In the wake of punk rock's latest boom, seemingly every band with a modicum of influence is reforming, rereleasing, and rehashing the music that made them famous. On this summer's Warped Tour alone, you can catch a Darby Crash-less Germs or emo trailblazers Lifetime—all of which makes Mission of Burma's latest release so refreshing. Posted on 05/18/2006
Swinging at the Speaker
House Speaker Frank Chopp has long pissed off progressives with his plodding, centrist ways. Now they're threatening to run a liberal challenger against him.