My adolescent too-cool-for-school attitude took away opportunities from me. I wish I was talking about actual school — no, I was pretty good at that. Actually,…
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Ceremony’s Ross Farrar on Spice, COVID-19 and Avoiding the Drake Model
On July 17th, DAIS Records released the debut effort from Spice, a new band featuring some familiar old faces, namely members of Ceremony, Sabertooth Zombie and…
Fit for a King’s Tuck O’Leary is democratizing vocal guest spots with Featured X
Technology is constantly changing the way musicians collaborate. In a simpler way, it’s democratized connection. Bands can fire ideas across the internet to write or even…
Members of Battery, Bane, Darkest Hour form Be Well, Talk New LP
Be Well features an impressive lineup of guys who have done time in bands like Darkest Hour, Bane, Converge, Fairweather and more, but what might be…
Delta’s Matt Walker on Experimentalism, Diversity in Hardcore and Culture Abuse
Matt Walker may not be a name that you recognize right off the bat but as a mainstay of the San Francisco punk scene, there’s a…
15 Essential Punk & Metal Covers Albums
On paper, it probably seems pretty easy to pull off a successful punk, hardcore or metal cover of a pop song. Just play it louder, faster,…
Up the Blunx Featured Artist: Kash Abdulmalik of Bad Reaction
Up the Blunx is a podcast where two black punks from different walks of life get together to voice their opinions on everything from straight edge…
Exclusive: Q&A with Sam Russo + ‘Young Heroes’ Video Premiere
English pop punk troubadour Sam Russo kept his fans waiting five years for his last record, Back to the Party (out now from the comrades at Red…
Less Than Jake’s Vinnie Fiorello does it himself
Record labels. Novels. A tattoo parlor. A fucking toy line. These are just some of the things that Less Than Jake drummer and songwriter Vinnie Fiorello…