When I first saw the Linda Lindas perform “Racist, Sexist Boy”—in the May 2021 video from the Los Angeles Public Library that took the Internet by storm—I got huge “industry plant” energy from them. But I wasn’t really mad about it. The four-piece, which is made up of girls between the ages of 11 and […]
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Nearly 40 years into their career, Bad Religion are the best west-coast punk band in existence
The first time I saw Bad Religion, I was a young teen and they were on their 2000 tour in support of their Todd Rundgren-produced 11th album, The New America. I remember marveling at how dudes so old were still ripping so hard, but I recently had a weird crisis when I did the math […]
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Meat Wave bassist Joe Gac on possibly the world’s only family-friendly trap records
Current musical obsessions of Meat Wave bassist Joe Gac, Fckr Jr guitarist Ben Grigg, and Reader music listings wrangler Luca Cimarusti
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Classic albums in full: Riot Fest goes six for seven in 2018
Riot Fest only missed the mark with one record—and it’s not Suicidal Tendencies’ thrash landmark, Cypress Hill’s dark trip, or Bad Religion’s brainy skate-punk masterpiece.
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Riot Fest announces its first wave of acts for 2018
Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
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In Rotation: Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann on an album so angry it’s almost silly
Current obsessions of Reckless Records buyer Dave Hofer, Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann, and the Reader‘s Luca Cimarusti
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12 O’Clock Track: Vintage Bad Religion keeps fresh on “I Want to Conquer the World”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is Bad Religion’s “I Want to Conquer the World.”
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Friday: Five Riot Fest acts to see
Day one of Riot Fest features Danzig, Joan Jett, Fall Out Boy, and more.
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Gossip Wolf: Who’s playing Riot Fest?
Riot Fest lineup predictions and busy seasons for trash-pop duo the Funs and doom band Bongripper
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Warped Tour
Warped Tour rolls back through town for an endless day of punk rock mixed with some hip-hop, hardcore, ska, and more.