Travis Barker was just honored with a street named after him in his hometown of Fontana — a well-deserved nod to one of punk’s hardest-working drummers.
🥁 https://punkshits.com/fontana-celebrates-local-hero-travis-barker-with-travis-barker-day/
To mark it: Put the Knife Away by Goldfinger (Barker played drums on the entire The Knife album) is added to the playlist.
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June 8, 2010: Off With Their Heads released In Desolation via Epitaph Records, gritty, heartfelt punk rock built on raw honesty and singalong anthems.
📟 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-8th/
🎧 “Clear The Air” added to the playlist: https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 8, 2004: Bad Religion released The Empire Strikes First via Epitaph
🎧 “Los Angeles Is Burning” added to the playlist: https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 8, 2004: Alexisonfire released Watch Out! — the album that helped define 2000s post-hardcore, blending raw aggression with melody and emotion
💾 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-8th/
🎧 “Accidents” added to the playlist: https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 8, 1999: The Donnas released Get Skintight via Purple Feather Records, still one of my personal favorites. A perfect blend of punk attitude, glam hooks, and rock n’ roll swagger.
💾 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-8th/
🎧 “Skintight” https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 8, 1999: Pennywise released Straight Ahead via Epitaph Records, fast, furious, and politically charged album that kept their SoCal skate punk energy burning strong
💾 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-8th/
🎧 “Greed” https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 7, 2011: Fucked Up released David Comes to Life — an ambitious, genre-bending punk rock opera that pushed boundaries
📕 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-7/
🎧 “Queen of Hearts” https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 7, 2005: MxPx released Panic via SideOneDummy — not my favorite from them, but as always solid punk rock
📕 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-7/
🎧 “Wrecking Hotel Rooms” added to the playlist: https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 7, 2005: Motion City Soundtrack released Commit This to Memory — a very smart, synth-tinged pop punk album that built perfectly on I Am the Movie (2003).
📝 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-7/
🎧 “Everything Is Alright”https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
June 7, 2005: Death By Stereo released Death for Life via Epitaph, a heavier more metal-leaning shift that marked a big change in their sound.
💀 https://punkshits.com/today-in-punk-history-june-7/
🎧 “Entombed We Collide” https://bit.ly/PunkShitsRadio
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