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When you hear “Slim Jim’s Liquor Store,” you probably don’t think of anything remarkable. But a British UK band got a surprise at the interestingly-named pub while covering Green Day hit “Basket Case.”
Tony Hawk has covered Nine Inch Nails' 'Wish' with Trent Reznor and an all-star backing band – watch the video here.
For a couple of years, Mikey Hawdon, leader of Toronto punks Fairmounts, has been putting together all-star covers on his Mike And His Uke YouTube channel. For his latest selection, he’s got a very famous man singing a very famous song. Skate legend Tony Hawk changed millions of kids musical tastes via the medium of video-game soundtrack. He also got Cold Cave to cover the Cure at his wedding and jumped onstage to sing for Goldfinger earlier this year. Now, Hawk is singing the Nine Inch Nails classic “Wish.”
The Punk in the Park music and brew festival returned to the Ventura County Fairgrounds on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon, March 25th. After a cold, wet winter, it was a breath of fresh air to see a sunny cloudless sky for the event. About 5000 multi-generational punk music aficionados gathered for the 10-hour concert, many coming early to take advantage of free beer samples from over 80 microbreweries.
The Bronx is schedule to stop at Launchpad on Thursday, Nov. 3. Opening for the band is Drug Church and Meat Wave.