Messed!Up Spotlight

Dropkick Murphys formed in South Boston in 1996; vocalist Mike McColgan, guitarist Rick Barton, and bassist Ken Casey comprised the original nucleus of the group, with a series of drummers passing through the lineup before the addition of mainstay Matt Kelly in 1997. After a series of EPs, including Fire & Brimstone, Tattoos & Scally Caps, and Boys on the …

Wavves was conceived just after San Diego native Williams, at age 21, quit his job as a clerk at Music Trader, while he was dividing his free time between skateboarding, writing for his hip-hop blog Ghost Ramp, and making music using an ’80s Tascam cassette recorder and GarageBand software. Due to his inexperience with the program, the result of one …

Tropical Fuck Storm was started by Gareth Liddiard and rounded out by fellow Drones member Fiona Kitschin, High Tension’s Lauren Hammel, and Mod Con’s Erica Dunn. The group got together in 2017 when Liddiard and Kitschin were looking to recruit new members for their previous band. Just a few months later, TFS played their first show and wasted no time …

Formed in 2011 in Melbourne, Australia, by a group of friends who jammed frequently, then decided on a whim to play a show, the lineup consisted of vocalist/guitarist Stu Mackenzie, harmonica player/singer Ambrose Kenny-Smith, guitarists Cook Craig and Joey Walker, bassist Lucas Skinner, and dual drummers Michael Cavanagh and Eric Moore. They released two garage rock-inspired EPs in 2011, Anglesea …