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Straight-edge hardcore feels like a distinctly American phenomenon, but it has adherents across the globe. Today, a couple of ultra-heavy straight-edge bands from Sweden and Italy have come together on a very cool new split EP called Unstable Elements.  » Read More

In a few weeks, Bay Area indie-poppers Chime School will release their new album The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel, and we’ve already posted the early tracks “Give Your Heart Away” and “Wandering Song.” Today, they’ve unleashed their new song “The End,”  » Read More

The Philadelphia-based musician Nina Ryser is a longtime fixture on the DIY scene. She was one third of Palberta, and now she plays drums in @, among other things. Ryser also releases her own solo music; she came out with her EP I Miss My Dog last year.  » Read More

Mediocre earned our Band To Watch honor in 2022 with only one EP under their belt. Since then, they released another EP, titled To Know You’re Screwed. Today, the LA indie rock duo is announcing their debut full-length, Growth Eater. The lead single,  » Read More

The fury over inflated ticket prices has been a major topic lately, with the Department Of Justice filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and the House Of Representatives passing a bill requiring greater transparency in ticket pricing. Now, a major American city has filed a lawsuit against StubHub,  » Read More

Summer is the most pop of seasons, yet as far as pop albums in July go… there isn’t much! There are albums by pop-adjacent artists, like Porter Robinson or Clairo or Childish Gambino. There are albums that would have been big pop records a decade ago, like OneRepublic or Eminem (boy,  » Read More

The fall jaunt focuses on cities the Wilco frontman rarely plays  » Read More

The reported $2.4 million lawsuit comes a year after the Malaysian government cut short Good Vibes Festival when Healy kissed Ross MacDonald onstage  » Read More

“I Think About Heaven” follows the singer-songwriter’s 2017 EP with his band Curls  » Read More