So as far as straight up punk bands go I'd be hard pressed to name a band I like better than the Germs. GI is an amazing LP, their whole discography (handily collected on the MIA CD) is amazing to me. Love the Germs.

Much to Jess's chagrin I've toyed with the idea of getting the Germs circle tattooed on my body from time to time but part of me was always kind of against it, I don't know if it's the whole "American Sid Vicious" image that Darby Crash ran with or what but there was always something a little too cheesy (as is usually the case with punk rock ideologies) for me to get that simple awesome logo tattooed on my body.

And now hindsight 20/20 I'm stoked that I never took that plunge.

The Germs have reunited with Shane West (Darby Crash in the upcoming movie "What We Do Is Secret") as their singer. WTF? This is a terrible idea. This is worse than The Doors reuniting without Jim Morrison, since you know, the Germs from the get go were all about pushing personal limits and deconstructing what a rock show and a rock band should be. Not really about making bucks on the Warped Tour.

Note to bands: If your major draw and the reason that you're so revered as a band is your enigmatic frontman and said enigmatic frontman ODs or dies in some other way usually it's best to let your band die as well. Otherwise you look like moneygrubbing freaks and generally your fans will lose all reverence they have for your band. K? Thanks!

So yeah, I shouldn't be too surprised. After all the Dead Kennedys already opened this door years ago. It just sucks when a band i give a shit about goes down this kind of path.

Here's the trailer for the new Germs Movie:

I guarantee it won't be as exciting as the Germs segment on The Decline Of Western Civilization: