BlackFlag Posts

OFF! Throw Verbal Punches at NXNE

At their NXNE showcase on Friday, punk royalty OFF! sprinkled their minute-long songs with longer rants about...you know...all the things that set punks "off," so to speak. ... Read More »

OFF! Claim to Be the 'Guided by Voices of Independent Punk Rock' -- NXNE

OFF! guitarist Dimitri Coats talks to Spinner about being in a band with the legendary Keith Morris and why he feels like they're the punk Guided by Voices. ... Read More »

Descendents 'Wash Their Hands of' Bands Like Blink 182 and Simple Plan -- NXNE

Descendents drummer Bill Stevenson talks to Spinner about being a punk pioneer, why the band's in no rush to record another album and why he doesn't hold a grudge against bands like Blink 182. ... Read More »

Henry Rollins Talks 50th Birthday, the Meaning of Punk and U2's 'Music of Defeat'

It's hard to believe, but it's been 30 years since an angry, 20-year-old former ice-cream scooper named Henry Rollins burst onto the cultural radar, stomping around barefoot and shirtless as the fourth lead singer of the pioneering California hardcore band Black Flag. ... Read More »

Henry Rollins Reveals He Produced Charles Manson Album

Notorious punk rocker Henry Rollins has revealed that he helped convicted murderer Charles Manson produce an album of acoustic songs in the '80s. ... Read More »

No Age Rock Denver After Snowstorm Troubles

No Age were forced to sound check in front of the Denver audience after nearly missing the show due to a snowstorm. ... Read More »

No Age Get Guitar Help From Fan, Cover Black Flag in Chicago

With the artwork for their newest album, ‘Everything in Between,’ projected on a screen behind them and fans cheering with anticipation, No Age took the stage at Lincoln Hall in Chicago on Sunday night for their first headlining show in support of their new album. ... Read More »

Cage the Elephant Pen New Album in Isolation

Bowling Green, Ky.'s hardest rocking band, Cage the Elephant, are set to return early next year with their sophomore set, 'Thank You, Happy Birthday.' ... Read More »

Off! to Perform Entire '1st EP' on Carson Daly

On Friday night’s episode of ‘Last Call With Carson Daly,’ hardcore throwback Off! will make late-night television history by performing their debut EP in its entirety. ... Read More »

Off!, 'Darkness' -- Video Premiere

Hardcore punk legend Keith Morris is still just as pissed off today as he was in 1977 when he fronted the original version of Black Flag. ... Read More »

Keith Morris Despises 'Supergroup' Label for Off!

Even for a punk legend like Circle Jerks and Black Flag alum Keith Morris, putting a band together isn’t always an easy task. ... Read More »

Keith Morris Reignites the Spirit of Black Flag With Off!

In the aftermath of the media circus surrounding JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater and his infamous on-the-job meltdown, many people lived vicariously through his act of defiance. ... Read More »