Punk Rock Academy Fight Song – Anger is an energy

Last summer a good friend of mine introduced me to this then girlfriend at a BBQ by telling me that while they were discussing music he mentioned that I would probably be into some of the same bands as she was. Mind you my friends musical taste at times begins and end with DMX. So we proceeded to play rock and roll tennis -you know volleying the names of various indie alternative and Punk bands back and forth for a few minutes before she said “ I used to like Punk rock but im not that angry anymore.” I was taken aback for a moment but then I let it go and Read more

Punk Rock Academy Fight Song – Freaks In Uniforms

I have a confession to make and I’ll just come right out with it- I was a high school football player and damn proud of it. Not quite as heavy a admitting to having been a junkie or having spent time in prison but sill a significant revelation considering the unwritten rule that punks and jocks go together like whores and church. But that’s the thing about unwritten rules they’re unenforceable and in reality no one really knows who came up with them in the first place-so that makes them that much easier to cast aside. our popular mythology Read more

In Defense of Punk Rock

Most of us who are into Punk rock initially got involved in the movement at some point in our teenage years. With acne on our faces, foam dripping from our mouths and giant chips on our shoulders we found excitement in music that was loud, full of energy, and completely anti authority. The excitement and fear that is associated with going to a Punk show for the first time is an unusual and unfamiliar feeling that leaves you constantly seeking the same sort of experience over and over again. Young punks become adrenaline and testosterone addicts Read more

Babycakes Grand Opening in downtown Los Angeles

While there are no shortage of vegan and vegetarian restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area, one of the hardest things to find around here has been finding high quality desserts. This niche has been filled somewhat by Scoops in Silver Lake which serves exotic flavors of soy ice cream, but when it comes to baked goods it seems that Babycakes may be leading the way in L.A.. This bakery opened an L.A. extension Read more

Punk Rock Academy Fight Song – The Process of Belief

So it seems like lately I only get around to doing this around the holidays and maybe that’s all well and good because that’s when I seem to be the most inspired or maybe it’s just become a subconscious ritual like paying your bills at the same time every month or putting on your right shoe before your left every morning, who knows. Anyway as fate would have it I like most of us this time of year have the holidays on the brain and it has decidedly colored my thought process. Obviously I’ve been thinking about what to get for who and how much cookies Read more

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