A nice little slice of proof that ‘80s L.A. punk was much more nuanced than merely being a high-velocity soundtrack for meatheaded goons to assault each other.

Hey guys! I’m back with a new podcast!

I mean, nobody really wants to hear the Casualties, right?

Something about the great music and my admiration for Tooth & Nail Records (back when they put out some good music and I was a Christian) made me want to see the city.

Slough off the chaff and it’s all sweet kernel goodness.

DIY punk and athletics are named two different things for a reason.

"You have the most boring voice in punk rock."
"I know."
"No, I'm serious."
"Yeah, I know."

Do I go with a theme? Stuff that Razorcake readers already know and love, or try to throw them a curveball?

This is my equivalent of "Dude, you gotta hear this!"

In this podcast you get a mix of classics, old favorites, and a few that I just wanted to listen to cause I was curious to see if I even still liked them. Im pretty sure I did.

A style of music that I’d cherished since I was thirteen, music that I listened to with very few friends, music that got me hit more than several times, was becoming the soundtrack to frat boys getting laid. Weird times.

Everyone loves the alphabet! So I put together twenty-six songs by twenty-six different artists, going alphabetically by artist name from A to Z.

Living in Tijuana while working and studying in San Diego was a good way to double dip on shows, awesome people, and record stores.

I probably would never have picked up a guitar if it weren’t for Eddie Van Halen. I know a thousand other yokels with mullets and meth habits in the same area code as you would say the same thing, but...well...I’m a yokel.

When I go on vacation, I want there to be a show every night, I want people I know to be everywhere I go, and I want them to be drunk.

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Jamming space rock? Not for everyone. I fuckin’ love them. Whenever I’m out and loaded I think everyone sounds like Hawkwind. Which is awesome.

It’s a challenge for you, a person, not merely a consumer, to tune into more humble, honest modes of communication; even if, in this case, they’re just “dumb punk songs.”

Since it's summer and people are out and about traveling the world, I thought I'd put together a podcast full of current bands from diverse locations.

I hastily picked out some familiar favorites and threw together this playlist. Mainly I just wanted to get to use the Razorcake HQ's pro setup for recording podcasts.

The chords and lyrics aren’t perfect. Isn’t that the point, though? To embrace ridiculosity?

In it you’ll find tunes from old standbys and new jacks, well-known institutions and more obscure noise-mongers, covering the many subgenres of punk they inhabit.

I’ll be the first to admit that I had a lotta fun back in the early ‘80s and yes, it was indeed a very special time, but I’ve also had a helluva good time in every decade since.

I shared some music that I listen to when I’m depressed, angry, or pissed off. To contrast that, I thought I’d share some music that’s more positive, and gets me feeling good.

These new bands aren’t copying note-for-note on a light box. They aren’t photocopying choruses. They’ve dipped into the well of history, mixed in their own original ideas, and have come up with something new.

Is this stuff the best 2009 had to offer? Again, totally subjective, but I think there are definitely some quality tunes to be found in here somewhere.