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April 18, 2023
Berkeley punk legends Rancid, literally my favorite band of all time, have never broken up or gone inactive, but they tend to go long stretches without releasing new music. Rancid’s last album was Trouble Maker, which came out way back in 2017. The band keeps touring, and its members keep themselves busy; just last month, Tim Armstrong reunited with his old Operation Ivy bandmate Jesse Michaels to form a new band called Bad Optix and to release the debut single “Raid.” Now, the...
April 1, 2023
Well, its Spring now and that means ALL of your favorite punk celebrities have debuted their styles for the season! Wowee! What will be THE to-die-for style this April? Will it be classic studs and leather? Ot maybe it will be the iconic biker jacket n jeans? Or maybe an avant-garde neon day glo p...
March 30, 2023
Punk legends Bad Optix – featuring members of Rancid, Operation Ivy, The Bronx and more – have unleashed their debut single Raid.
March 30, 2023
Take Warning: The new project from Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels debuts a vintage, Jamaican-influenced ska track.
March 30, 2023
Take Warning: The new project from Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels debuts a vintage, Jamaican-influenced ska track.
March 30, 2023
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March 29, 2023
Be honest: Do you really want an Operation Ivy reunion? Berkeley ska-punk greats Op Ivy started in ’87 and ended in ’89 — you had a garage or an amp, they’d play anytime. The band released one album and toured the country once, and then they broke up. Two members, Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, went on to generational importance as half of Rancid. In recent years, there have been a lot of calls for Operation Ivy — one of the few great American punk bands who have n...
March 29, 2023
Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong of Operation Ivy have formed a new band. Its called Bad Optix and also includes Joey Castillo (Danzig, Circle Jerks, The Bronx) and bassist Spencer Pollard (Trash Talk). Apparently, the band has existed since March 2021 (Jesse has made vague allusions to his new p...
March 29, 2023
Rancid's Tim Armstrong has reunited with his former Operation Ivy bandmate singer Jesse Michaels in the new band Bad Optix.
March 29, 2023
Operation Ivy may still be broken up, but half of the legendary punk band is getting back together. Guitarist Tim Armstrong and vocalist Jesse Michaels have lau