Bad Optix spray the 'Raid' while we wait for an Operation Ivy reunion
Take Warning: The new project from Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels debuts a vintage, Jamaican-influenced ska track.
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Bad Optix sprays the 'Raid' while we wait for an Operation Ivy reunion
Take Warning: The new project from Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels debuts a vintage, Jamaican-influenced ska track.
Source: vanyaland.com
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Dave Alvin: "The Guitar Is a Magical Thing"
Guitarist and songwriter Dave Alvin came up in Southern California’s fertile music scene to play in the Blasters and X, and grow a brilliant solo career as a Strat-slinging storyteller. Today, he’s an American-music legend and a 6-string virtuoso—and a cancer survivor.
Source: premierguitar.com
Former Operation Ivy Bandmates Tim Armstrong & Jesse Armstrong Start New Band Bad Optix, Release Debut Single "Raid": Listen
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...
Source: stereogum.com
Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong form new band, release single
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...
Source: punknews.org
Pull the Pin
I was sitting at Cicada on a recent Sunday evening, talking with a guy named Raleigh Smith about his band, Hotcake Hand Grenade — formerly Patient: 0 — and their recent, eight-song EP Pull the Pin. The Spin Doctors’ 1991 hit “Two Princes” was playing on the PA, and it occurred to me that Smith and I are of a similar
Source: fwweekly.com
'The Decline of Western Civilization' up next in 100 Years of Movies Series
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s film series “100 Years of Movies” continues with a screening of The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) on Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. The theme of March’s films in the series is “Women Filmmakers,” and...
Source: penbaypilot.com
Brad L. Barker: Oct. 9, 1964–Feb. 4, 2023
A lifelong musician and artist, Brad was a crucial member of the Salt Lake City underground and alternative community and is remembered and mourned by many. Brad graced three covers of SLUG. Issue #38 (pictured above) features Brad and his life partner, Vickie Barker. Vickie says, “Brad was a social butterfly—very outgoing and friendly. I
Source: slugmag.com