Tool hasn’t released new music in 13 years, but after announcing a new album the notoriously reclusive hard rock band stole the summer. Sure, indie rockers…
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Here’s All the Democratic Debate Candidates as Punk Songs
If you’re anything like us, you found it a little hard to keep track of all the candidates in the democratic debates. Straight up, there were…
This One’s for Caleb: Cave In Talks Making Touching Tribute ‘Final Transmission’
Caleb Scofield’s presence is felt in every note of Final Transmission. According to members of Cave In, that’s how their latest album had to be if…
Unearthing ‘Thunderdome’: The Show Too Dangerous for Everyday Sports and Too Sexy for Primetime
Last week I told you about my multi-year investigation into Thunderdome, the lost show from my childhood that is nearly impossible to find on the internet.…
Book Review: A Punk Photographer Finds Truth in Slang
“Dirty Birdy Bible” by Hiro Tanaka turns a language barrier into a poetic memoir of life on the road. Dirty Birdy Bible: Notes From the Road,…
Australia’s The Chats Still Believe in Rock and Roll (and Mullets)
A video of three Australian teens caught fire on the internet in 2017. Clad in neon surf gear, the trio tear through a three-minute ode to…
War on Women’s Shawna Potter Wrote a Book to Help You Give Harassment the Boot
A low, lurid whistle. A not-subtle-at-all slap on the ass. A slur tinged with the implication of violence. War on Women frontwoman Shawna Potter is on…
We Asked The Ramones About The Grateful Dead, Cartoons, and Disco in This Lost 1979 Interview
I’ve spent a lot of time with the Ramones over the years – pogoing and headbanging in front of the stage, interviewing them for my old…
Madison Stern’s Tour Photography Puts You Up Front and Center on Drug Church’s Latest Tour
There’s something special that happens when Drug Church is on stage. We could tell you about the grungy hardcore punk band’s ability to turn any space…