Offspring's 'Splinter': Sharply Observed. ... The band that put it all together with the most commercial acumen was the Offspring, formed in 1984 by high school classmates, ...

The Offspring: Splinter. More than 15 years into its history, The Offspring has reduced its sound to two simple approaches: There's its rote speedball punk, complete with the wordy stridency of ...

THE Offspring, one of Southern California’s most influential and best- loved punk/pop bands, don’t care if you buy their new album, “Splinter” – but they do want you to hear it. Call it ...

The Offspring have gone from jamming in garages to playing some of the biggest stages in the world, living out their rock and roll dreams in the process. It wasn't immediate success for the band ...

The Offspring “Splinter” Columbia Records By Nick Romanow Collegian Staff In 1994 The Offspring were amongst the leaders of a pack of young musicians – including Green Day and Rancid – who were ...

Punk godfather Iggy Pop has proven there’s punk life after 50 with still-explosive performances at 56, yet the question of how long a punk rocker can stay angry remains relevant to many of his ...

With so many bands releasing “best of” CDs, the Offspring seem to have mistakenly assembled their own. Familiar beats and song arrangements make Splinter feel practically identical to t… ...

Punk godfather Iggy Pop has proven there's punk life after 50 with still-explosive performances at 56, yet the question of how long a punk rocker can stay angry remains relevant to many of his ...

The Offspring hit a late-career peak with fired-up 11th album Supercharged. ... they might make an educated guess at Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) and Splinter (2003), respectively. This, ...

There are no ballads on Offspring’s latest, “Splinter.” On this one, as on their previous six albums, the adrenaline-charged SoCal punks play the Vs – volume and velocity – to the max ...