45 Best Punk Albums of 2020
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
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He's the Leader: An Interview with Aretha's "Main Man" Fonzi Thornton
December 6, 2015: Fonzi Thornton is standing onstage at the Kennedy Center. The Queen of Soul holds court at the piano. It’s the ultimate manifestation of a lifelong dream. As a teenager, Thornton sang Aretha Franklin songs while strolling through… Read More
The 25 Best Americana Albums of 2020
25. Frank Jacket – You Say Adios (Mula) Chilean artist Frank Jacket is a living testament to the far-reaching quality of honest-to-goodness classic country movement. Inspired by the honky-tonk of Roger Miller more than anything, Jacket recalls the likes of recent revivalist… Read More
Grammy Nominations 2021 (Phoebe Bridgers, Megan Thee Stallion, Power Trip, more)
The nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards have been announced and you can check out the full list of nominations below. Record of the Year nominees are: “Black Parade” — Beyoncé, “Colors” — Black Pumas, “Rockstar” —DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch,… Read More
Scorsese's 'World Cinema Project No. 3' Has a Filtered Gaze
I can’t help but marvel that one of the United States’ most prominent unofficial film ambassadors had once broken his directorial chops working for B movie maestro Roger Corman and consumed enough cocaine in his youth to send him hurtling… Read More
5 Negative Effects of Fandom Nostalgia and How to Overcome Them
If you’ve spent money on merchandise promoting your favorite sports team, logged hours discussing the summer blockbuster remake of a movie you and several other people on the same Internet message board liked when you were kids, or written a… Read More
NYC celebrates as Trump loses to Biden (pics, videos)
Where were you when you found out the Associated Press, CNN, and a bunch of other news outlets called Pennsylvania for Joe Biden, winning him the 2020 election? If you're in NYC, it's possible you learned the news from a… Read More
Notable Releases of the Week (10/2)
It's another Bandcamp Friday, which means Bandcamp is waiving their cut of sales from midnight to midnight Pacific to help support artists during this tour-less year, so if you're picking up new music today, do it at Bandcamp if you… Read More
18 early 2000s melodic punk & hardcore albums that are still essential todayPunk's Not Dead Yet. Here's Five Newer Songs To Check Out
This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at 18 early 2000s punk albums that were too gritty for the bubblegum pop punk TRL was playing but too tuneful for the depths of the hardcore underground, and still sound… Read More
18 early 2000s melodic punk & hardcore albums that are still essential todayPunk's Not Dead Yet. Here's Five Newer Songs To Check Out
This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at 18 early 2000s punk albums that were too gritty for the bubblegum pop punk TRL was playing but too tuneful for the depths of the hardcore underground, and still sound… Read More