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So much Black Flag news today. Reyes, Ginn, Dukowski, and Robo will tour Europe. Morris, Dukowski, and Stevenson with Egerton will play Europe and Vegas. Will the Continent survive? Will there be any L.A. shows? Is this proof that Chuck Dukowski is not only a ripping bassist but the nicest guy who can get along with anyone and everyone? Expect lots of Black Flag talk and music when my friend Eddie Solis from It’s Casual hosts skater and musician Mike Vallely on the Los Angeles Nista radio show (downloadable on iTunes) on Monday, January 28 from 9-11 PST. Eddie is an SST insider and Mike V & The Rats not only played My War during the Black Flag reunion shows at the Palladium in 2003 but is in a new band with Greg Ginn called Good For You. Rad! One more thing. I’m gonna be a guest on the show one week after that: Monday, February 4. Pretty cool to be in the company of Dukowski, Mike V, Rick Kosick, and members of OFF! Please listen, call in, and make me feel worthy…
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An extensive article about Jin, the rapper who is now only 30 has had a long career in the music industry. He’s now based in Hong Kong and is a success story. This article serves as a primer, you’ll hear the downs and ups to being a born again Christian. (WLRN – Jin)
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Brad Moore taught English and then joined a band! He’s the drummer of Busker Busker which won 2nd on a show called Superstar K3. Fun music video below. This was bound to happen as it happens everywhere. [youtube]evHkvwdDhEQ[/youtube]
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2012 was a pretty great year for shows, but of course, some are way better than others. Here are my top 10! Psychedelic Furs play tiny Maxwell’s in Hoboken, recapturing some of the magic from the first two awesome albums (at least until they play “Heartbreak Beat”). Bruce Springsteen! At Madison Square Garden! My first time seeing Bruce live. Everybody should go at least once and soon. He’s the hardest-working man in showbiz. Swervedriver at Bowery Ballroom. The juggernaut returns! Frontman Adam Franklin is awesome singing in this band and solo. Asobi Seksu at Highline Ballroom. Yeah, man! The coolest band in the world keeps smokin’! Agnostic Front at Warsaw. Three decades along, the veterans show the whippersnappers also on the Power of the Riff bill how it’s done. Asobi Seksu at Brooklyn Bowl. They count again because Yuki sang through a cold for this show. She is like so great! Grimes at Hudson River Park. The show almost didn’t happen due to warnings for a thunderstorm, but Grimes could not be denied. Not my sort of music at all, but from the standpoint of delivering a live show — she killed it! Ringo Deathstarr at Cake Shop. My favorite new band will go on to rule the fucking universe! Public Image Limited at The Music Hall of Williamsburg. John Lydon has a never-ending supply of bile. Corrosion of Conformity at St. Vitus. The Animosity-era lineup is having the time of their lives playing shows, judging by the smiles and jokes. “How’s the weather?” asked singer/bassist Mike Dean. This was about a week after Hurricane Sandy. “Too soon!” yelled back an unflappable audience member. New York. You gotta love it.
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