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With catchy hooks, three part harmonies, and a drummer who fires her ‘guns’ harder than most of her male compatriots, Bad Cop/Bad Cop bring to mind the ‘90s heyday of chicks who actually rocked, from the snarl of The Distillers and synchronized vocals of Dance Hall Crashers to the guitar prowess of The Muffs and wry lyrics of Lunachicks. All hailing from different parts of the U.S., the foursome met in Los Angeles while playing in bands like Compton SF, The Radio Sweetheart, The D’Maggs, The City, Angry Amputees, and Cunt Sparrer. After playing at the “Lilith Bear” party during...
Strung Out’s last album, 2009’s Agents of the Underground, was their 7th full length and celebrated the band’s 20th anniversary. A true testament to their relevance and longevity is their ability to organically evolve through the years. Strung Out began their career as a strictly melodic punk band known for their tight musicianship and catchy melodies but evolved into a more aggressive, metal-infused veteran punk band. That is what all of us were most interested in capturing: the true musical journey of one of the founding bands on Fat Wreck Chords. This box set, Volume One, showcases the first three...
Happy New Year! We should probably start it off by coming clean about the pressing info on the Off With Their Heads/Morning Glory special tour split 7” we released in December. Well, as some of you may know, we pressed two colors, one for each band to sell exclusively on tour. What you didn’t know is that we pressed a limited black version to be sold through the Fat webstore. Here’s a little tip for you now that 2014 is upon us: color is the new black. Or is it: black is the new black? Shit’s confusing, whatever. The point...
We’re just as bummed as you all are that the Cobra Skulls may be calling it a day. Read what singer Devin Peralta had to say here, check out the video for their last single Eagle Eyes below and come see them tonight in Santa Cruz with Good Riddance and Western Addiction! We’ve loved working with Devin, Tony and Luke, and can’t wait to hear whatever music any of them become involved with in the future.
Good Riddance is finishing out their busiest year in ages with three California shows! San Francisco and Santa Cruz with Cobra Skulls and Western Addiction, and San Diego with Pulley and punk legends Battalion of Saints! Good Riddance’s hometown paper, the Santa Cruz Weekly, gives the band their due, covering their beginnings (part 1), break up and reunion (part 2)
