DS Show Review & Gallery: The Get Up Kids, Smoking Popes – Minneapolis
In 2024, The Get Up Kids celebrated the 25th anniversary of their seminal pop-punk/emo record, Something to Write Home About. In conjunction with the milestone, the band teamed up with another mainstay of the scene with Smoking Popes. The tour hit several North American cities and was so successful that they’ve continued to book Something […]
DS Book Club – ¡Pónk! by Marcus Clayton
If there is one thing that any established or growing scene could improve on, it is perspective. No matter what scene you are a part of, there are aspects and elements that will be missed, whether they are purposely ignored, completely forgotten, or never given the chance to have their message amplified. Punk rock is […]
DS Interview: Lenny Lashley on his uniquely DIY new record, “Pray For Death”
(*all photo credits: Nick Hebditch. Cover Art: Timmy Tanker*) When Boston-area punk rock singer/songwriting legend Lenny Lashley releases his fourth solo studio record in the not-so-distant future, he’ll be doing it so in a manner that is both new to him and is, in the grand scheme of things a bit peculiar and revolutionary. Although, […]
DS Looks Back – Thirty Years of Blink 182’s “Cheshire Cat”
Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge formed Blink-182 in Poway, California, with drummer Scott Raynor in 1992. Tom and Mark met through a mutual friend after expressing a shared love for the same punk rock bands. They started a band. Blink (without the 182) released a tape titled Buddha, which they sold at their shows. Eventually, […]
DS Exclusive: Check out J Prozac’s brand new single “Take Me Away”, pre-order the 7″!
Prolific pop-punk artist and The Prozacs frontman J Prozac released his latest full-length album Obsession last spring, and he’s now parlaying that into a brand new track called “Take Me Away”. This will be available as a 7″ single with Mr. Prozac’s cover of “On My Own” by The Bates occupying the B Side. The “Take Me […]