Amsterdam’s Leidseplein is a lively place. It’s a brisk Monday night, but still the plaza’s bars and restaurants are full of reveling locals enjoying dinner, confused…
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Keith Lowell Jensen on His Punk Roots and Why Standup Matters
Sacramento-based comedian Keith Lowell Jensen has been speaking truth for punks, weirdos, poors, and everyone in between for just shy of twenty years. His latest album,…
Jimmy Wizard on the Making and Meaning of Higher Power’s Latest LP
Formed in 2015, Higher Power came up as part of the UK’s New Wave of British Hardcore, which saw the rise of bands like the Flex,…
Interview: Pool Kids Make a Splash With New Music Video
Pool Kids are a beast of a band. A smooth blend of pop and emo with a big math influence, they craft songs that are equal…
Album Premiere: Typecaste – Between Life EP + Q&A with Dylan Carlo
Hailing from New England and Long Island at once, Typecaste has built a slow but loyal following based on strong live performances and an utterly bloodthirsty…
Remembering Andy Gill, Supreme Leader of Gang of Four
I once participated in one of those fatuous, yet irresistible, “best guitarists” polls and, not fatuously, nominated Gang of Four’s Andy Gill. Not most people’s first…
Basura Punk: Aramara Quintos Tapia on Starting a Music Fest in Lincoln, Nebraska
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lincoln is the second largest city in Nebraska. With 287,401 people, the state’s capital is one of only two cities…
Tennessee High School Speed Demons: Talking Koro with Dave Teague
“We wanted to put out a record faster than the Circle Jerks.” That’s how guitarist Dave Teague, in a gravelly voice accented by a disarming Southern…
Having it Both Ways: Interviews with Tom Robinson
Late last year, I went down into my basement, as one does, looking around for some forgotten something or other. I came across a few boxes…