Sep 13 2017
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After 13 years, Deer Tick still doesn’t quite know what kind of band it wants to be. Not that this is a problem,…
Ryan Bray
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Aug 4 2017
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Dead Cross, Dead Cross
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Jun 16 2017
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Matt Williams,
Sean O'Neal,
kenneth-partridge,
and 4 more[Anti-]
Apr 21 2017
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Clayton Purdom,
Gwen Ihnat,
Laura M. Browning,
and 4 moreThere’s a reason we form our closest affinities with rock and pop music during our youth. There’s something…
Mar 10 2017
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Matt Williams,
Clayton Purdom,
Laura M. Browning,
and 3 moreHeartworms, The Shins’ first record since 2012’s Port Of Morrow, kicks off with the bouncy, sun-kissed jaunt “Name…
Mar 3 2017
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Stephin Merritt loves a good gimmick, doesn’t he? There was his Magnetic Fields magnum opus, 1999’s 69 Love Songs—exa…
Jan 3 2017
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kenneth-partridge,
Leonardo Adrian Garcia,
and 14 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Nov 14 2016
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Most memoirs wait to be written until their writers have lived a full life. At 36, Laura Jane Grace doesn’t need to…
Oct 11 2016
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A piercing scream opens “Skunk,” the lead track on The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Now I Got Worry. It’s a…
Oct 7 2016
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For years, it seemed like time would never catch up with NOFX. The legendary L.A. outfit has always seemed to take…
Aug 29 2016
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Is there a prouder, more tireless ambassador of punk rock and hardcore than Keith Morris? The name might lack the…
Aug 26 2016
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De La Soul’s contributions to hip-hop over the past three decades are mighty, but the Long Island trio has often…
Aug 3 2016
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Dianca London,
Matt Williams,
Dan Bogosian,
and 12 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Jul 12 2016
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Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.
Jul 7 2016
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When Los Lobos loaded into City Winery in Chicago back in February, it was equal parts rock show and commemoration.…
May 2 2016
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Electriclarryland, released 20 years ago last month, was the Butthole Surfers’ receipt for years spent cementing…
Apr 29 2016
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Evan Rytlewski,
kenneth-partridge,
Chris Mincher,
and 18 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Apr 25 2016
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Forty years would seem to be plenty of time to canvass and document the history of punk rock, but as is the case…
Mar 31 2016
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kenneth-partridge,
J.J. Anselmi,
David Anthony,
and 20 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Mar 25 2016
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Bob Mould might have been having a self-deprecating chuckle at himself when he named his 2012 record Silver Age, but…