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Category: Features

February 25, 2020
‘Desolation Center’ Director Stuart Swezey: Taking Punk into the Desert
By Dustin Krcatovich / Interviews, TV+Film / interview, TV+Film, Q&A
Nowadays, it’s easy to take punk/alternative-minded outdoor festivals for granted—but in the 1980s, there was little opportunity for scrappy, weird bands to get any sun.
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February 3, 2020February 3, 2020
Jason Narducy on Turning His Tween Punk Band Verböten into a Rock Musical
By Dustin Krcatovich / Interviews, Music / interview, bob mould, superchunk
He's played bass for Superchunk and Bob Mould. Now he's written a punk rock musical about his childhood band.
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January 30, 2020
Teenage Bottlerocket’s Miguel Chen on Fear, Grief & His New Book About Death
By Lindsay W / Interviews / Teenage Bottlerocket, books, Miguel Chen
Miguel Chen wants you to suffer less and live more. That's the focus of his new book, ‘The Death Of You: A Book For Anyone…
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December 20, 2019December 31, 2019
Andrew W.K.’s 17 Party Tips for a Great New Year’s Eve
By Riot Fest / Features / Riot Festmas, andrew w.k., new years eve
Andrew W.K. shares his best party tips for your New Year’s Eve celebration. Who’s going to ring in the new year tonight with Andrew W.K.…
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December 17, 2019December 17, 2019
The Infected on Getting Back Together Nearly 10 Years Later
By Riot Fest / Interviews / riot fest presents, interview, Q&A
He books the festival, now he’s getting his own band back together: Buck Foley talks about The Infected getting back together nearly 10 years later.
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December 5, 2019December 30, 2019
The Hard Times Wrote a Book and Made Me Read Something For Once
By Bailey Davis / Features, Interviews / punk, interview, Q&A
The Hard Times co-founders talk about searching for an offline audience with their first book, ’The Hard Times: The First 40 Years,‘ in an interview…
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November 14, 2019
that dog.’s Anna Waronker On ‘Old LP’ and Getting Advice From Randy Newman
By Dustin Krcatovich / Features, Interviews / interview, Q&A, features
As the 1990s recede further into the distance, they become a more fabled time for music in general, and “alternative/indie” rock in particular. Time has…
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October 29, 2019October 29, 2019
Is Richard Christy Metal’s Biggest Halloween Freak?
By Andrew Bonazelli / Features, Holiday / halloween, interview, features
A "horny Waffle House employee" is just one of the many Halloween costumes Richard Christy told us about.
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October 28, 2019December 10, 2019
One Mean Halloween: A Chat With Sports Team
By Bailey Davis / Interviews, Music / post-punk, interview, Q&A
Sports Team frontman Alex Rice chats with us ahead of the band's first-ever Chicago show.
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October 22, 2019October 23, 2019
Welcoming an Exile: A Conversation With The Menzingers’ Greg Barnett
By Bailey Davis / Features, Interviews / interview, Q&A, the menzingers
We got Greg Barnett on the horn to talk about breaking new ground with 'Hello Exile' ahead of The Menzingers show at Concord Music Hall…
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October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
Thin Picks: A Playlist by Thin Lips’ Chrissy Tashjian
By Emily Reily / Features, Playlists / Playlist, the zombies, riot fest playlists
“With the world being what it is right now, I just want to do a good job,” Chrissy Tashjian begins. Tashjian, songwriter and vocalist for…
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October 8, 2019October 8, 2019
Track by Track: ‘Red Scare Industries: 15 Years of Tears and Beers’
By Bailey Davis / Features / red scare, Red Scare Industries, Sincere Engineer
Red Scare Industries founder Toby Jeg walks through each track of the label’s new 15th anniversary compilation—featuring new tracks from The Copyrights, The Bombpops and…
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