“Dad, what were you like in the 90s?” asks the popular social media viral trend. For starters, this writer was listening to Goldfinger’s 1996 self-titled debut in his room as part of an introduction to the ska/punk genre. On Friday night at Houston’s House of Blues, Goldfinger made its long awaited return to the stage in Texas and made many 16-year olds in the 1990s very happy.
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It’s that time of the year again, for the best albums of 2023. This year seemed to be a return to form for pop-punk new and old, and also showed older bands can bring out new tricks, while the new blood is flowing strong.
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Back in November at Sound By Sound festival in Austin, this author had the bucket-list opportunity to sit down and interview Milo Aukerman, beloved front man from the iconic punk/ genre-forming pop-punk band the Descendents.
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