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Interviews

  1. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Heavy Lag

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Vicious Dreams

     Kendra Sheetz
  3. Interview
    Interview

    “First” Time Fest Band Exclusive: To Forget

     Kendra Sheetz
  4. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: 0 Miles Per Hour

     Kendra Sheetz
  5. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Tired Radio

     Kendra Sheetz
  6. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Worst Advice

     Kendra Sheetz
  7. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Drain

     Kendra Sheetz
  8. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Silverstein

     Kendra Sheetz
  9. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Quicksand

     Kendra Sheetz
  10. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Enter Shikari

     Kendra Sheetz
  11. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Oso Oso & Origami Angel

     Kendra Sheetz
  12. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with FEA

     Kendra Sheetz
  13. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Screaming Females

     Kendra Sheetz
  14. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Young Culture

     Kendra Sheetz
  15. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2023: Bad Libs with Pinkshift

     Kendra Sheetz
  16. Interview
    Interview

    Chris Swinney of Fire Sale Talks Band Formation, Songwriting Processes, & More

     Steve Long
  17. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Sweet Anne Marie

     Kendra Sheetz
  18. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: the House of Wills

     Kendra Sheetz
  19. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Taken Days

     Kendra Sheetz
  20. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: big bird.

     Kendra Sheetz
  21. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Riverby

     Kendra Sheetz
  22. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Middle-Aged Queers

     Kendra Sheetz
  23. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Rundown Kreeps

     Kendra Sheetz
  24. Interview
    Interview

    First Time Fest Band Exclusive: Dropped Out

     Kendra Sheetz

Band Of The Day

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Must Build Jacuzzi

Peoria, IL

Formed in a whirlpool of musical influences in central Illinois cornfields, Must Build Jacuzzi runs rampant with a wild live show and a unique take

Features

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
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
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
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.
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.
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
One Band, 5 Songs

A podcast dedicated to examining the career of one musical artist through the lens of five of their classic songs.
Friskie Morris Sessions

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

You Oughta Know

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

One Year Ago Today

  1. Smoking Popes
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Smoking Popes Release New Single “Madison” and Announce Summer Tour

     Steve Long

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