Melvins’ ‘Working With God’ Displays a Refreshing Sense of Humor
Melvins come across like a musical Three Stooges on this compact, but cheerful new album in their prolific and storied career.
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On IDLES’ Danceable Relatable Battle Hymns
It is not in IDLES’ oft-derided lyrics but in their visceral performances that they connect with listeners.
Old School Politicking Gets Powerful Punk Backing on Dead End America’s ‘Crush the Machine’
Released on Southern Lord to mark the US election, Dead End America spit fire in the direction of Donald Trump on Crush the Machine.
IDLES Have Some Words for Fans and Critics on ‘Ultra Mono’
On their new album, Ultra Mono, IDLES tackle both the troubling world around them and the dissenters that want to bring them down.
Steve McDonald Remembers the Earliest Days of Redd Kross
Steve McDonald talks about the year that produced the first Redd Kross EP, an early eighth-grade graduation show with a then-unknown Black Flag, and a punk scene that welcomed and defined him.
How Going Underground Kept Punk From “Breaking” in 1991
From pivotal, iconic venues in New York and California and the ubiquity of the house show, to the dramatic, intentional divorce from the highly lucrative hardcore/metal crossover scene, 1991 saw numerous DIY punk rock groups reinterpret a 14-year-old subculture with new and urgent relevance.
From Punk Fury to Mariachi Cries, the Bronx Make Mexican Style Their Own
Los Angeles punk rockers the Bronx morph into Mariachi El Bronx for Musica Muerta, which is a whole world of fun and well made too.
PUP’s ‘Morbid Stuff’ Revels in the Cynicism and Self-Doubt of Modern Living
Morbid Stuff is the sound of Vancouver-based band PUP forging rousing, anthemic punk from the most jagged rocks mined from the depths of frontman Stefan Babcock's psyche.
Fucked Up Holds on to a Never Let Die Attitude on ‘Dose Your Dreams’
Fucked Up's Dose Your Dreams compensates for its conceptual emptiness with a sound that blasts on all fronts.
Are Vein Hardcore’s Next Big Thing?
Vein's feverish spirit on record is, without question, their unique selling point.
Split Cranium Up the Experimentalism and Atmosphere on ‘I’m the Devil and I’m OK’
For their sophomore record, crust band Split Cranium inject a layer of experimentalism into their punk attitude to further elevate their sound.
Baptists Keep Their Crust-infused Hardcore Perspective on ‘Beacon of Faith’
Carrying down on their path of destruction, Baptists return with a record that extends their sonic palette, making Beacon of Faith their most complete work yet.