Skateboarding is an industry built on entrepreneurial grit, going back to the first kids who put roller skate wheels on wood planks. New Jersey skateboarders are…
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The 10 Greatest and Absolute Best Albums From the True King of Rock N’ Roll, Little Richard
Little Richard will only become more powerful in death, and his music shall bear that out. One week after we learned of his passing, it’s still…
With Latest Record, Retirement Party Triumph Over Burnout
Chicago indie rock trio Retirement Party got started and hit the ground running. Their ability to fuse elements of emo, punk, and math rock, along with…
The Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: An Interview With Dawn Ray’d
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…
Watch Little Richard Show Hardcore Frontmen How It’s Done in ’66
The world is mourning the passing of Richard Wayne Penniman, AKA Little Richard, after news of his death from bone cancer broke yesterday. Rock & roll,…
Mindforce on the New EP, Keeping the Gig Wild and the Magic of Ghostface
Hailing from the Hudson Valley in NY, Mindforce grew from the ashes of Living Laser after that band’s dissolution in 2016. Combining elements of crossover thrash…
20 Books About Music to Read Until We Can All Go to Shows Again
These are dark days indeed. In the midst of all the pain and suffering a global pandemic and economic crisis bring, there is one injustice that hits…
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…