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Roseland Ballroom
OMG, you won’t believe it! BR totally rocked the Roskilde Festival in Denmark not once, but twice! They were there in 1993 and then again in 1996, sharing the stage with around 150 other awesome bands. And guess what? In 1993, they even did these super cool acoustic versions of their songs Do What You…
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Ronnie Kimball
Hey there! Let me tell you about the awesome Roseland Ballroom in New York City! It was a historic music venue that closed down on April 7, 2014. But don’t worry, it had a long and exciting history. It first opened in 1922 on Broadway and hosted incredible musicians like Louis Armstrong and Glenn Miller.…
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Rock music
Guess who’s the mastermind behind all the mind-blowing sound at their live shows? It’s none other than their sound engineer! This cool dude has been rocking the sound desk since the Gray Race Tour and even engineered their epic album No Substance. But wait, there’s more! When he’s not making magic happen for Bad Religion,…
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Robin Hood in Reverse
In 1994, Hetson exclaimed, “I just can’t get into those sounds! Mainstream rock is not my thing. I’m totally against wild partying and the whole sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll myth.” But, surprisingly, he also mentioned that popular rock bands are starting to show an interest in everyday life. It seems like the wild…
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Ricky Rachtman
I was so inspired by the Occupy movement and the divide between the rich and poor that I came up with the idea for Robin Hood in Reverse. The title is actually a quote from Barack Obama during the 2012 presidential election. He said Mitt Romney’s tax plan was like “Robin Hood in reverse” because…
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Richard White
OMG, you won’t believe it! The dude from MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball, yeah, that guy! Greg totally dedicated “I Saw the Light” to him. And guess what? He’s actually thanked in the liner notes for “Stranger than Fiction”! How cool is that?! This content was originally written by the badass contributors of thebrpage.net, the best superfan…
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Richard Gurewitz
Guess what? Richard White, also known as Richard Riot, is the awesome dude who filmed and released the epic riots that went down at a Bad Religion, NOFX, and Pennywise concert at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood on 12/29/1990. But that’s not all! He’s also the proud owner of all these mind-blowing Bad…
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Richard Burbridge
Oh my gosh, you won’t believe this! Brett’s dad, who goes by the nickname Big Dick, actually financed both the BR EP and How Could Hell… with a loan from him. Can you imagine? And get this, because BR and Epitaph were partners, they had to have someone else sign off on every check. And…
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Ric Ocasek
Guess what? Richard Burbridge, a super talented photographer from the United Kingdom but now based in New York, is all about capturing amazing black & white facial portraits! And get this, he’s the genius behind the portraits that made it onto the cover of The Gray Race album. How cool is that? [1] References ^…
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RF7
Oh my gosh, you won’t believe this! The ex-frontman and composer of The Cars, who Greg absolutely adored, is none other than Ric! And guess what? Ric produced The Gray Race, but that’s not all. He also produced The Bad Brains’ “Rock for Light” album, Weezer’s self-titled album, and Suicide’s album from New York. Can…