Santa Cruz punk lifers Good Riddance released a new LP, Thoughts and Prayers, in 2019, and while their plans to tour with Death by Stereo, The Homeless Gospel Choir, and Clowns this spring ahead of Punk Rock Bowling and Pouzza… Read More
Infant Island had a busy year, with the release of the Sepulcher mini-LP, the Collections 1 compilation (which benefited the Richmond Community Bail Fund), and their sophomore album Beneath, which we named the #2 best punk album of 2020 (and… Read More
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival was one of the last big fests of any kind this year that actually happened as planned before COVID hit. The 2021 edition of Sundance, however, will be virtual, happening January 28 – February 23.… Read More
Today, The Voidz premiered new single "Alien Crime Lord" via the Grand Theft Auto Online radio station, K.U.L.T. 99.1FM Vespucci Beach (aka "Low Power Beach Radio") which is hosted and curated by Voidz (and Strokes) frontman Julian Casablancas. Julian's radio… Read More
WFUV program director and DJ Rita Houston has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 59. Chuck Singleton, the station's general manager, shared the sad news via a moving tribute on WFUV's website, writing, "Rita was the north… Read More
In spite of everything, Megan Thee Stallion is thriving. As one of the first performers to truly take the concept of a quarantine performance to the next level with her phenomenal set at the 2020 BET Awards back in June… Read More
Texas trio Loma — Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski (Cross Record) and Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) — released their genuinely wonderful second album, Don't Shy Away, back in October. It's hypnotic, haunting, mysterious and comforting, and features Brian Eno on the… Read More
The White Stripes' 26-track Greatest Hits compilation just came out, their first-ever career-spanning anthology, and with that they've been doing a little digging in the archives. To go along with the best-of, there's also a 17-track, digital-only b-sides compilation that's been… Read More
Two Minutes to Late Night's quarantine covers series continues with a cover of Anthrax's "Caught In A Mosh" by former Kvelertak frontman (and current Hjelvik frontman) Erlend Hjelvik, Revocation/Gargoyl's Dave Davidson, Periphery's Mark Holcomb, Bury Your Dead/All That Remains' Aaron… Read More
I think it goes without saying how insane of a year 2020 was, but there were things to be grateful for too, and one of those things is the incredible amount of great punk records that came out this year.… Read More