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Co-author TEARING DOWN THE ORANGE CURTAIN, out now

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Atlantic City or Rosalita

20.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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this is tomorrow! it'll probably the last small babehoven show so trust that you don't wanna miss out!

16.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Best Music Books of 2025 Rolling Stone editors review the best music books of 2025, including books about Cameron Crowe, Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Tupac Shakur, and Bruce Springsteen.

Honored that our little book that started off as fun pipe dream not only was published this year, but made @rollingstone.com’s list of best books of 2025! Thanks everyone who has been so supportive of this project

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

24.12.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re too kind

01.12.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ll be in New York this week for a pair of book events. On Tuesday, I’ll be in conversation with Benny Horowitz of @gaslightanthem.bsky.social at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social. On Wednesday, I’ll be at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn in conversation with @nabilayers.bsky.social. Hope to see you!

11.10.2025 12:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s always sunny in Philadelphia 😎

10.10.2025 03:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds delightful. Such a quaint gem

30.09.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s such a lovely town. And so close to Tahoe!

29.09.2025 23:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Jermaine Dupri and one or two others today as well.

23.09.2025 22:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crushing

19.09.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amen

12.09.2025 22:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Tearing Down the Orange Curtain’ and β€˜Someday the Adults Will All Die’: When Punk Went West In the early 1980s, a no-frills music scene took root in Texas and southern California.

Cool to see TDTOC features in @wsj.com today! Pick up a copy!

www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

06.09.2025 03:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice haul!

23.08.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Say it louder please!

14.08.2025 01:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve heard way worse about her…

28.07.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve got journalists Nate Jackson and @danielkohn.bsky.social on to talk about their amazing new book Tearing Down the Orange Curtain!

linktr.ee/majorlabelde...

#ocpunkbook #socialdistortion #mikeness #thevandals #tsol #agentorange #adolescents #orangcounty #sublime #nodoubt #thenest #ocpunk

23.07.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And it ain’t second hand news!

17.07.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Diogo Jota 1996 - 2025

Diogo Jota 1996 - 2025

03.07.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So awful

03.07.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amen to this and if you’re going to buy Tearing Down the Orange Curtain, this is the best place to do so!

03.07.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for writing this. It is outstanding.

15.06.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀘

31.05.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine

30.05.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tearing Down the Orange Curtain - How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World, author @danielkohn.bsky.social on how #SocialDistortion opened up the OC punk scene.

Full episode: goingofftrack.com

#offspring #nodoubt #sublimeband #thevandals #podcast #musicpodcast

21.05.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tearing Down the Orange Curtain The untold story of OC punkβ€”the loud, rebellious force behind the β€˜90s explosion of the Orange County music scene, featuring stories about legendary band...

Tearing Down the Orange Curtain is out NOW! Grab your copy below

www.dacapopress.com/titles/nate-...

20.05.2025 04:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Out tomorrow!!!

19.05.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Social Distortion's Mike Ness Looks Back on Orange County Punk: 'The Reaction Wasn't Friendly' New book 'Tearing Down the Orange Curtain' chronicles history of Southern California punk through interviews with Social Distortion, Sublime, more.

Check out our book’s foreword, which was published today by @rollingstone.com

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

19.05.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OC's original punks describe the birth of the world-famous 'Orange County sound' Members of the Adolescents, the Vandals and Social Distortion are profiled about their wild contributions to punk rock in new book 'Tearing Down the Orange Curtain,' out May 20.

Thanks to the L.A. Times for publishing this excerpt on early Fullerton!

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

15.05.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HBD!

14.05.2025 02:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tearing Down the Orange Curtain The untold story of OC punkβ€”the loud, rebellious force behind the β€˜90s explosion of the Orange County music scene, featuring stories about legendary band...

ONE WEEK to go! Do you have your copy of TDTOC yet? If not, tap that link below to grab a copy

www.dacapopress.com/titles/nate-...

13.05.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0