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The Roches’ 10 Most “Punk” Songs

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Kurt Wildermuth / 3 November 2026

The Roches’ music drew on folk, pop, rock, and more. No one would call it punk, yet here’s a batch of their songs that just might qualify.

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When Pulp Were Freaks

When Pulp Were Freaks

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Tony Aramini / 3 November 2026

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Lars Munzer / 29 October 2026

Spider-Man and the Asceticism of Solitary Conviction

Spider-Man and the Asceticism of Solitary Conviction

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15 Essential Tracks from the New Zealand Pop Underground

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Skrillex Drops It Hard: The Digital Life of Dubstep

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Cult of Luna Loom Large on ‘In the Shadow of Your Shadow’

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Jeremy McDonagh / 29 October 2026

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Taylor Swift Reprises Schmaltz on ‘The Encore’

Syd Matters Returns to Familiar Ground After 16-Year Hiatus

The Iron Roses Deliver Anthemic, Righteous Anger on ‘Molotov Nights’

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Queens of the Stone Age Show Versatility on ‘Perfecth’

Beabadoobee Reconnects with Rock on ‘Pylon’

Song People Merge Post-Punk and Power Balladry on Haunting LP

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Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts Take It Easy With ‘Second Song’

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Is Opera Evil?

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Lars Munzer / 29 October 2026

Spider-Man and the Asceticism of Solitary Conviction

Spider-Man and the Asceticism of Solitary Conviction

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Jorge David Segovia / 29 October 2026

How Useful Is Remorse in ‘The Death of Robin Hood’?

How Useful Is Remorse in ‘The Death of Robin Hood’?

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Darius Ahmadi / 28 October 2026

Music, Murder, and Boris Karloff fill Saucy pre-Code ‘Night World’

Music, Murder, and Boris Karloff fill Saucy pre-Code ‘Night World’

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Michael Barrett / 27 October 2026

‘100 Days’ Rows Toward the Comfort of Solitude

‘100 Days’ Rows Toward the Comfort of Solitude

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Guilherme Quireza / 26 October 2026

Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ Presses the Limits of Knowledge

Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ Presses the Limits of Knowledge

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Mike Cormack / 22 October 2026

It’s a Wonderful Life’s Bell Is Still Ringing

It’s a Wonderful Life’s Bell Is Still Ringing

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Jo Ann Zimmerman / 21 October 2026

Prejudice Is Masked as Protection in Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’

Prejudice Is Masked as Protection in Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’

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Chris Barsanti / 21 October 2026

Inside H. R. Giger’s Alien: The Biomechanical Horror That Changed Film, Art and Design

Inside H. R. Giger’s Alien: The Biomechanical Horror That Changed Film, Art and Design

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John Alan Urquhart / 27 October 2026

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Is Opera Evil?

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Iain Ellis / 15 October 2026

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The Roches’ 10 Most “Punk” Songs

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15 Essential Tracks from the New Zealand Pop Underground

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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of October 2026

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The 15 Best Tom Waits Songs

The 15 Best Tom Waits Songs

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Alexander Heigl / 26 October 2026

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Brian Stout / 28 October 2026

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Will Layman / 27 October 2026

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Dawn Moraga of Cor de Lux Faces the Future with a Beautiful Blind Smile

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Brian Stout / 21 October 2026

Jazz Saxophonist David S. Ware Never Played It Twice

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What Would Don Draper Do? Reading Dante in a Secular Age

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Religion and Biological Limits in Post-Humanity: ‘Her’ and ‘Transcendence’

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