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60 Percent: Fat Wreck Chords Celebrates 25 Years

August 29, 2015

Believe it or not, Punk in Drublic is not NOFX’s best album. Actually, their best material was released between 1997 and 2006, a hot streak starting with So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes and capped off with the underrated Wolves In Wolves Clothing. Before and after this period, the band released some good albums with great songs but nothing that demonstrated the cohesion, quality, and subtle experimentation of the four studio albums and several EP’s (including The Decline and Never Trust A Hippy) released during this time. An integral part of NOFX’s history is Fat Wreck Chords, the independent punk rock label run by frontman Fat Mike and Erin Burkett, his now ex-wife. I won’t go into great detail about the label’s history, but interested parties should check out the CBC’s recent interview with Fat Mike and for a great interview with Erin Burkett head over to Damian of Fucked Up’s podcast. This year, the label[...]

Stars at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA (3/5/15)

March 9, 2015

Toronto’s resident romantics, Stars, continued their North American tour in support the band’s latest, and very danceable new album, No One is Lost. The band recently performed at San Franciso’s famed venue, The Fillmore, and west-coast contributor, photographer Sean Mikula, was on hand to shoot the band. Check out some photos and the complete set list below. Setlist “From The Night” “Ageless Beauty” “We Don’t Want Your Body” “Backlines” “You Keep Coming Up” “A Song Is a Weapon” “This is the Last Time” “Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It” “Look Away” “Dead Hearts” “Trap Door” “One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)” “Elevator Love Letter” “Take Me to the Riot” “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” “No One is Lost:” Encore: “Are You OK?” “Nothing I Can Do”