I first saw Chip Kinman sing and play guitar when I was a student at UCLA in the mid-‘80s. I was a big fan of Rank And File, the genre-defining cowpunk band formed by him and his brother Tony (the bass player with the booming baritone), before I knew about The Dils, the first-generation and hyper-political punk band they also co-founded. I was excited to check out their noisy industrial duo, Blackbird. They were great.

Looks like things are going south for Johnny And Elwood.

Move over for a damage case.

What a great return to podcasting. I’ve taken a break from it because life just gets in the way sometimes. Instead of sharing some of my favorite record labels, bands, and songs with you, I’ve instead been working two jobs, moving, and traveling. Which is why I find myself in Southern California at the moment.

Thirsty Thursdays Presented by The Dollar Boys is a highly unorganized group of individuals who get together to play the best and worst of old and new, punk, hardcore, and god knows what else. Punk podcast. Come for the music, stay for the memories.

Sign the Wall!

Chris L. Terry’s Black Card is a novel about race in America that’s serious and unflinching while remaining tender and funny. It’s a novel about compassion and anger, hip hop and punk, cops and young black men. At its core, Black Card is a book driven by the search for identity.

Ska Phase is three punks discussing their love for one of the most maligned and under appreciated genres associated with punk: ska.

Thirsty Thursdays Presented by The Dollar Boys is a highly unorganized group of individuals who get together to play the best and worst of old and new, punk, hardcore, and god knows what else. Punk podcast. Come for the music, stay for the memories.

Here we are stuck in the midlands with you.