one of the greatest and most influential moments in rock music history.

Setlist:
1. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
2. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
3. I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement
4. Judy Is a Punk
5. I Don't Care

08/15/2026

'The Invisible Parade' by Tom DeLonge, from his solo album 'To the Stars... Demos, Odds and Ends', 2015. Clip taken from Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone where Tom talks about the meaning of the song.

The new book Buzzcocks 'A History of the People' will be released next year, it is a collection of more than 500 memori...
08/15/2026

The new book Buzzcocks 'A History of the People' will be released next year, it is a collection of more than 500 memories that will tell the story of the band through the words of fans, friends and collaborators.

"Steve Diggle said, 'After more than 50 years as a band, now seems a great time to celebrate the Buzzcocks' career and getting the fans to help us tell that story is a brilliant way to do it. I'm really looking to read people's memories.'

To contribute your Buzzcocks memory, please write to [email protected]. Stories can be short or long, but around 400 words is ideal. Every email will be acknowledged by the editor at the publishing company, Spenwood Books."

On August 15, 2025, Rise Against released 'Ricochet'. The album marked a shift in the group's working methods. The band ...
08/15/2026

On August 15, 2025, Rise Against released 'Ricochet'. The album marked a shift in the group's working methods. The band decided to collaborate with producer Catherine Marks, someone outside their usual scene, and enlisted the mixing expertise of renowned engineer Alan Moulder. Together, they began working on songs with a less traditional sound.

"'Ricochet' is about our collective interconnectedness. We started with the title track and that, being about how we're all—whether we like it or not—stuck in the same room, so to speak. Everything you do is going to affect somebody; everything you throw will affect the next person. We're connected to other countries, other economies; we're connected to undocumented immigrants. We're connected to every decision our leaders make. It's all one big ricochet effect. That idea is the backbone of this album."

Tim McIlrath | Substream Magazine

Yesterday, Rise Against released "Katy Bar the Door" and "Living Undercover," two new songs on which they collaborated again with musician and producer Bill Stevenson.

08/14/2026

Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü) with Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh) performing 'Believe What You're Saying' by Sugar (Live on MTV 120 Minutes, 1994)

On August 14, 1994, Green Day performed for the 25th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Festival.Green Day's inclusion ...
08/14/2026

On August 14, 1994, Green Day performed for the 25th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Festival.

Green Day's inclusion on a lineup otherwise devoid of punk bands was solely due to immense public demand. However, the performance almost didn't happen because figures like Geoffrey Weiss (marketing director of Warner Brothers Records) initially opposed it. Weiss considered Woodstock to represent the iconography of a past hippie culture, which contrasted sharply with the current musical subculture that Green Day represented. Billie Joe Armstrong himself admitted to attending with very low expectations, but later told the Los Angeles Times that he left overwhelmed, describing the event as the closest thing to chaos and total anarchy he had ever seen.

Just as it had twenty-five years earlier, on the third day of the festival, the skies over upstate New York opened up and drenched the attendees with rain. By the time Green Day took the stage, around 3 p.m., the nearly 830 acres of farmland had transformed into a mud field. The band opened their set with "Welcome to Paradise." Armstrong whipped the crowd into a frenzy, even taking a clump of mud and putting it in his mouth as he sang. This sent the crowd into a frenzy, and the shower of wet dirt quadrupled. His sister, Anna Armstrong, watched the broadcast and was amazed by the singer's ability to interact with the crowd and control it in that way during the chaos.

Amid the mayhem, bassist Mike Dirnt was struck by a security guard at the event. The guard panicked and, confused by the mud, mistook Dirnt for a fan trying to invade the stage. During the incident, the bassist suffered a broken tooth.

Today marks the commercial release in theaters of Nimrods, a comedy written and directed by filmmaker Lee Kirk. It cente...
08/14/2026

Today marks the commercial release in theaters of Nimrods, a comedy written and directed by filmmaker Lee Kirk. It centers on three teenage friends who embark on a chaotic road trip to Los Angeles under the false pretense that their fledgling band has been hired to open for Green Day on New Year's Eve.

The film's narrative draws direct inspiration from the real-life experiences of the members of Green Day during their formative years living in a van, prior to the massive success of their 1994 album, Dookie. The main cast includes Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace, Kylr Coffman, Jenna Fischer, and Fred Armisen, with special appearances by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool playing themselves.

Published in 1996 by Legs McNeil (co-founder of Punk magazine) and poet Gillian MacCain, 'Please Kill Me: The Uncensored...
08/13/2026

Published in 1996 by Legs McNeil (co-founder of Punk magazine) and poet Gillian MacCain, 'Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk' is a seminal work documenting the birth of the punk movement in the United States. The project originally began as a series of interviews with Dee Dee Ramone, who had approached McNeil with the idea of ​​writing his biography, but it evolved into an oral history assembled from hundreds of voices.

The narrative begins in the 1960s with The Velvet Underground in New York, revisits the raw energy of the Detroit scene with MC5 and The Stooges, and returns to New York clubs to detail the rise of the New York Dolls, Ramones, Patti Smith, Richard Hell, and Television. The text not only focuses on the music but also explores the lives, dreams, and tragedies of its key figures.

Today, the book is considered one of the most important musical documents, pioneering an insider's account of the punk era. Its greatest value, according to the authors themselves, lies in showing how a group of marginalized individuals with absolutely nothing managed to build a cultural movement that redefined an entire generation.

On August 13, 1996, 'Turn the Radio Off', the second studio album by the Californian ska-punk band Reel Big Fish, was of...
08/13/2026

On August 13, 1996, 'Turn the Radio Off', the second studio album by the Californian ska-punk band Reel Big Fish, was officially released. Released under the Mojo Records label, the album marked the band's definitive leap into the mainstream, driven primarily by the radio and television success of their single "Sell Out". The album was produced by Jay Rifkin and John Avila, the latter known for his work as the bassist for Oingo Boingo.

KROQ radio host Jed the Fish appears on the album cover, being held at gunpoint by vocalist Aaron Barrett's then-girlfriend. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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