The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently released their list of Pittsburgh's top 50 cultural forces of the year, with political punks Anti-Flag clocking in at number 22. To read the full article, click here, or just click "Read More" to read the Anti-Flag blurb.
22. Anti-Flag
Punk-rock missionaries out to smash the state and make the world safe for everyone
BAND MEMBERS: From left: Chris Barker, Pat Thetic, Chris Head, Justin Sane. CLAIM TO FAME: With sales of 1999's "A New Kind of Army" pushing 50,000, Pittsburgh's highest-profile punk-rock institution ever hit the Billboard "Independent Albums" chart at No. 23 in May with "Underground Network," its first release on San Francisco-based Fat Wreck Chords. Last year, Anti-Flag was hand-selected to open a series of arena dates for fellow political rockers Rage Against the Machine. Says Rage guitarist Tom Morello, "They are a fantastic band that combines the passion and politics of the Clash with a uniquely American punk-rock populist soul." Anti-Flag also has done the Warped Tour as a mainstage act and toured with Less Than Jake, in addition to mounting its own headlining tours. LAST YEAR: Newcomers