Ep547: Greg Ginn - Black Flag, SST Records
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Greg Ginn discusses the current state of Black Flag, their upcoming tour, and his musical influences.
In a rare interview, Greg Ginn opens up about the latest Black Flag lineup, the SST catalogue , the possibility of long-overdue reissues and the legacy of one of punk's most beloved bands. Tickets for Black Flag's 2026 Australian Tour Topics Include: Greg Ginn is based in Texas but currently in Long Beach after a tour. Black Flag is heading to Hong Kong and then Australia next. This will be Black Flag's third tour of Australia. Rumors of new recordings remain unconfirmed — Ginn stays tight-lipped. The current lineup has been together for about a year. Band plays nearly two hours a night across two full sets. Proximity of bandmates in Texas keeps the band constantly tight. Ginn discovered punk through the Stooges, MC5, and New York bands. Television, Ramones, Blondie, and The Damned were early major influences. Ginn identifies more with open, varied 70s punk than 80s hardcore. He never planned to be in a band — guitar was a personal outlet. Finding like-minded people in the mid-70s was genuinely rare and meaningful. Ginn started a business at 12 selling ham radio equipment he built. He published his own amateur radio magazine as a teenager. Black Flag's first EP was recorded as a…
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