"NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories" is OUT NOW! (And doing pretty well!)

The book I co-authored with NOFX, NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, was released on April 12th and managed to crack the Top 100 list on Amazon and the Top 50 at Barnes and Noble within the first week!

The reader reviews have been extremely flattering and the critics have been kind as well:

New Noise Magazine
Live Nation TV
Ground Control Magazine
For The Love Of Punk

The response on social media has been amazing, with people posting pictures of their reaction to the book on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and using the hashtag #hepatitisbathtub. (It's hard to pick a favorite, but this pic and caption by Noodles from The Offspring is certainly a top contender!)

NOFX is currently on tour supporting the book, and doing daily book signings in each city! Below are some pictures from their recent signing at Book Soup in Los Angeles:

The line outside

May as well get some reading done while you wait!

Really loving the t-shirts they made for this tour... the Seuss parody was the original cover concept for the book, and the Pepsi shirt reads "NOFX: The choice of a Hep C Generation."

This is the first instance of Hepatitis Bathtub cosplay I've seen! The pink polo shirt with the safety pin is a reference to Mike's first chapter. 

Smelly gets bored easily.

Me with the band

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the book and saying nice things about it online! I'm planning to attend the book signings at the Doylestown Bookshop in PA and at The Strand in New York so hopefully I'll see you there!

"NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories" Available For Pre-Order Now! (Book Tour Announced For April)

For the past few years I've been working as the ghostwriter for NOFX's official autobiography, The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, and it's finally available for pre-order on Amazon and BarnesAndNoble.com!

NOFX will be doing a special reading from the book and a Q&A at this year's SXSW Music Festival, followed by a U.S. tour in support of the book.

And on each date of the tour, NOFX will be stopping at a local book store to do readings and signings. (Click here for the full list of events!)

I'm extremely proud of the book we've put together and have been looking forward to the release for a long time. NOFX has some incredible stories, you don't even have to be a fan to enjoy them. I look forward to hearing what the readers will say, but I've been humbled by the reactions so far:

I can say with certainty I've never read a rock biography with such balanced elements of sensation and sincerity. Like the few great band bios, the array of experiences described in The Hepatitis Bathtub are enough to set anyone into contemplation about strength and perseverance, love and depravity, camaraderie, and a place for misfit rock and rollers in a society that to this day clings to rigid standards. A must-read for punks new and old and an eye-opening read for all new-comers."
--John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch


Pre-Order your copy today!

"NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" Screening in Huntington Beach

"NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" will be screening as part of the "AnARTchy: The Art of Punk" exhibition at the Rainwater Gallery in Huntington Beach, CA and I will be doing a Q&A after the screening.

Click here for more info. It's a FREE event but space is limited so be sure to RSVP!

Appearance at It's Not Dead Fest

Noted rock photographer Lisa Johnson has invited me to participate in an art show she's curating at the It's Not Dead Festival in October. I'll be appearing as a "featured author" (due to my work on NOFX's upcoming autobiography) and as a "featured artist" with some collage poster/flyer artwork on display from my time on the road with NOFX while filming "Backstage Passport" part 1 and 2.

36 bands, a bunch of old school skaters, over two dozen artists and authors...and me! You can't go wrong!

"NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" wins two Best Music Documentary awards!

"NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" has been awarded Best Music Documentary at both the Kingston Film Festival and the Oregon Independent Film Festival! The Oregon Independent Film Festival will be screening the movie on Wednesday, September 23rd at the Metro Cinemas in Eugene (tickets available here).

Digital downloads of the film (and double-disc DVDs featuring extra footage and "lost episodes" from season one) are available now from the Fat Wreck Chords website and Amazon.com!

Official Trailer for "NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" posted!

Fat Wreck Chords has released the official trailer that Ryan Harlin and I made for "NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" and has announced a special screening of the movie and a Q&A with the band before their August 13th show at the Gramercy Theatre in New York. Tickets available here!

"NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" screening at the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival!

"NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" has been Officially Selected to screen at the 2015 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival!

It will be showing on July 18th (just a month before its official release date) at the Roxie Theater. Tickets available here!

"NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" to be released on August 21st!

In 2009, Ryan Harlin and I set out on the road with NOFX to create a sequel to our docu-series, "NOFX: Backstage Passport". After three years of adventures and two years of editing and almost a year of prepping the release, "NOFX: Backstage Passport 2" will finally be released on August 21st!

Instead of episodes, this time the project takes the form of a documentary feature, and the DVD will include two "lost episodes" featuring footage from trips to Australia and Eastern Europe during the original "Backstage Passport" tour.

There will also be a special screening of "Backstage Passport 2" and a Q&A with NOFX at Thee Parkside in San Francisco on the day of the release as part of the Fat Wrecked for 25 Years festival, details here!