On Friday January 8th, 2010, punk legend Eerie Von (Danzig, Samhain) will make a special in-store appearance at Generation Records in support of his new photography book Misery Obscura: The Photography of Eerie Von (1981-2009). Misery Obscura gives...

Breakaway at Gilman Street with Tim Monroe of Unit Pride on guitar, Photo courtesy of Joey More NorCal love from Joey Vela - dig in! -Gordo DCXX When Breakaway is coming together, give us the vibe / climate of the scene at that point. How had...

Mike Dean with COC, Photo: Joe Henderson I have been asked to write something about Corrosion Of Conformity in their glory days of a long time ago, which is more or less when they were a trio. The lineup of bassist and vocalist Mike Dean, guitarist...

Every Christmas, I usually spend a few days at my brothers’ place. The usual itinerary is just to hang out, shoot the shit, consume things that are very un-DCXX and jam tunes. Five or six years back, I remember walking into his apartment after he...

Fu Manchu is one of my favorite present day bands, and their backstory is filled with tons of ties to the 80's California HC/punk scene (something I'm not sure is that well known, but I could be wrong). Singer/Guitarist Scott Hill is a long time major...