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  1. Curse Words band members sitting on a sofa
    Record Review
    Record Review

    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.

    Lorien Lamarr
  2. Record Review
    Record Review

    Hans Gruber and the Die Hards – With A Vengeance

     Adrienne Ash
  3. Scream Therapy Small
    Book Review
    Book Review

    Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health

     Kendra Sheetz
  4. Record Review
    Record Review

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

    And where there's a Bad there's a Copy.

    Erin Doyle
  5. Record Review
    Record Review

    The Stereo – THIRTEEN

     Dan Gardner
  6. Subtastics
    Record Review
    Record Review

    Subtastics – Collector’s Edition

     Lorien Lamarr
  7. Horrible Girl & the Hot Mess
    Record Review
    Record Review

    Horrible Girl & the Hot Mess – Friends

    A witty, upbeat goodbye of riotous Cry-Mosh Cringe-Punk

    Lorien Lamarr
  8. Record Review
    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.

    Keith G
  9. Record Review
    Record Review

    The Soviet Machines – Self-Titled

     Steve Long
  10. Mad Caddies
    Record Review
    Record Review

    Mad Caddies – House on Fire

     Keith G
  11. Record Review
    Record Review

    Sarchasm – Self-Titled

    Check out Sarchasm's self-titled record, out October 9th on Asian Man Records!

    Shelby Murray
  12. Record Review
    Record Review

    Three Songs Performed By Corre Diablo – Corre Diablo

    What better time for a band like Corre Diablo?

    Brandon Michel
  13. Book Review
    Book Review

    Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion

    Die like a champion

    Kendra Sheetz
  14. Record Review
    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

    Bryan Harsh
  15. Record Review
    Record Review

    The Lawrence Arms – Skeleton Coast

    The Lawrence Arms is back with, what might be, their best work yet.

    Brandon Michel
  16. Record Review
    Record Review

    Warm & Happy – 8-Bit crEEps

    A perfect blend of ambient synth, video game soundtrack vibes, and indie-rock

    Bryan HarshKendra Sheetz
  17. Teenage Bottlerocket
    Book Review
    Book Review

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

     Kendra Sheetz
  18. Record Review
    Record Review

    Duane Mark – A Letter to my Friends

    Country music good? Country music good!

    Bryan Harsh
  19. Drunk Dial Records Banner - Get Artists into the studio. Get them drunk. Have them write an original song and record a classic. Release the results.
    Record Review
    Record Review

    Drunk Dial – Stay Home (Various Artists)

     Lorien Lamarr
  20. Record Review
    Record Review

    The Run Around – Bombs Away

     Stephen DeFalco
  21. Record Review
    Record Review

    Ignorados Comediantes – Roy

     Jen Louie
  22. Lone Wolf
    Record Review
    Record Review

    Lone Wolf – Together Alone

    An expert blend of indie and punk.

    Bryan Harsh
  23. Record Review
    Record Review

    Hayley and the Crushers – Vintage Millenial

    Beachy Pop-Punk that I DARE you not to dance to.

    Bryan Harsh
  24. Less miserable
    Record Review
    Record Review

    Less Miserable – Insufficient Funds

     Jay Munoz

Band Of The Day


Teenage Fanclub

Bellshill, Scotland

Hailing from Bellshill, Scotland, Teenage Fanclub formed in 1989 and have released 11 full-length albums, two compilation records, two EPs, and 33

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
One Band, 5 Songs

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

    Hummin’ Bird Announces Bible Belt Tour

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Harker Releases New Single “Wasting Time”

     Steve Long
  3. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Snake Eyes Releases New Music Video for “crybaby”

     Steve Long

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