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Interviews

  1. Interview
    Interview

    Brendan Kelly Talks New Wandering Birds Album, His Creative Processes, & Shitty Margaritas: Part 1

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Interview
    Interview

    Typesetter Talks New Album, Tour, & FEST

     Ty Dykema
  3. Rodger Dodger
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Dodger the Dog

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  4. TOBES
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Toby Jeg of Red Scare Industries

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  5. The Bombpops
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Jen & Poli of The Bombpops

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  6. Riot Fest
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Maryam Hassan

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  7. Archie Powell & the Exports
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Archie Powell

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  8. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Love, Hope, Strength

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  9. Direct Hit!
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Direct Hit!

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  10. Speedy Ortiz
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Sadie of Speedy Ortiz

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  11. Riot Fest
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Chel of Third Twin Sister

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  12. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Atmosphere

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  13. Brendan Kelly
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Brendan Kelly

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  14. Blood People
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Blood People

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  15. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with The Districts

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  16. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with GWAR

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  17. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Alex of Blind Adam and the Federal League

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  18. Cobra Skulls
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Cobra Skulls

    Complete with pinwheel!

    Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  19. No Small Children
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with No Small Children

    New Friends!

    Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  20. American Steel
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Rory of American Steel

    They're BACK!

    Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  21. Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Kevin Devine

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  22. Andrew W.K.
    Interview
    Interview

    Riot Fest 2018: Bad Libs with Andrew WK

    When it's time to Mad Libs, we will Mad Libs hard!

    Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  23. Interview
    Interview

    Jan Drees of The Shell Corporation Talks New Album, Fest, & Dice

     Jen Louie
  24. Swingin' Utters
    Interview
    Interview

    Johnny Peebucks (Swingin’ Utters) Talks New Album, Touring, Mental Health, & More

     Erin DoyleJay MunozJen Louie

Band Of The Day


Mystery Actions

Chicago, IL

All female punk rock n roll band from Chicago!!

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
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.

One Year Ago Today

  1. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    The Western States Performs on “Songs From the Mountains & Valleys”

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Premiere
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    My Cousin’s Girlfriend’s House Premieres New EP ‘All For Love & All For Nothing’

     Kendra Sheetz
  3. One Band, 5 Songs: A Podcast
    Feature
    Feature

    One Band, 5 Songs: One Man Army

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