Keith Morris is co-founder of two important hardcore-punk bands, Black Flag – where he was the singer, and Circle Jerks.  His new band is OFF! It was born from an aborted Circle Jerks recording session in 2009, and plays classic hardcore-punk a la Black Flag

Wasted Years album on Vice

Euro tour in October with Cerebral Ballzy. Budapest Oct 19 at A38

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The Steinbecks was founded by two Aussie bros in 1994. Easy indie pop

Kick to Kick album on Popboomerang (Aus, Asia, Africa)
and Matinée Recordings (America, EU)

A totally superfluous story in short

Black Flag was an influential American hc-punk band between 1978–1986. The band formed in 1976 as Panic, but there was another Panic, so they changed the name. The new name and the logo were given by the guitarist’s brother, the artist Raymond Pettibon.
The two emblematic figures were the co-founder, only constant member, main songwriter Gregg Ginn and the singer Henry Rollins (1981-86). The Black Flag records were published by Ginn’s record label.
In his book Rollins wrote that Ginn called him in August 1986: „He told me he was quitting the band. I thought that was strange considering it was his band and all.”

2012. September: Henry Rollins and Keith Morris (co-founder) have applied for the trademarks for the name and the logo. The judgement of the claim is under way by US Patent and Trademark Office. Morris was the original singer. The band entered the studio in late 1979 to begin recording their first LP. Before the end of the procession Morris smashed his records and guitar and walked out screaming, quitting and refusing to complete the album.

2013. January: Gregg Ginn and Ron Reyes (singer 1980) have reformed the band.
Spring: ex-members have formed a nostalgia band and began performing under the designation Flag together with the logo.
June: Ginn’s record label, the SST has applied for the trademarks for the name and the logo.
August: Ginn thinks the rights of the name and logo belongs to him and sues the Flag members (1-3 & 5-6 points), Morris (Flag member, all points), plus Rollins (3-6 points).

This post is totally superfluous, and I’m stupid because I could write about the wonderful world of the Axemen instead of this shit.

 BLACK FLAG 

A short film about the band and the graphic artist, Raymond Pettibon. 

The logo „became synonymous with unrest, chaos,
rebellion and those pushing against anything you got.”

Starring: Raymond Pettibon, Ex-Black Flag members: Keith Morris (founding), Chuck Dukowski (founding), Henry Rollins and  Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

2nd episode – The Crass & Dave King will premiere on June 18.
3rd episode – Dead Kennedys & Winston Smith will arrive on June 25.

“Down in the Dirt” from the upcoming 22 songs LP. It to be released this summer.

Features Ron Reyes (Black Flag 1980, Red Kross) on vocals, Greg Ginn on guitar/theremin, My War bassist Dale Nixon and Gregory Moore (Gone) on drums. Dale Nixon = Greg Ginn. The touring bass is Dave Klein (Screaching Weasel).

The song is free!

Black Flag Euro Tour