Germs "(GI)" Riot Fest 2025 " "new orleans

" "new orleans

one Billboard Music Award

Caleb didn’t live to see 40

The Karla DeVito track "We Are Not Alone" still wears well

the skittering and sweet 'bait and switch' and 'no way down' and thundering drums-led epic 'simple song'

Germs "(GI)" Riot Fest 2025 " "new orleansA blast of self lacerating L. A. punk in its original glory, (GI) is simply classic; a commanding, rampaging sneer at everyone and everything infused with a particular, disturbed vision. Said vision belongs to Darby Crash, whose proclivities for charismatic manipulation were already well established before he fully spelled them out in lyrics like "Lexicon Devil," here featuring in a re recording, and "Richie Dagger's Crime." His David Bowie worship