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Although Black Flag have been entrenched with lawsuits and changes in band members, the punk legends have just announced their 2014 'Victimology' North American tour. Opening for the band will be Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn's experimental act HOR and Brooklyn punk duo Cinema Cinema.

Well, this news shouldn't shock anyone. Two different versions of Black Flag, one of punk's most important bands, are touring this year as Black Flag and FLAG, creating some confusion among fans and leading to a lawsuit between the two acts. Who's in Black Flag? Who's in FLAG? What will they play? This situation certainly requires some sifting of facts and isn't as simple as going to see a band yo

The Fun Fun Fun Fest returns in 2013, bringing an eclectic lineup of acts to Austin, Texas for a weekend that's certain to offer something to entertain just about everyone. On the hard rock and metal side, Slayer are the big draw as the group will headline the Black Stage alongside FLAG, the current incarnation of Black Flag with Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Bill Stevenson and Stephen

Mike Vallely has no problems when it comes to busting his ass. He's been doing it for most of his 40 years, racking up time as a pro-skater, musician and actor and stuntman. He's even had a moment as a pro-wrestler. His biggest inspiration...

26 years ago: June 27, 1986, Black Flag played its final show. The last song played at that Detroit gig was a nihilistic run-through of Chuck Berry's "Louie Louie." In the weeks following that, guitarist and band leader Greg Ginn would call singer Henry Rollins to inform the already multi-faceted frontman that he was quitting the band and thus, ending a decade of inventing and ultimately

If you're looking for a place to lay the blame on the cultivation of hardcore in the early '80s, then lay it smack dab down on the suburbs of Southern California. From the humdrum tract housing of the Orange and Los Angeles counties came a punk roar that was utterly unique...

In the past few years, we've seen the early eighties American Hardcore Punk scene finally get the recognition it deserves. From film documentaries to books to deluxe vinyl re-issues, we are seeing the homespun and fervent energy of those times recognized outside of its wise enclave as the catalyst that launched some of the greatest thinkers and do-ers of our present times...