Bands/Artists: No Use For A Name

Finally, a punk rock compilation with some direction! Most comps have historically consisted of nothing but singles and maybe a crappy “bonus” DVD to boot. Sure, Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 has all that, but enough added substance to make it a noteworthy addition to your collection.

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This year’s edition of the Van’s Warped Tour featured everything you’ve come to expect from what has become the summer event for the emo/mall punk set: more bands than you could ever expect to see, a mall’s worth of merchandise, people-watching galore and a conversely proportional sun to shade ratio that made for a l... read more

It seems that Fat Wreck Chords took on this project to prove that punk music has lyrical value. In this case, I’m not sure it worked. Acoustic features Joey Cape (Lagwagon) and Tony Sly (No Use For a Name) doing acoustic renditions of some of their best songs. Sly’s tracks are simple and honest, dealing with various pop... read more

The Vans Warped Tour — the annual traveling musical orgy of all things semi-punk — has certainly been more sucessful than anyone could have imagined. The melodic brand of punk that it was origianlly built to showcase has become the rock sound du jour of late; the commercial success of Warped Tour alums such as Good Charlotte, Bli... read more

Though the Lilith Fair and Horde Festival met their demise years ago, Vans Warped Tour continues to thrive, bringing with it music that reminds us why pop music sucks. The mighty NOFX breaks us into the high-energy punk that dominates the album with "Three on Speed." Other little gems on the album include Sum 41 with "Crazy Amand... read more

Wicked weather didn’t stop all the little grommets from making it out this eve. H.B.A., or Hidden By Authority as they are known to some, were onstage when I rolled up and the audience was gazing at them like they were circus freaks or something. No love. The band sounded like a cross between Iggy Pop and NOFX. I’d caught them at a house party... read more

For the four-piece punk outfit, originally from San Jose, No Use For a Name would seem to be surprisingly un-punk. Not in a bad way, mind you. It's just that when you try to get them to dish the dirt on anyone, they will politely and correctly dissuade you from further prying. In talking to Tony Sly, the lead man on t... read more

This album sounds like No Use For A Name, except live. And drunk. Despite these shortcomings, the album is successful because there is some witty-between-song-banter and because the sound engineer did a good job of mincing the drums and guitars. What is extra cool about this disc is that it has a neat comic book that comes with it that tells ent... read more

Sunnyvale punk rockers No Use For a Name have just released their fifth full length album entitled Making Friends, their second for Fat Wreck Chords. Tony Sly, Chris Shiflett, Matt Riddle, and Roarin’ Rory Koff have spent time touring with such bands as the Offspring, and have traveled on the very first Warped Tour.

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I walked in as HBA was playing…and then I walked back out. When I heard the crowd yelling I found my way back in and settled to watch One Man Army. Now, to tell you the truth I went to this show to see One Man Army, an old favorite I used to see in San Francisco all the time, just a good ol' punk r... read more

No Use For A Name, The Mad Caddies, Bracket & Consumed
The Brick Works
Thursday, February 3

I was sitting downstairs in The U-Bar while The Mad Caddies were playing when I decided to go ahead and discard all the laws of physics ... read more

I spoke slowly into the phone and was having difficulty maintaining coherence with what was transpiring on the other end. I was talking to Tony Sly, frontman for No Use For A Name, and it seemed to be a little too early for bright colors and multi-syllabic speec... read more

Chris, guitarist of the Bay Area punk quartet No Use For A Name, and the rest of the guys in his band—singer/guitarist Tony Sly, bass player Matt and drummer Rory Koff—are just back from a five week stint on the road with fellow Fat Wreck Chords recording artists Lagwagon, and they couldn't be happier about... read more