Someone just posted this video from our last Brooklyn show of Jenny Owen Youngs and “special” guest, Brian Fallon, covering “Ring Of Fire.” This is all to remind you that we have another show coming up in June and you should get your tickets. Do we have unannounced people lined up for this one too? Maybe we do and maybe WE DO. And we can all but guarantee it won’t be Brian. Last time, he drank all the Coca-Cola and we’re pretty sure we caught him stealing light bulbs from the bathroom. 

Watch Cool Dad Band, FLAG, Play ‘Revenge’ And ‘Fix Me’

Did you have one of those “cool dads” who worked at an insurance office all week but on Friday nights played music with his buddies out in the garage? And when your friends came over, you’d all have to listen to their seemingly endless stories of how they opened up for some band you never heard of back in the 70s? That’s kind of the effect of watching this video of FLAG playing Black Flag’s “Revenge” and “Fix Me” at the Redondo Beach Moose Lodge. 

To be clear, all of these guys are fucking icons and have played on some of the best records of all time. But something about watching Keith with his bald dreds and Chuck with his bowling shirt and Steph (nicest dude IN THE WORLD, by the way) in his bright Adidas playing Black Flag songs gives off a very #cool #dad vibe. Now go into the kitchen and bring these guys some beers but don’t tell your mother, ok?

SNL’s Punk Mockumentary Was Actually Pretty Funny

SNL took a brief break from publicly fellating Justin Timberlake and beating the Stefan skit to death last night to run this mockumentary about a British punk who loves Margaret Thatcher. And it was actually pretty funny. And way more entertaining than watching Sid & Nancy or that shitty Germs biopic. It wasn’t the first time the show has let Fred Armisen showcase his known love of punk. Anyway, enjoy it now before the show goes back to letting Frank Ocean think he can do comedy.

New Plow United Music Video Filmed Over 18 Months, Cost $24 Million To Make

We forgot to post this yesterday but here’s Plow United’s new video for “Human 2000.” When that guy with the long hair looks into the camera it’s like he’s STARING INTO OUR SOULS. But the lady with the raccoon hat is pretty cute. Give her our number and tell her we’re really good in bed. Not to brag, but we can last almost as long as this song. (Followed by 30 minutes of sobbing.)  

Throwback video: C.R. (1997)

Most people, even ones who live in NYC, don’t know shit about Staten Island. They think they do, but what they have is a very narrow, very caricatured view of the borough. (Seriously, if you want examples of the misguided prejudice, feel free to read the rantings from the narrow-minded NYC transplant shitheads who frequent the BrooklynVegan comment section.) And while a lot of the stereotypes about the Island are true (there are TONS of asshole guidos out there, TONS), a lot of cool shit has also gone down there too. In the late 90s, a venue called The Joint, which was basically just an empty hall on a sketchy block, hosted tons of great touring and local bands every Friday night for only a few bucks. It was a great DIY space run by a guy named Freedom and it was where I saw my first punk shows.

Maybe you’re familiar with the Staten Island-based hardcore band, C.R. Then again, maybe you’re not. If not, this video is a good introduction to them. In 1997, they played the above set and pretty much knocked a new asshole into everyone in the place. They opened up by playing basically the first half of the Minor Threat discography and then played their own songs, including an Infest cover.

So if you want to know about the actual Staten Island, the one that exists outside of reality TV, here’s a good place to start. Also, as I’m required by law to state: Wu-Tang for life.

(Video via KillThatCat who have a ton of other good videos.)

Thom Yorke Dancing To Ginuwine’s “Pony”

Last week, we pleaded with the Internet to set Thom Yorke’s latest weirdo dance number to Ginuwine’s “Pony.” For no reason other than we wanted to see it. Well, none of you did it so we had to take it upon ourselves. And the results are AMAZING. Enjoy.

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Which Would You Rather Do: Get Rectally Impaled By A Metal Spike Or Watch Blink-182?

This young, not-so-bright lady wanted to see Blink-182 so badly in Melbourne that she tried hopping a fence to get in to their show. The only problem was that she is terrible at climbing fences and this particular fence had some unfriendly metal spikes at the top. She escaped with a massive wedgie, a pair of ripped shorts, and a bad case of embarrassment. But judging by how close one of the spikes came to her b-hole, it could’ve been so much worse. Unfortunately, she then suffered a worse fate: Having to watch Blink-182.

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Here Are The Four Worst Bands In The World Doing The Worst Internet Trend In The World

Wow. WOW. A lot of people said it couldn’t be done: Getting the four shittiest bands in one room AND making them do the Harlem Shake? Ok, two shitty bands? That’s easy. Three shitty bands? Maayybe. But all four shitty bands in one room doing the Internet’s stalest video craze that was funny for 3 minutes 4 weeks ago? NO WAY.

But they did it. Here are All Time Low, Of Mice and Men, Pierce The Veil, and Sleeping With Sirens doing the Harlem Shake.

Call us when there is a video of Damien from Fucked Up doing the Cat Daddy like Kate Upton because that’d we’d actually be into.

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