Between being Ph. D’s and running one of the best labels around, among other jobs, the veteran punks in Bad Religion found time to come together to make a video for their latest single, “New Dark Ages.” The track comes off this year’s New Maps of Hell and the band just finished up a cross-country tour in support of the new album. Watch it below:
Photos by Vincent Li.
Bad Religion are the Led Zeppelin of punk rock. Every time I see them play, I can’t help but just stare on in amazement at the precision and execution rate of each song (no matter how drunk bassist Jay Bentley gets!). They are the type of band you watch and say to yourself “god, I forgot how many amazing songs they have. ” Check after the jump for more photos.
Holy crap. There has been so much awesome music released in the last three months. Frankly, it’s been a challenge trying to keep up. So to compensate, I am going to make a series of posts of abridged reviews of albums that have been dominating my iPod the last few months. So to start this off, let’s touch upon the first full-length from Brooklyn’s own Dustheads and Bad Religion.
Dustheads - Collected Sounds (Don Giovanni)
It seems like everyone emersed in the NYC scene are talking about these guys. Along with Deathcycle, they seem to playing every other bill. Somehow, go figure, I’ve missed every one of them. Hearing their first full-length makes me kick myself even more. Among with some of our favorite bands like Cloak/Dagger, Fucked Up and Government Warning, Dustheads take all the best parts of early 80s hardcore with a new energy and vigor. It’s about the attitude and these guys have plenty in stock.
Whenever I even mention the thought of attending Warped Tour to most people in my age bracket, the following statement usually follows; “I’m too old for that shit.” It’s true; Warped Tour, will make you feel incredibly old. If you have gone in past years, you will most likely utter “the (place year here)lineup was so much better” and/or “these kids have no taste.” While I, for the most part, agree with the latter when it comes to about 90% of the tour’s roster, there are always a few bands that make it well worth it. This year, along with tour-veterans Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio and Bayside, UK-uber-hyped-hardcore-youngsters Gallows were among the highlights.
Continue after the jump for the rest of the review and more pictures.
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