Australian Drummer Adding His Own Kick to Punk Classics

Newcastle, Australia is almost 8,000 miles from Southern California. A full 19 hour plane ride from the streets of Los Angeles and the Bay areas, the streets that shaped bands like Lagwagon and No Use For A Name. 19 hours from the place where The Offspring, Pennywise, Green Day, and Blink-182 rocketed skate punk into […]

Behind The Beat: Understanding Ethan Tucker

In May of 2015, Olympia, WA's singer-songwriter Ethan Tucker released his last studio album Misunderstood, a 14-track record produced by Beastie Boy's Mario C., featuring a guest appearance by Michael Franti. Ethan first showed up on our radar back in October of 2009 when we published a live video of him performing "Morning Time." The [...]

2018 Most Anticipated Albums

Welcome to The Pier's 2018 Most Anticipated Albums! If 2018 is any extension of where 2017 ended, then we're sure to see more strategic releases aimed toward building streaming numbers, which down the road may not include full-length albums. Bands are taking notice to a drop in MP3 downloads among fans who are switching to [...]

The History & Return of Long Beach Dub Allstars

Who Exactly Are The Long Beach Dub Allstars? The Sublime family tree is one with many branches, but if we consider Sublime the root, then Long Beach Dub Allstars would be the trunk of this unique reggae-rock genre. They started in 1997 as a way for this special community of artists to come together around [...]

Artist Radar: Andreas Ramirez aka SanAndreas

Andreas Ramirez is a 28-year-old up and coming recording artist who performs under the name SanAndreas. He just released his first ever song, “Emergency,” followed by “Bow & Arrow”, both of which were produced by his older brother, Rome Ramirez, of Sublime with Rome. SanAndreas is also responsible for much of the social media content […]

The Pier: ‘Make It Better’ with Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

The Pier: Make It Better with Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is made up by James Searl (bass/vocals), Chris O'Brian (drums/vocals), Dylan Savage (guitar/vocals), Dan Keller (guitar/vocals), and Tony Gallicchio (Keys). On the day of the group's 6th studio album, Giant Panda members James Searl and Dylan Savage take turns [...]

How I Discovered Sublime…

Asking someone how they first discovered Sublime, depending on who you ask, can be synonymous with asking how they may have discovered themselves. For some, it was a fond memory etched in time during a different era that's reflected upon like old photographs. For others, it was a turning point in their journey of self [...]