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Rancid's Tim Armstrong Gets Theatrical in 'We Did Alright' -- Video Premiere

Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong's return to music is a solidly themed stage show called 'Tim Timebomb's RockNRoll Theater.' ... Read More »

Devil's Brigade Get Good 'Vibes' From X's DJ Bonebrake

While writing songs for Devil's Brigade, his latest side project, Rancid bassist Matt Freeman found himself listening to a lot of X. ... Read More »

Rancid Bassist Finally Finds Time for Devil's Brigade

Devil's Brigade are just now readying the release of its first album, a self-titled collection due Aug. 31, but it's been around for the better part of a decade. ... Read More »

Rancid's Matt Freeman Slaps and Sings on Devil's Brigade Side Project

Matt Freeman is the reason many young punks pick up -- and later slam down in frustration -- the bass guitar. Armed with a Fender electric and medium-thin pick, Freeman is to the California punk band Rancid what John Entwistle was to the Who, the rare bassist who steps out of the pocket, runs roughshod over the fret board and functions as a lead player. ... Read More »

Shepard Fairey Examines the Connection Between Rock and Art

Artist Shepard Fairey has work hanging in the Smithsonian, New York's Museum of Modern Art and the ... Read More »

Travis Barker Recruits Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Slipknot's Corey Talyor and More for Solo Debut

Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, RZA, Swizz Beatz, the Game, Beanie Seigel -- this may sound like a list for ... Read More »

The Slackers Are Content to Stay in the 'Underground'

In the '90s, ska became one of many "next big genres," hyped by record labels and trendspotters as ... Read More »

The Slackers Keep It Simple for the 'Great Rocksteady Swindle'

As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. For Vic Ruggiero, the ... Read More »

Alkaline Trio Honored to Start Their Own Label With Epitaph

When it came time for Alkaline Trio to start work on their seventh studio album, 'This Addiction,' ... Read More »