Playback

Emo's stays indie. For now.

"...[C3 head] Charles Attal is a savvy business guy." Black Flag 5.0..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sheet Music – My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor

by Keith Morris, with Jim Ruland

"...Keith Morris in his hardcore punk anthem "Wasted," off Black Flag's 1979 debut EP Nervous Breakdown. Declaring himself "fucked..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Wrong Kind of Rebel Rock

Why bands are lowering the Confederate battle flag

"...“Why does a Scottish band have a Confederate battle flag on its cover,” I wondered. Seemed as silly as..."

July 22, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

American Hardcore

Crammed with grainy, shot-on-the-fly mid-Eighties video footage, recent interviews, and a genuine love for its subject, American Hardcore encapsulates a largely forgotten moment in maximum rock & roll history.

"...oddballs NoMeansNo shook the rafters and terrified the locals. Black Flag's wall of Marshall amps rocked with such preposterous..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Denueve from the film. She and her beau. That's black-and-white. You have to lean in and squint to make..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Postmarks

"...Dear Mr. Black,..."

June 20, 2003 Column

Glen “Spot” Lockett, In-House SST Records Producer and Former Austinite, Has Died

American punk innovator also explored Celtic and bluegrass

"...in the punk band Panic, which would evolve into Black Flag. As the in-house producer and engineer for Long..."

March 5, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Playback: Chaos in Tejas

Chaos in Tejas courts hip-hop, and other tales from the underground punk / metal fest

"...band, but with the good shit." Gimme Gimme Gimme Black Flag..."

May 31, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

What Is This?

"...and one EP, released between 1982 and 1989 on Black Flag axeman Greg Ginn's influential indie label SST --..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...oil derricks, sung in the tortured cry of some black mass. No hoods and knives for Pinkus and guitarist/vocalist..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

"...hatred and the unknown are evoked through expressionistic, stunning black-and-white cinematography in both Cummins's “Resonance” and Newby's “Relax.” More..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Playback: Five Nights on Dirty Sixth

Is Dirty Sixth Street the wasteland the music scene makes it out to be? Five straight nights answer loud and clear.

"...walking by with dollar bills hanging from his Texas flag thong, banging on a tambourine...."

July 17, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Against the Grain

A profile of Bad Livers bassist Mark Rubin

"...reflect on your entire tribe. I'm certain the first black families that moved into the suburbs felt the same..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Women of Antone's, underground MCs, FuckEmos, and more recommended shows

"...rock consortium Sex Pümp. – Kevin CurtinTape #2 by FuckEmos Black FlagMohawk, Saturday 25..."

March 24, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Ride Along 2

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart partner again as mismatched cops

"...If you enjoyed that vehicle, then by all means, flag down the new jalopy: It rides the same and..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Housecore Horror Preview: Voivod

Nuclear winter’s never far from the Canadian thrashers

"...the U.S.A. with homemade pyro that our bass player Blacky was triggering. Nowadays, it would be impossible to go..."

Oct. 23, 2014 Music Post by Adam Ganderson

Freelancer Struck With Green Room Blues?

"...Dear Editor, It was the review of Black Flag that was muddy [“Black Flag Returns,” earache! Music..."

May 28, 2013 Postmarks

Punk Fun Fun Fun

"...Ceremony (Fri., 3pm, Black stage) Former hardcore spazzes have downshifted into psychotic garage..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

12 Strong

High-tech bombs and horseback soldiers fight together in the U.S. war in Afghanistan

"...action standpoint, it fits almost too neatly in the post-Black Hawk Down tradition of modern high-tech combat operations, with..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Captive

Ripped-from-the-headlines movie about a hostage crisis defused by a devotional book

"...that’s not enough to make anyone wave the white flag of surrender, I’m not sure what is. It all..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No End in Sight

If you're growing as weary of Iraq war documentaries as you are of the war itself, then this sobering, information-filled study of the war's origins is the film for you.

"...flyblown casualty of war. Pick your colors; fly your flag (or burn it) – no matter what endgame you..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Saturday

Ukraine's KAZKA, Fuck Money, Shawn Mendes, Beck, and more

"...the singer emerged onstage at Speakeasy twirling her national flag, prompting the crowd to amplify with an “I can’t..."

March 20, 2022 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sxsw

"...pure pop. (Driskill Hotel Crystal Ballroom, 10pm) -- Peter Blackstock..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Black Cobra

"...if you like High on Fire, (early) Mastodon, Yob, Black Flag." Out of the chute, "Challenger Deep" eats waves..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Fire This Time

String of black church burnings a reminder racism isn’t in the past

"...reminders of a not-so-distant past. To date, nine predominantly black churches, in a 24-day period, burned and sustained serious..."

Aug. 5, 2015 News Post by Kahron Spearman

ACL Day 3: Rodeo Day

Next Up susses out the last day of ACL Fest 2009

"...the last day for my shoes. I headed to Black Joe Lewis...."

Oct. 5, 2009 Music Post by Aaron Miller

Off the Record

Greg Ginn and SST Records start fresh in Taylor, Possessed by Paul James stars as The Folk Singer, and KOOP Radio catches fire (again)

"...different world down here," concurs punk rock pioneer and Black Flag founder Greg Ginn, who's in the process of..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Run the Jewels

"...is for a chubby man to wear a faded, black denim vest. That led Killer Mike to joke, "We..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature

Twinkies, Twerking, & Paraplegic Crowd Surfing

Fun Fun Fun Fest 8 – wrapped

"...and dropped the mic 20 minutes early. On the Black stage, Black Flag ex-pats Flag proved better than Taylor-dweller..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Announces Full Fest & Aftershow Schedule

Metal, hip-hop, and comedy, all day and all night

"...night. King Khan & the Shrines shut down the Black stage in their place, with Jurassic 5 obtaining the..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

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