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    Youngest of Elders
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    Youngest Of Elders Premiers Music Video for “Fiction”

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Graduation Speech
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    Stream Abor Christmas’ 2018 Compilation Ft. New Music from Aspiga, Graduation Speech, & More

     Kendra Sheetz
  3. The Vansaders
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    The Vansaders Releases Video for New Single “Kiss The Bottle”

     Kendra Sheetz
  4. Bankrupt
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    Bankrupt Releases Music Video for “Happy New Year”

     Kendra Sheetz
  5. Newsstream
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    78 Revolutions Per-Minute Shares New Holiday Single

     Ty Dykema
  6. Splitters
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    Splitters Releases New Music Video for “Ugly”

     Kendra Sheetz
  7. Premiere
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    Daniel Rickard Premieres New Album ‘Improvements’

     Kendra Sheetz
  8. From Parts Unknown
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    From Parts Unknown Releases New Single “Ashtrays”

     Kendra Sheetz
  9. Premiere
    Luke Seymoup
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    Luke Seymoup Premieres New Song “Hand-Me-Downs”

     Kendra Sheetz
  10. Premiere
    Splitters
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    Splitters Premieres New EP “Short Shrift”

    Dig into some bleak Midwestern melodies.

    Krista Gjestland
  11. Premiere
    Gabe Greenland
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    Newsstream

    Gabe Greenland Premieres New Album ‘Love & Espionage’

     Kendra Sheetz
  12. Premiere
    The Eradicator
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    Top 10 Holiday Do’s and Don’ts From The Eradicator 

    Fa La La La La, La La La Squash!

    Kendra Sheetz
  13. Alright
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    Alright Announces Northeast Tour Dates
  14. Company Retreat
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    Company Retreat Releases Video for “Analysis Paralysis”

     Kendra Sheetz
  15. Premiere
    Nightmarathons
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    Nightmarathons Premieres New Track “Cull Your Heart”

     Kendra Sheetz
  16. Criminal Hygiene
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    Criminal Hygiene Releases Video for New Single “Hardly News”

     Mat Stokes
  17. Premiere
    J. Douglass
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    J. Douglass & The Sullen Hearts Premieres Single “Before I Do”

    "Sometimes solo. Sometimes with a band. Always queer emo indie country hipster bullshit."

    Kendra Sheetz
  18. Premiere
    Nights Like Thieves
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    Nights Like Thieves Premieres Video for “This Broken Satellite”

     Kendra Sheetz
  19. Premiere
    Stupid Rad Merch Co
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    Stupid Rad Merch Co Launches New Webstore for Bad Cop / Bad Cop

     Kendra Sheetz
  20. Premiere
    Sniper 66
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    Sniper 66 Releases Video For “Fight Together”

    The last of three videos off their new album, 'Annihilator'

    Jen Louie
  21. Premiere
    Less Miserable
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    Less Miserable Premieres Video For “Don’t Dream Anymore”

     Kendra Sheetz
  22. Premiere
    Reuther
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    Newsvideo

    Reuther Premieres New Video for “Highways”

     Kendra Sheetz
  23. Premiere
    News
    News

    Save The Doggos! A Punk Rock Benefit for Animals in Pasadena, CA

    Pups and Punks in Pasaden

    Kendra Sheetz
  24. Premiere
    Shadow People
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    Shadow People Premieres “Naomi” Off Upcoming Album

     Kendra Sheetz

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Otto Mann

Chicago, IL

One Part Otto. One Part Mann. We are a punk band.

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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

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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

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Question The Answers

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enough.

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You Oughta Know

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

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Bad Copy Running Club

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Gloom Tunes

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Up The Pets

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

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Matt, Don't Drink It

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PBR with Erin

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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

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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. Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Random Killing to Release ‘Bring Out Your Dead’ On Vinyl

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Scream Therapy Small
    Book Review
    Book Review

    Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health

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

    One Band, 5 Songs: Guided By Voices

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