Henry Rollins went from taking over vocals for Black Flag when he was just a 20 year-old fan to becoming a renaissance man with his hands in everything from music to literature to acting to humanitarian work. Jen Cray catches the workaholic in the act.

James Mann finds that even he thinks his musical soundtrack to 2005 was weird.

A Tribute to Waylon Jennings (Dualtone). Review by Joe Frietze.

Nostradamnedus (Go Kart Records). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

In this first of two installments, Suicide frontman Alan Vega lets Matthew Moyer into the world of one of rock’s most influential forces and learns the dark truths of punk rock, modern art and …Eminem?

In this second part of Matthew Moyer’s interview with Suicide frontman Alan Vega, we delve into sculpting, a writing addiction and those times where you’re not sure if you’ve already died.

Sin (Muscletone). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

…but James Mann offers a review of two books on the subject that should be: Steven Blush’s American Hardcore: A Tribal History and Mark Spitz and Brendan Mullen’s We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk.

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, here’s a 19,000 word essay from staff photographer Jen Lato, summing up 2001 both professionally and personally.

Since its founding in 1994, Punk Planet has been one of the most intelligent and honest magazines around, focusing equally on punk rock and progressive politics. Now, Akashic Books has collected the magazine’s most interesting interviews as We Owe You Nothing. Anton Wagner offers an in-depth analysis.

On the occasion of his first solo album, Iommi, Bryan Reesman sits down with the dark lord of metal himself to discuss unusual collaborations, his brief stint in Jethro Tull, and why Black Sabbath were the real inspiration behind Spinal Tap.

Event Review by Julio Diaz