Black Flag’s henchman Greg Ginn is said to have filed a lawsuit against Keith Morris and co from FLAG as the battlke of Black Flag reaches boiling point. Both Ginn’s Black Flag and Flag have taken to the road to share their 6 packs in the last few months, but it looks as though Ginn has had enough and has decided to look further into copyright infringement as an ender to the situation.
Ginn claims he and his label, SST Records, exclusively own the rights to the Black Flag name (and “Flag” variation) and the bars logo, which Flag use on tour. View the documents here. Even Rollins has been named as a defendant, so he is definitely out to make sure that none of his ex band mates are out there to make a few quid off the back of his hard work. This is a fraud claim against the use of the logo and name and also an injunction against the FLAG tour. We await the outcome of what comes next but all of this sucks.
In good Black Flag news though, a new documentary on the infamous art of Raymond Pettibon is out there and needs to be watched. The Art of the State video discusses everything you need to know about the ‘bars’ and more. Do it.
Dear Dischord Records, 
It doesn’t seem too long ago that 
Orange County’s 
Armed with a new much anticipated album album titled ‘Defend Yourself’, Sebadoh have returned with their first video in yonks for their track ‘All Kinds’ that can be found off their last EP.
20 years back this album crashed through speakers all over the world with venom in its blood. It was Nirvana‘s last call, one that was filled to the brim with hatred, disgust and anxiety that all stemmed from Kurt Cobain’s distrust of people around him, fueled by his decision to wade into the mainstream with Nevermind which blew a bigger hole in the arse of the soft rock scene that was ruining radio airwaves in every city.
Sometimes a track comes along and just smacks you right in the face. ‘Secret Surprise’ from Cardiff/London outfit Joanna Gruesome does just that. It’s the first cut from their forthcoming album Weird Sister which will be coming out through the excellent Fortuna Pop! label (Allo Darlin’, Evans The Death, Shrag) on September 16th – if this track is representative of the rest of their debut then colour us very excited indeed.
“We love Brighton. We love your winkles, cockles and eels,” laughs drummer Peter Prescott from behind the perspex screens that shield his drums from guitarist Roger Miller’s tinnitus (the band originally disbanded in 1983 because of this). Boston alternative music legends Mission Of Burma are in jovial moods tonight. It doesn’t matter to them that the venue is only half full for their performance, they are dead set on having fun and are still, all of these years down the line, so thrilled by the music they play. You can see it in their faces. This is the noise they live for and it’s not hard to see why.