Welcome to Vegas Archive, a feature where we re-release music from local bands that are gone, but certainly not forgotten. Today we’re bringing you the second part of our series with Boba Fett Youth, releasing their 1995 self-titled full length. ...
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Author Archives : Lance Wells
The power of youth trapped inside an aging body. I like most things punk and hardcore. Just like Kev Seconds said, I'm gonna stay young 'til I die.
Welcome to Vegas Archive, a feature where we re-release music from local bands that are gone, but certainly not forgotten. Today we’re bringing you 'If This Is Living, Freeze Me In Carbonite' (1994), Self-titled 7" (1994) and 'Outtakes and Practice' (1994) from local punk band Boba Fett Youth, who were active from 1993 to 1997. ...
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Following on the heels of our interview with Nate Robards, Punks in Vegas is happy to roll out this music feature on Nate’s latest band, Elements of Now. ...
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Here is part 2 of an interview I conducted with Nate Robards (Boba Fett Youth, Part Time Whore, and Elements of Now). I really enjoyed Nate's insightful answers, and I have to thank him for setting aside time from his busy schedule to participate in this Q & A. Also, in case you missed part 1 of our interview, you can check it out here. Read on and enjoy! ...
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I really dig it when bands that have been paying dues and working hard for years finally put it all together. I love it more when that band is a local hardcore group like Unfair Fight. After a few releases and a ton of shows played, these crucial dudes have really nailed it with this new six song EP titled Destruction of Words. ...
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Do you miss bands like Good Riddance, Lagwagon, and No Use For a Name? Are dueling guitars, galloping drums, and harmonized vocals strangely absent from your life? In your humble opinion, is the Fat Wreck Chords back catalog filled with musical masterpieces? ...
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I first met Nate Robards in the early ‘90s at a punk show at the old Elks Lodge out on Lake Mead Pkwy in Henderson. That night he handed me a copy of his new zine, “Equal,” and I was stoked because I was also in the process of starting my own little mag called “Help.” As fellow “zinesters,” we had a unique bond, and we continued to trade zines with each other as we pulled each new issue hot off the presses (aka the copy machine at Kinko’s). ...
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After a grueling 162 game season, the 2013 Major League Baseball playoffs have finally arrived, and so has the new six song 7” from Puig Destroyer. ...
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