If the LAPD is hassling your punk rock show, move it out into the desert and bus the punks out to party in peace.

Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit (Sauxtex Media). Review by James Mann.

Charles D.J. Deppner talks with Curt Kirkwood about holding the strings of the Meat Puppets together with love, passion, fate, and sheer luck.

Lollipop (Megaforce Records). Review by James Mann.

Live clips and interviews from Meat Puppets, Minutemen, Redd Kross and Twisted Roots.

Dead Confederate EP (The Artists Organization/Razor & Tie). Review by Jen Cray.

Almost fourteen years to the day, and the most famous performance by one of the most influential bands in modern music will finally make its way to DVD. Nirvana: Unplugged In New York has finally arrived, and Jen Cray couldn’t be more pleased.

Chirs Catania decamps from Chicago to scope out the laid-back vibes and furious grooves of the moe.down Festival. Say goodbye to the summer.

Starin’ Down The Sun (Morphius Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Time Stands Still (Atavistic Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

What About Today? (Fusco-Moore Productions). Review by Kyrby Raine.