Tag Archives: The Offspring
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Offspring rediscover its sound with ‘SUPERCHARGED’
The Offspring, “SUPERCHARGED.” I don’t mean to alarm anyone but Smash, the breakout album by The Offspring, was released 30 years ago. SUPERCHARGED The Offspring Concord, Oct. 11 8/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. Three decades is a very long time to maintain the frenetic pace of the band’s…
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REWIND’s best songs of the year so far, including Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar performs during Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. Back in 2018, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I listed my top five or so songs from every year since 1967 in this column. I then went on…
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BottleRock 2024 Day 3: Ed Sheeran, the Offspring, 11 other Sunday highlights
Ed Sheeran performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2024. Photos: Steve Carlson/STAFF and Matt Pang/STAFF. NAPA — It was just a couple of songs into Ed Sheeran’s headlining BottleRock set when he told a story of his first hit, “The A Team,”…
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Ed Sheeran makes surprise appearance with the Offspring at BottleRock
Ed Sheeran performs with The Offspring during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2024. Steve Carlson/STAFF. NAPA — Sunday BottleRock Napa Valley headliner Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance earlier in the day during the performance by rock band The Offspring. The two played…
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REWIND’s highlights of the BottleRock 2024 lineup announcement
The Offspring performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2021. They play at BottleRock Napa this May. Courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley announced its lineup this week. Odds are, I’ll once again be covering at least one day. Every year I swear it’s my last because of my…
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RIFF REWIND 2021: Tom Morello, The Offspring and Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X. Let’s go over this again: The reason this column is called RIFF Rewind is because back in 2018 I listed my top five (or so) songs of every year from 1967 to 2018. I don’t know how I actually finished the project, but I did it.…
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REWIND: It’s the third annual self-indulgent birthday column
Pictured: Either Gordon Lightfoot or editor Daniel J. Willis. Physically, the two are around the same age. Emotionally, Lightfoot is much younger. Good news! It was my birthday yesterday. That means two things: First, it means that I’m somehow even older. You’d think there would be a theoretical maximum…
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Aftershock Day 3: Mudvayne, The Original Misfits, 3 more we loved Saturday
Mudvayne performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2021. Courtesy Aftershock. SACRAMENTO —Saturday night Aftershock line-up was marked by two reunions, of sorts. The night was headlined by The Original Misfits, with vocalist Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only. The reunion, which came in 2016, followed three…
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REWIND: Sometimes, when artists cover themselves, they get better
The Offspring performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on Sept. 27, 2017. Gary Chancer/STAFF. This week the column topic is… the heat again. Sorry, kidding, sorry. Just a little game I play with our illustrious editor Roman Gokhman where I see how much I can annoy him before…
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REWIND: A decade ago, I thought these songs were worth putting on a CD
Angus Young of AC/DC performs during the Rock or Bust Tour at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 17, 2016. Courtesy BT PR. This past week… I left the house. After 14 long months I ventured outside and went up to South Lake Tahoe for a few…
