Most punk bands around that time are being exceptional. Fat Mike of No FX made that comment about the Las Vegas shooting impacting a country show being alright lost them a beer label. Green Day is releasing a comic book about the "Last of the American Girls" (good song) but its about California seceding and fighting off racist America. At least that's what I heard last about it. Rise Against got super fired up around the election time and the last album they released back in 2017 was a direct call out against Trump. Offspring released a custom tank for World of Tanks in October... that one is just weird, but at least they're not being ridiculous. Really I'm shocked that a lot of these bands are still around. Plenty of older punk bands were getting cancelled for 'harmful speech.' Gorilla Biscuits was one of them. The front man, who used to get spit on by skinheads and neonazis back in the 80s during shows got called a Nazi for saying everyone's life mattered, whether they were black white or yellow. They also used exceptional unfiltered which some considered a cause to cancel them.
Reel Big Fish will never fade out because there is no new ska bands rising up to fill that potential gap. Homecoming Queens were the last ones that I felt could have gone anywhere but they went separate ways. Pretty much all the big ska bands from the 90s are still around for the same reason. They will always sell out a venue, and they all like the scene. Reel Big Fish shows are some of the best to go to if you want a musically sound show and one where they're flashy and include the crowd. I'm always surprised Streetlight Manifesto survived as well, given all the lawsuit issues. It'll be interesting to see what they do, but I think they'll start working on a new album soon.
Bud Gaugh said:
