LIFE Are Sardonic and Raw on 'A Picture of Good Health'
Hull, UK punk rockers, LIFE offer stripped down sound and creative arrangements that make A Picture of Good Health a compelling second album.
17 Sep 2019
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Timelost Give Marilyn Manson's "Cryptorchid" a New Lease on Life (premiere + interview)
Lo-fi, black metal-cum-goth-ish outfit, Timelost share a cover of Marilyn Manson's "Cryptorchid". They talk with us about the importance of making the old new.
17 Sep 2019
Jesse Malin Teams with Lucinda Williams on 'Sunset Kids'
New York rocker Jesse Malin's first record in four years blends old and new songs for a strong collection produced by Lucinda Williams.
10 Sep 2019
Sleater-Kinney Admit 'The Center Won't Hold'
Amid sonic changes and a sudden departure, Sleater-Kinney tackle challenging issues and find a way forward on The Center Won't Hold.
10 Sep 2019
Darkness Illuminates: Goth Punk's Great Escapism
While goth punk's theatricality dramatizes concerns about depression and suicide amongst young people today, its safe spaces are inviting to the otherwise alienated and ostracized.
21 Aug 2019
The 100 Greatest Alternative Songs of the '80s
One of our most popular series ever, this 2015 list of the 1980s best "alternative" music has it all, from new wave to punk and post-punk to goth.
16 Aug 2019
Punk Noir's Jail Weddings Return With "Do Anything You Want to Me" (premiere)
Los Angeles punksters Jail Weddings end their five-year hiatus with the smoldering new rocker, "Do Anything You Want to Me".
05 Aug 2019
IDLES and Fontaines D.C. in Photos at Brooklyn Steel
IDLES released an animated video for "Never Fight a Man With a Perm" and will tour the US again this fall, as will Fontaines D.C.
23 Jul 2019
Taylor Hollingsworth Tells the Tale of "Tap Dancin' Daddy" (premiere)
Mystic Valley Band man Taylor Hollingsworth steps out for the first album under his own name since 2011. "Tap Dancin' Daddy" tells of the struggles of parenthood and the struggles of staying true to one's self.
22 Jul 2019
18th & Addison Bemoan "Leeches" in New Video (premiere)
Punk and pop energy collide in the new infectious single "Leeches" from New Jersey duo 18th & Addison.
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17 Jul 2019
Bleached Sneak Up on You with Their Brand of Power Pop
Bleached's Don't You Think You've Had Enough? is a summer record with big sing-along power pop songs that deliver.
15 Jul 2019
Titus Andronicus Excel With a Stripped-Down Approach on 'An Obelisk'
On their sixth studio album, New Jersey punk rockers Titus Andronicus, normally associated with big, ambitious gestures, get back to basics.
20 Jun 2019
Industrial Punk: Here's a Finger, Now Form a Band!
For Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge, punk's sonic harshness was welcome but it did not go far enough.
19 Jun 2019
Videos vs. Colonialism: The Cases of Rammstein and Hatari
Two recent videos from Rammstein and Hatari offer a study in contrasts and speak loudly to the challenges involved in authentically confronting colonialism through popular music.
13 Jun 2019
Otoboke Beaver Is Loud, Fast, and Fun on 'Itekoma Hits'
Otoboke Beaver's songs run the punk gamut from raging hardcore to bouncy pop-punk and hit most of the points in between on Itekoma Hits.
10 Jun 2019
The Atom Age Take Listeners on a "Walk Through Walls" (premiere)
Punk/garage outfit the Atom Age deliver a potent new video in "Walk Through Walls".
04 Jun 2019
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