Sometimes, our rage is justified. As the British black metal three-piece Dawn Ray’d played dates across Oregon in January, a mass extinction event was taking place…
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Comfort Food: Riley Gale of Power Trip on the Records He Comes Back to Again and Again
Music fans and creators are naturally inquisitive people when it comes to their art — always seeking out how one band pulled off this or spun…
9 Plague Comics to Read While You’re Stuck Inside During the Plague
When I’m feeling somber, I listen to the bleak murmur of Songs: Ohia. When I’m going through a breakup, I go back and confirm that anybody…
Fat Wreck Folk Punk: Days N’ Daze’s Show Me The Blueprints
Describing themselves as “the most charming riot of all time,” Houston folk punkers Days N’ Daze have lovingly branded their throaty vocals and violent acoustic riffs…
Ryan of Red City Radio on Psychedelics, Gardening, and Supporting Friends During Quarantine
Like everyone else, Red City Radio’s world has been turned upside-down by Coronavirus. Their American and European tour dates were cancelled as the future of live…
Steve Gunn on His Evolution From Philly Hardcore Devotee to Guitar Virtuoso
Resurrection, Turning Point, Rorschach and Los Crudos are just a few in a line of names that you might not associate with the incubation of renowned…
Scholar-Tattooer Phuc Tran on Escaping Vietnam and Finding Punk Rock
Phuc Tran is the kind of teacher who makes anything interesting. The kind who gets over 100,000 people to watch his TEDx talk on Vietnamese grammar—for…
10 Pop Punk Albums to Look Forward to in 2020
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc around the world, 2020 isn’t shaping up to be the best year for musicians or their fans. Artists and bands…
Trevor of The Black Dahlia Murder on Hardcore, Punk and Indecision’s Influence on the New LP
Besides being a vocalist for one of the longest-running heavy metal bands currently, Trevor Strnad is nothing less than a music connoisseur. His The Obituarist column…