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Phoebe Bridgers – Lost Weekend

Aug 21, 2026 Steve Long
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Record Review

Smoking Popes – Lovely Stuff

Apr 14, 2025 Steve Long
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Big Smack – Stuck

fuzzy wuzzy feelings for those that miss Choke the Pope & also for everyone else.
Dec 4, 2024 Erin Doyle
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Record Review

First Boy on the Moon – Cybergirl

May 8, 2024 Lorien Lamarr
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Curse Words – It Was the Cursed of Times

Its pretty safe to say that Curse Words would appeal to 90% of The FEST crowd. It's raucous orgcore with just enough nerdy special interest to round it out into something unique and special.
Jun 28, 2023 Lorien Lamarr
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Hans Gruber and the Die Hards – With A Vengeance

Jun 9, 2023 Adrienne Ash
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Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health

May 2, 2023 Kendra Sheetz
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Record Review

Checkp01nt – Where There’s a Yee There’s a Haw

And where there's a Bad there's a Copy.
Jan 24, 2023 Erin Doyle
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Record Review

The Stereo – THIRTEEN

May 13, 2022 Dan Gardner
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Record Review

Subtastics – Collector’s Edition

Jan 18, 2022 Lorien Lamarr
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Record Review

Horrible Girl & the Hot Mess – Friends

A witty, upbeat goodbye of riotous Cry-Mosh Cringe-Punk
Jul 27, 2021 Lorien Lamarr
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Record Review

Andy B and The World – The First One

In the time of isolation, it is a shiny reminder that we’re all in this together, and that we can still have fun doing what we love the most, scream lyrics to our favorite songs with people in a shared experience.
Mar 1, 2021 Keith G
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Record Review

The Soviet Machines – Self-Titled

Jan 12, 2021 Steve Long
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Mad Caddies – House on Fire

Dec 7, 2020 Keith G
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Sarchasm – Self-Titled

Check out Sarchasm's self-titled record, out October 9th on Asian Man Records!
Oct 8, 2020 Shelby Murray
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Record Review

Three Songs Performed By Corre Diablo – Corre Diablo

What better time for a band like Corre Diablo?
Aug 28, 2020 Brandon Michel
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Book Review

Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion

Die like a champion
Aug 18, 2020 Kendra Sheetz
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Record Review

Sidewalk Furniture – Reimagined Thrill

Do you want to hear a song about being invaded by the Galactic Empire and shooting stormtroopers in the face? Of course you do
Jul 29, 2020 Bryan Harsh
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The Lawrence Arms – Skeleton Coast

The Lawrence Arms is back with, what might be, their best work yet.
Jul 27, 2020 Brandon Michel
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Record Review

Warm & Happy – 8-Bit crEEps

A perfect blend of ambient synth, video game soundtrack vibes, and indie-rock
Jul 21, 2020 Bryan Harsh Kendra Sheetz
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Book Review

The Death of You: A Book for Anyone Who Might Not Live Forever

Jun 30, 2020 Kendra Sheetz
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Record Review

Duane Mark – A Letter to my Friends

Country music good? Country music good!
May 14, 2020 Bryan Harsh
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Record Review

Drunk Dial – Stay Home (Various Artists)

May 11, 2020 Lorien Lamarr
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Record Review

The Run Around – Bombs Away

Apr 30, 2020 Stephen DeFalco

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our staff opens up about their struggles with mental health.

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

The memoirs of a career roadie.

An ongoing anthology of tour diaries.

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Media Reviews

Phoebe Bridgers – Lost Weekend

Smoking Popes – Lovely Stuff

Big Smack – Stuck

First Boy on the Moon – Cybergirl

Curse Words – It Was the Cursed of Times

Hans Gruber and the Die Hards – With A Vengeance

Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health

Checkp01nt – Where There’s a Yee There’s a Haw

The Stereo – THIRTEEN

Subtastics – Collector’s Edition

Horrible Girl & the Hot Mess – Friends

Andy B and The World – The First One

The Soviet Machines – Self-Titled

Mad Caddies – House on Fire

Sarchasm – Self-Titled

Three Songs Performed By Corre Diablo – Corre Diablo

Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion

Sidewalk Furniture – Reimagined Thrill

The Lawrence Arms – Skeleton Coast

Warm & Happy – 8-Bit crEEps

The Death of You: A Book for Anyone Who Might Not Live Forever

Duane Mark – A Letter to my Friends

Drunk Dial – Stay Home (Various Artists)

The Run Around – Bombs Away

Band Of The Day

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Aren’t We Amphibians Releases Music Video for “Dunce Hat”

Acapulco Lips Returns With New Full-Length Album ‘Now’

Takes an Army Streams New EP ‘Rise Up’

American Television Releases Music Video for “You Are Not Alone”

Dead History Streams Sophomore Album ‘Departures’

Riot Fest Announces 2024 Late Night Aftershows

Massive Nightmares Streams New Single “Back to the Beach”

enough. Podcast: Episode 64 – Cydni: “You are so much stronger than you know”

Riverboat Gamblers Releases New Visual For “Rattle Me Bones”

Sages Premieres New Single “Happy”

Yasmin Nur on Confronting Self-Harm

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