Jim Ruland

San Diego

Writer at Freelance

Writer at Hachette Book Group (HBG)

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FLAG once again proves that not all punk band reunions are created equal

1 week ago | latimes.com | Jim Ruland

There was something in the air at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas last weekend. No, it wasn’t the sound of distorted guitars, punk rockers puking or Nazis getting punched in the face. Though there was plenty of all of that. It was the buzz surrounding FLAG, the most talked about band at the annual bowling tournament and music festival, now in its 25th year.
FLAG once again proves that not all punk band reunions are created equal

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jim Ruland

Andertons just shaved a massive £456 off one of the best-looking PRS guitars I've ever seen – and yes, the sale also includes the Custom 24 FloydIf there are two things I love, it's discounted guitars and unique finish options, and that's exactly what Andertons are offering. Right now, the …
Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise proves you can rock the boat

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Jim Ruland

Imagine you’re on a cruise ship for a four-day excursion to the Bahamas. You’ve got your swimsuit, an adult beverage, and you’re ready to relax.
Little Steven's Underground Garage Cruise proves you can rock the boat

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jim Ruland

Imagine you’re on a cruise ship for a four-day excursion to the Bahamas. You’ve got your swimsuit, an adult beverage, and you’re ready to relax.
This OC surf punk was a terror on the waves and on the stage. Then the bomb exploded.

Dec 4, 2024 | latimes.com | Jim Ruland

OC surfer and punk vocalist Steve “Crabby” Cabler, who barely survived the 2002 Bali bombing that claimed the lives of more than 200 people, photographed at his home in Costa Mesa. Steve Cabler was living it up in Bali: surfing all day and partying all night. He’d traveled from his home in Newport Beach on a surf trip to Indonesia with his best friend, Steve Webster.
L7’s Fast and Frightening Takeover is the eclectic punk rock festival you’ve been waiting for

Nov 20, 2024 | latimes.com | Jim Ruland

Los Angeles art-punk veterans L7 have seen it all, from playing Raji’s in Hollywood in the ’80s, to the grunge circuit in the ’90s, to huge punk and metal festivals all over the world. “We feel at home in a lot of places,” said L7 co-founder Donita Sparks, “and we feel out of place in a lot of places.”In many of those places, especially in the early days, L7 was one of the few bands — if not the only band — that was all female.
A wilderness of books

Sep 25, 2024 | jimruland.substack.com | Jim Ruland

I drove up to LA yesterday with Nuvia for a quick trip to the Chinese consulate and while we were in town we redeemed a free night at one of my favorite hotels — the Westin Bonaventure — to go see the Dodgers lose in a dramatic fashion. Can’t win ’em all.
Can we talk about Mike?

Aug 21, 2024 | jimruland.substack.com | Jim Ruland

You’re busy, I’m busy, and the world keeps breaking our hearts, but for reasons that are both obvious and mysterious, I’m captivated by Mike Tyson’s upcoming fight with Jake Paul on November 15. Mike Tyson is one of those figures that transcends sports like Michael Jordan or Tony Hawk. Except Mike Tyson is different. Michael Jordan never went to jail for rape. Tony Hawk never bit off a chunk of an opponent’s ear.
Sex, death and cinema: Meet Navid Sinaki, the author behind L.A.’s cemetery movie nights

Aug 10, 2024 | latimes.com | Jim Ruland

Good morning and thanks for reading the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter!I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and even though I love books, when the temperature rises, you can find me at the movies. The next best thing? A lurid summer read that oozes with sex, death and cinema. Navid Sinaki’s debut novel, “Medusa of the Roses,” which will be published by Grove Press next week, checks all the boxes. It’s a taut story of doomed love set in Tehran and shot through with noirish imagist poetry.
Pemberton never slept with a sofa

Jul 31, 2024 | jimruland.substack.com | Jim Ruland

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