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    ALL with All My Senses & Jon Snodgrass + The Stevensons in Detroit, MI

     Matt Christ
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    Sweet Gloom Releases Music Video for “Lips”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Riot Fest Announces 2026 Late Night Shows

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Sweet Gloom Releases Music Video for “Lips”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Riot Fest Announces 2026 Late Night Shows

     Kendra Sheetz
  3. Love Songs Of The Month
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    LoveSong of the Month “Let’s Hear It for Love” (Smoking Popes)

    Let's hear it for LoveSongs of the Month!

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    924 Gilman Celebrates 40 Years With 4-Day Anniversary Benefit Weekend

     Kendra Sheetz
  5. Premiere
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    Pity Party Premieres New Single “E-Boy Meets World”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Newsvideo
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    Rad Skulls Premieres Music Video for “Vulgar Display of Mower”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Too Many Daves Releases New Single “Can’t Afford to Party”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Woolworthy Releases New Single “Can’t Press Rewind”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    William H. Michael Premieres New Single “Breaking Point”

     Kendra Sheetz
  10. Show Review
    Show Review

    Will Hoge’s Eastside Ramble: Day 2: Tim Barry, Scott Terry, Will Hoge, & More in Nashville, TN

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Show Review

    Will Hoge’s Eastside Ramble: Day 1: Alanna Royale, The Alternate Routes, Will Hoge, & More in Nashville, TN

     Kendra Sheetz
  12. Show Review
    Show Review

    RX Bandits with Catbite in Detroit, MI

     Matt Christ
  13. Show Review
    Show Review

    Taking Back Sunday with Bayside in Madison, WI

    "You are red, violet red You hollow out my hungry eyes" -Taking Back Sunday

    Jenna Guffey
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    Newsstream

    Meteor Police Releases New Single “Unwanted In July”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Newsstream

    Old Cross Releases New Single “Blood Moon”

     Kendra Sheetz
  16. Scream Therapy Big
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    Jules Batterman of Julez and the Rollerz on Toxic Relationships
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    GUIDES Premieres Music Video for “Failure/Defines” Channeling Both Nu-Metal & Film Noir

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Rock Cellist Gordon Withers (J Robbins Band, New Freedom Sound) Shared American Football Coverer “Never Meant”

     Kendra Sheetz

Band Of The Day


The Evictions

Chicago, IL

A Chicago band with members from the Last Vegas, Black Actress, & the Lucks. 3 piece rock-garage outfit with blazing riffs and scream-a-long ch

Features

Live From The Rock Room

Live from The Rock Room is a content series featuring live performances and interviews from Punk & Indie bands. The performances are recorded i
Radio Unfriendly

Radio Unfriendly is a music podcast hosted by Scott and Steve with interviews, news, and music from bands that you are unlikely to hear on the radi
The New Adventures of The Offspring

A weekly, episodic, scripted, action/adventure podcast following the adventures of Dexter Holland, Noodles, Greg K, Pete Parada and Redman who form
Scene Around

Shawn McClung points his camera at the people he’s met through music. One shot, black and white, in the moment. No other rules.
Love Songs Of The Month

Separate from his main gig with The Love Songs, Craigums (and sometimes his friends) recreate songs that have no business being recreated.
I Wanna Wear Your Skin

Jill and Kayla (two beautiful trash monsters) regrettably watch one Lifetime Original Movie every week and then talk about them, all while drinking
Friskie Morris Sessions

Discover punk, ska and hardcore music in this weekly multi-format program highlighting the local Chicago scene and beyond.
One Band, 5 Songs

A podcast dedicated to examining the career of one musical artist through the lens of five of their classic songs.
Question The Answers

Take a deep dive into the independent music scene. The Question The Answers podcast features interviews with creative people working together in th
You Oughta Know

You Oughta Know is a collection of recommendations and picks from the Bad Copy staff.
enough.

enough. is a podcast which aims to shine light into the darkened corners of the music industry while discussing the ways we can and should improve

Scream Therapy

Scream Therapy is a podcast that explores the link between Punk Rock and mental health hosted by Jason Schreurs. Guests include members of the unde

Columns

Bad Copy Running Club

A quarterly piece on getting active as a tool for a healthier life and creating safer spaces for everyone to feel better, mind

Gloom Tunes

Dollar Signs’ Dylan Wachman chats with musicians about the music that helped them navigate the hard times.
Up The Pets

Mat Stokes loves dogs and invites you to talk about all things pets.
At Odds

At Odds is a collection of musings from a man slowly descending into insanity by forcing himself to listen to the entire discographies of bands tha
Matt, Don't Drink It

Some people like bad movies. Matt Diamant likes bad drinks and rates his experiences with these concoctions. He also takes requests!
PBR with Erin

From fake lashes to healing rashes, Erin gives you the beauty advice you never asked for.
Decent Panini

Some sandwiches are bad. Some paninis are decent. Kyle reviews them all!
Punx Who Panic

Our staff opens up about their struggles with mental health.
The Bottom End

Bass players are often the underrated and overlooked members of a band. We explore music and other noise from the perspective of those that hold do
Flavor of the Weak

The memoirs of a career roadie.
Four Tours & Seven Beers Ago

An ongoing anthology of tour diaries.
Awful Sounds and Shitty Jokes

Unabashedly pretentious musings on noise, shitposting, and other cultural forces.

On This Day

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    Gully Boys Releases New Single & Music Video for “Mother”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Newsstream

    Sixteen Scandals Get their Hooks in You with Single “C.R.O.C.H.E.T.”
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    Newsstream

    Woolworthy Guitarist Dave Suh Releases Debut Solo Album
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    In Transmission Music Video for New Single “Catching Up”

     Kendra Sheetz
  5. Newsstream
    Newsstream

    The Albert Square Releases New EP ‘Swallow You Whole’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Newsstream

    Cosmic Dregs Streams Newest Single “Phlegm”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    News

    The Death Set Releases Video For “No Where Is Here”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Newsvideo

    Blind Adam and the Federal League Releases Video for “If I Don’t Make It Home”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Debt Neglector Releases New Single & Video for “Dirty Water”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Heet Deth Premieres Music Video for “Blood”

     Kendra Sheetz

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