John L. Sheppard’s darkly funny take on life as a disaffected teen in early-‘80s west central Florida, Small Town Punk hits pretty close to home for Tampa native Julio Diaz…

Matthew Moyer takes an in-depth look at the fourth issue of the bastard offspring of the legendary Flipside, Razorcake, and finds a kindred spirit.

Intensely personal and disturbingly familiar, Sparrow L. Patterson’s debut novel, Synthetic Bi Products follows a tough teen bisexual girl from the suburbs of Chicago through an early ’90s downward spiral of sex, drugs, and shoplifting. Julio Diaz can relate.

Though they get compared to bands as disparate as Devo, the Dillinger Four, X, and Bikini Kill, the St. Paul-based punk rock band the Selby Tigers actually have a sound all their own. Sean Carswell cornered the band while they were stranded in Cocoa Beach on their recent tour, and spoke with Arzu, Dave, and Nathan about their music, third party politics, and movies with dwarves.

In 1993, three boys were tried and convicted for murder – not based on physical evidence, but on the grounds that they were ‘Satanists’ because they listened to heavy metal and read books by Stephen King. Despite a national outcry and an Academy Award-winning documentary on the case, the boys are still in prison. Supersuckers’ frontman Eddie Spaghetti put together a compilation to help Free the West Memphis Three, and recently discussed the compilation and the case with Sean Carswell.

I first listened to this album in my truck with the windows down, in thick, f…

Hard to believe it’s been 18 years since the seminal documentary Another State of Mind made Youth Brigade a favorite among punk rockers. The Stern brothers have kept both the band and their indie label, BYO, going for all this time. Sean Carswell met up with Shawn Stern to discuss the past, present, and future of BYO, Youth Brigade, and punk rock.

No Use for a Name, with One Man Army and Homegrown at the Sapphire Supper Club in Orlando, FL on October 13, 2000. Concert review and photos by Sean Carswell.

You’ve never been punched in the head until you’ve been punched in the head a…

I’ve always respected Moral Crux for their political opinions as much as thei…

Andy doesn’t give his last name. This book has no publisher. All of the words…

Dillinger Four are one of the most respected and popular bands on the underground punk scene today. But are they big enough to take on the Almighty Himself? Sean Carswell asked guitarist Erik how the band fares on its new album, Versus God.

Sean Carswell has found the key to changing the world for the better: simply quit your job.

This book is literally full of barroom transcripts. Pennsylvania writer Rich …

This album was released in conjunction with Stress magazine, which is …

I couldn’t wait for this album to come out. I’ve listened to Dillinger Four’s…

The Nobodys at the State Theater, St. Petersburg, FL, July 15, 2000. Concert review by Sean Carswell.

OK, we all know that the public education system in America today sucks, but do you know why? Sean Carswell does, and offers you an insider’s view from both sides of the desk.

Some people wouldn’t know beauty if it smacked them upside the head. Thankfully, Sean Carswell isn’t one of them – when he got hit by a car while riding his bike, he found the beauty in the situation.

Sean Carswell examines the systematic pillaging of Indian (or Native American, if you prefer) spirituality by the New Age set and the hypocrisy of organized religion.