With news headlines and social media feeds dominated by coverage of police brutality at Black Lives Matter protests, it’s natural that satire sites are taking more…
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Touching the Weird: Queens of the Stone Age’s ‘Rated R’ at 20
In 2000, Queens of the Stone Age pumped weirdness back into rock music on their second album and major label debut, Rated R. While the band’s…
Hardcore Bands Are Using Merch to Fight Injustice—Here are 5 of Our Favorites
In the past week, protests against police brutality and racism have happened in every part of the United States. In addition to speaking out, tons of…
While the Music Industry Blacks Out, Here’s How You Can Support Protesters
The police killing of George Floyd on May 25 has ignited a wave up uprisings across the country as protestors call for justice and continue a…
Comfort Food: Creeping Death on the Records They Come 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…
Up the Juggalos: Shaggy 2 Dope on the Left’s Gradual Embrace of ICP
In the last few years under the Trump administration, we’ve gotten used to seeing political and cultural lines redrawn and reinforced, and to watching people defend…
5 Soundtrack Albums for Movies That Never Got Made
A favorite pastime of cinephiles is imagining movies that almost were. Speculation on what could have been is often fueled by pre-production artifacts, like the concept…
Comfort Food: Domenic Palermo of Nothing 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…
“We Went on Pure Energy”: Gluecifer’s Frithjof Jacobsen on Politics, the Pandemic, and the Fucking Misfits
Some people look at Frithjof Jacobsen and see an award-winning Norwegian political correspondent who spent the past 12 years working for popular newspaper VG. Other people…