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The Riot
Hey there! Let me tell you about the awesome Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, CA. It’s a super cool historic rock music venue that’s still rocking today! Back in 1973, it was opened by some local investors, including the famous David Geffen. The Roxy has hosted some incredible music acts like Neil Young, Frank Zappa,…
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The Resist Stance
Get ready for a wild ride! On December 29, 1990, chaos erupted at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood during a concert featuring Bad Religion, NOFX, and Pennywise. This epic event was captured on video by Richard White, who has been selling different versions of the documentary called “The Riot” since 1996. Can you…
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The Quarks
OMG, you won’t believe it! The intro is totally different when they play it live compared to the album recording. Jay and Greg had different ideas about how it should sound, and they had this hilarious back-and-forth where Jay was playing it one way and Greg was like, “No, it’s like this!” And Jay was…
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The Punk Rock Museum
Hey there! So, there’s this awesome new wave band with Brett and Jay Ziskrout. And guess what? Their girlfriends absolutely love their most requested song, “I wanna be with you”! It’s actually one of Brett’s earliest songs, how cool is that? They’ve played a few shows, including this super fun free lunch-time concert/talent show at…
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The Process Of Belief
Oh my gosh, you won’t believe it! The Punk Rock Museum is like the coolest place ever! It’s in Las Vegas and it opened on April 1st, 2023. And let me tell you, it’s got the most amazing collection of punk rock stuff you could ever imagine. They’ve got artifacts, fliers, photos, clothing, instruments, handwritten…
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The Positive Aspect of Negative Thinking
Songwriting and Brett’s official return: After the New America tours ended, Bad Religion started writing their new album even before the campaign had finished. They were in a bit of a limbo because their label obligations were completed, making them free agents. Greg Graffin expressed his desire for Brett to come back to the band,…
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The Offspring
Jay described the song as a playful jab at anything that had become larger than intended, such as the punk scene, certain religions, industry, countries, and governments. These entities had to compromise their original intentions and ultimately had to rely on lies and violence to defend themselves. Jay purposely used complex and obscure language in…
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The New America (album)
Guess what? The Offspring just left Epitaph and things got pretty dramatic between them and Brett. Brett now regrets all the negative things he said in the press after The Offspring left. He realizes he shouldn’t have taken it personally when they signed with Columbia. The tension between them was all about whether Brett wanted…
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The Kids Are Alt-Right
Recording & producing: The New America was recorded in September 1999 in Kauai, Hawaii in just six weeks! Can you believe it? They mixed and mastered the record in L.A. and finally finished it in late February, 2000. The first song was written in November of 1998, but they wrote many more songs than actually…
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The Joykiller
Guess what? The super awesome song was recorded at the super cool Sunset Sound in Los Angeles in late April 2018. And guess what else? It was released on June 20th, 2018 to all digital platforms! But wait, there’s more! It’s actually a hidden track on the CD version of the totally rad Age of…