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Off With Their Heads – Be Good

The wait has been worth it.
Aug 22, 2019 Tony Kovacs
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The Copyrights & Kepi Ghoulie – Observation Wagon

Is there a more heartwarming punk rock bromance than Kepi Ghoulie and The Copyrights?
Aug 16, 2019 Tony Kovacs
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The Copyrights & Kepi Ghoulie – Observation Wagon

Given their busy year together, this is a perfect release to tie it all together.
Aug 9, 2019 Kevin Skalba
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Year of the Fist – Revive Me

2019 may be the year of the pig according to Chinese zodiac, but this is Year of the Fist.
Aug 2, 2019 Erin Doyle
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The Lucky Eejits – Out Of Time

This record is gold, so I've been told, and it's definitely something for the long run.
Jul 22, 2019 Jen Louie
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Decent Criminal – Bliss

Jul 16, 2019 Brittany Daikini
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Cheapshow – After Everything Is Said And Done

Jul 12, 2019 Ty Dykema
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Fatal End – Claim To Fame

Jul 9, 2019 Ty Dykema
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Record Review

Hammerbombs – Goodbye, Dreamboat

Grab a sudsy cold one and dial up an album you’ll be sure to come back to again and again
Jun 25, 2019 Kevin Skalba
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Record Review

Judy and the Jerks – Music for Donuts

No, this is not Judge Judy's new hardcore band.
Jun 21, 2019 Erin Doyle
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Record Review

Remo Drive – Natural, Everyday Degradation

Jun 20, 2019 Mat Stokes
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Clowns – Nature/Nurture

Bozo, Ronald McDonald, It, CLOWNS!
Jun 18, 2019 Erin Doyle
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Total Massacre – The System Works…

May 10, 2019 Jen Louie
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Dead Bars – Regulars

May 6, 2019 Megan Razzetti
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Masked Intruder – III

Three felonies makes a turkey?
Apr 10, 2019 Erin Doyle
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Beach Goons – hoodratscumbags

Grab the Corona.
Apr 3, 2019 Erin Doyle
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Ellen and the Degenerates – Return of the Herb

Shit you want to dance to.
Apr 1, 2019 Erin Doyle
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Hayley and the Crushers – Cool/Lame

11 songs, a hint of nostalgia, and a touch of tambourine.
Mar 26, 2019 Erin Doyle
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Pkew Pkew Pkew – Optimal Lifestyles

'Optimal Lifestyles' is the hangover, the sprain that won’t go away, and living your life while the scenery around you changes.
Mar 1, 2019 Kyle Janis
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Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers – Bought to Rot

Jan 24, 2019 Mat Stokes
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Avem – Sing Every Day

If you don't like music about birds, then cluck you.
Jan 8, 2019 Mat Stokes
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Welcome to my Nightmare (Revisited) Before Christmas

Dec 27, 2018 Mike Morales
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Sniper 66 – Annihilator

Dec 11, 2018 Jen Louie
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False Positives – Letters From The Wall

Nov 27, 2018 Jen Louie

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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 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

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.

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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.

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

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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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An ongoing anthology of tour diaries.

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Media Reviews

Off With Their Heads – Be Good

The Copyrights & Kepi Ghoulie – Observation Wagon

The Copyrights & Kepi Ghoulie – Observation Wagon

Year of the Fist – Revive Me

The Lucky Eejits – Out Of Time

Decent Criminal – Bliss

Cheapshow – After Everything Is Said And Done

Fatal End – Claim To Fame

Hammerbombs – Goodbye, Dreamboat

Judy and the Jerks – Music for Donuts

Remo Drive – Natural, Everyday Degradation

Clowns – Nature/Nurture

Total Massacre – The System Works…

Dead Bars – Regulars

Masked Intruder – III

Beach Goons – hoodratscumbags

Ellen and the Degenerates – Return of the Herb

Hayley and the Crushers – Cool/Lame

Pkew Pkew Pkew – Optimal Lifestyles

Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers – Bought to Rot

Avem – Sing Every Day

Welcome to my Nightmare (Revisited) Before Christmas

Sniper 66 – Annihilator

False Positives – Letters From The Wall

Band Of The Day

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