Part one of Darrin’s chat with Dexter Holland, singer/guitarist/songwriter for The Offspring, airs. They’re talking music, hot sauce (Gringo Bandito) science, flying, and the band’s tour with Sum 41.
Plus, #WeedNews and #MusicNews.
Our friends in Canada are going to go nuts this fall. The Offspring and Sum 41 are going on tour. Pre-sale tickets are on sale now through each band’s website but if you don’t have a promo code you have to wait until Friday, August 23rd. Sum 41 is touring in support of their latest record, Order In Decline, which is out now. While The Offspring are leaving the release date for their upcoming album a surprise. Dinosaur Pile-up join the tour after a short breather from summer shows for their album “Celebrity Mansions”. With all this new music from bands… Read more »
Darrin chats with his pal from The Offspring, Noodles (guitar) about OC punk and other silliness.
Check out my interview with Noodles; I was very fortunate and honored to speak with him.
Bad Religion will be heading out on the road with fellow punk rockers The Offspring (playing their hit record Smash in full) and Pennywise later this summer for what’s sure to be a kickass US tour.
The Offspring returns to the road after a four-year North American hiatus with a new tour, the California punk veterans said. The trek kicks off on May 15 in Nashville and will wrap July 18 in Pomano Beach, Fla. The Offspring released their eighth studio album, “Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace,” last June. It debuted and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.
Splinter, the eagerly-awaited new album from The Offspring, will be released by Columbia Records on Tuesday, December 9. The first single from Splinter, “Hit That,” is the #1 most added track at modern rock and rock formats this week. Splinter is The Offspring’s 7th album and is produced by Brendan O’Brien – who worked with The Offspring on Conspiracy Of One and has helmed projects by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine, Korn, and many others – and features legendary drummer Josh Freese (the Vandals, A Perfect Circle) on each of the album’s 12 tracks. “After seven albums, it… Read more »
After thrashing stages for 15 years and selling more than 25 million pop/punk albums, The Offspring are thinking about calling it quits – eventually. “If the next album is something we’re not happy with and things have gotten tired and old, maybe that’ll be it,” bassist Greg Kriesel told the Bakersfield Californian. “I give it five more years.” The Orange County-based band’s sixth full-length album, “Conspiracy of One,” was released last November, but has only sold about 1 million copies. The group’s 1998 release, “Americana,” sold 10 million. The Offspring’s best-known songs include “Come Out and Play” and “Pretty Fly… Read more »
Darrin chats with Offspring bassist Todd Morse about his new solo music.
From working in a rehearsal studio to playing in The Offspring, Pete Parada has had a hell of a journey. Hear all about it on this episode of Disposable Heroes. We learn about an interesting moment on his drum riser while playing with Devo, his daughter’s love of metal, and what it was like to record to tape for the Face to Face record Reactionary. This episode of Disposable Heroes is brought to you by SKVI. The most comfortable undergarments around. SKVI.COM