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PUP’s Stefan Babcock Discusses the Joy and Conflict of His Band

By
Thomas Britt
/ 15 May 2025

The lead singer and songwriter of punk group PUP talks about the band’s new album, getting older, touring, and the influence of the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn.

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6 Solo Artists Are the Life of the Kilby Block Party

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Michael Bialas
/ 15 May 2025
Sasami Is a No-Fear Artist Who Plays Truth or Dare
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Sasami Is a No-Fear Artist Who Plays Truth or Dare

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Michael Bialas
/ 14 May 2025
Brian May, Coachella 2025, and Modern Music Festivals
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Brian May, Coachella 2025, and Modern Music Festivals

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Alyssa Charpentier
/ 14 May 2025
The Hold Steady’s ‘Separation Sunday’ Remains a Dense and Brilliant Masterpiece
Music

The Hold Steady’s ‘Separation Sunday’ Remains a Dense and Brilliant Masterpiece

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Patrick Gill
/ 13 May 2025
Colin Miller Discusses Losin’ and Honoring a Lost Friend
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Colin Miller Discusses Losin’ and Honoring a Lost Friend

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Brian Stout
/ 13 May 2025

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William Tyler’s Excellent New LP Isn’t What You Might Expect

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Christopher Laird
/ 15 May 2025

William Tyler’s Time Indefinite is an experimental ambient record from a guy who isn’t known for making experimental ambient albums. 

Scowl Expertly Blend Alt-rock and Hardcore
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Scowl Expertly Blend Alt-rock and Hardcore

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Brian Stout
/ 15 May 2025
The Raveonettes Surf the Rave in Their Brilliant Return
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The Raveonettes Surf the Rave in Their Brilliant Return

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Alison Ross
/ 14 May 2025
In Quebec, Bush’s Songs Still Hit with Resilient Strength
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In Quebec, Bush’s Songs Still Hit with Resilient Strength

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Adrien Begrand
/ 14 May 2025
Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet Wrest Melody Out of Noise
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Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet Wrest Melody Out of Noise

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Chris Ingalls
/ 14 May 2025
Julien Baker and Torres Create a Stunning Queer Country Album
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Julien Baker and Torres Create a Stunning Queer Country Album

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Hedvig Mollestad Trio Serve Up Jazzy Metal Fire
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Hedvig Mollestad Trio Serve Up Jazzy Metal Fire

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Sal Cataldi
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Eli Winter Shows His Creative Dexterity on New LP
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Eli Winter Shows His Creative Dexterity on New LP

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Mogwai’s Legendary Enigma Explored in New Documentary
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Mogwai’s Legendary Enigma Explored in New Documentary

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Christopher J. Lee
/ 12 May 2025

Music Features

Music Featured: Top of Home Page Features Interviews Music Features

PUP’s Stefan Babcock Discusses the Joy and Conflict of His Band

By
Thomas Britt
/ 15 May 2025

The lead singer and songwriter of punk group PUP talks about the band’s new album, getting older, touring, and the influence of the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn.

6 Solo Artists Are the Life of the Kilby Block Party
Music

6 Solo Artists Are the Life of the Kilby Block Party

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Michael Bialas
/ 15 May 2025
Sasami Is a No-Fear Artist Who Plays Truth or Dare
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Sasami Is a No-Fear Artist Who Plays Truth or Dare

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Michael Bialas
/ 14 May 2025
Brian May, Coachella 2025, and Modern Music Festivals
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Brian May, Coachella 2025, and Modern Music Festivals

By
Alyssa Charpentier
/ 14 May 2025
The Hold Steady’s ‘Separation Sunday’ Remains a Dense and Brilliant Masterpiece
Music

The Hold Steady’s ‘Separation Sunday’ Remains a Dense and Brilliant Masterpiece

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Patrick Gill
/ 13 May 2025

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Mogwai’s Legendary Enigma Explored in New Documentary

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Christopher J. Lee
/ 12 May 2025
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‘The Bermuda Triangle’ Hits the Spooky Pseudo-Science Spot

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Michael Barrett
/ 30 April 2025
‘Drop Dead City’ Finds New York’s Soul at Its Lowest
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‘Drop Dead City’ Finds New York’s Soul at Its Lowest

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Chris Barsanti
/ 29 April 2025
‘Girl With a Suitcase’ Charms With Its Magnetic Performances
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‘Girl With a Suitcase’ Charms With Its Magnetic Performances

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Imran Khan
/ 28 April 2025

Television

The Safety Trap: Society’s Destructive Fear of Risk-Taking
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The Safety Trap: Society’s Destructive Fear of Risk-Taking

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Kirby Sibiski
/ 1 May 2025
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Justin F. Martin
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Historical Fiction’s Shipwrecks, Magical Objects, and the Marginalized

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Veronica Menaldi
/ 14 April 2025

Books

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Charles Switzer
/ 5 May 2025

The lasting terror in Lord of the Flies isn’t that civilization breaks down: it’s that the tools of empire (dominance, ideology, forced conformity) remain alive and well, even in our children.

‘A Living’ and the Affirmation Work
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‘A Living’ and the Affirmation Work

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‘Dark City Dames’ Sheds Light on Women in Film Noir

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Fiona McQuarrie
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Healing Fiction from Japan and South Korea Is Comforting Yet Complex

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Games

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/ 30 April 2025

In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the characters don’t cling to cosmic promises or ordained fates; they find meaning in deliberate choices made in the shadow of annihilation.

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/ 25 March 2025
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Playing ‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ Is Catharsis for Resisting Authoritarianism

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‘Avowed’ Conveys the Weight of Words In Our Times
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‘Avowed’ Conveys the Weight of Words In Our Times

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Igor Bannikov
/ 19 February 2025

Lists

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6 Solo Artists Are the Life of the Kilby Block Party

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/ 15 May 2025
Sasami Is a No-Fear Artist Who Plays Truth or Dare
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Michael Bialas
/ 14 May 2025
Colin Miller Discusses Losin’ and Honoring a Lost Friend
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Colin Miller Discusses Losin’ and Honoring a Lost Friend

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Brian Stout
/ 13 May 2025
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Michael Bialas
/ 12 May 2025
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Brian Stout
/ 5 May 2025

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