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choncy on cincinnati cuisine, brainrot, and kitchen sink punk
The band discusses their new album Trademark, collaborating remotely, writing songs about jobs, and embracing the chaos of punk without subgenre.
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minneapolis punks voted to unionize a merch warehouse. sony music plans to shut it down.
Kings Road employs punk artists and produces merch for some of the world’s biggest punk bands. The morning of the union’s first day of bargaining, owners Sony Music revealed plans to shutter the workplace. The union intends to keep fighting.
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shop talk’s secret? they don’t have anything to prove.
The Brooklyn garage punks sit down at a local bar to discuss slugs, Ramones, and approaching the band without ego.
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media puzzle trot new land beyond the big log
Tom Peter on New Racehorse, horns in punk, their outstanding live show, and embracing the discomfort of new horizons beyond Lismore.
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shaved ape on the punk mentors who changed his life
In a dining room lined with decades of punk ephemera, Vince Klopfenstein shares stories about chance encounters and the beauty of hardcore.
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byproxy did not plan to sound like this, and it rules
The brand new Portland band jammed together and quickly recorded one of the best punk demos of the year. They are not the death rock band they initially envisioned.
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a picnic with portland punk lifers noxeema
Punk veterans Erin, Cissie, Katie, and Marat on making punk about the human body, returning with their first 7" since 2019, and the eternal balance between work and art.
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ypsi’s tongue + the act of sludgy punk as resistance
The trio of Darby, TJ, and Justin mix political action with intense music. With the release of their first demo, they discuss Ypsilanti’s DIY past and future.
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eraser emerge from their philly hideout for some bbq
With Sonam, Pier, Kat, and Juliette in Memphis. The Philadelphia punks discuss symbolism, Mariah Carey’s audiobook, caps, and the spirit of the band.
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the sleaze on reuniting after 13 years + their dirtbag teen era
The Minneapolis band of garage punk blood brothers behind “Smokin’ Fuckin’ Cigs” will play their first show in 13 years on March 28. Before a planned practice, we got together to discuss the present and past.
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dana brave the wind advisory in the van with a king size box of nerds
The Columbus band stay up late in Detroit to discuss writing songs with theremin, the regions that define them as egg punks, and hip-hop’s influence.
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guyscrapers set their sights high
The Texas-rooted Queens rock'n'roll band have one year and a pair of three-song tapes under their belts. They discuss community, their love of touring, and what’s next.