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Curated lists and deep reads exploring DIY punk by decade, sound, region, and spirit. A guide for scene nerds and newcomers alike.
10 Newer Punk & Hardcore Records From Sweden
Sweden has been producing some of the world’s best metal and hardcore punk for decades. For some, it’s the birthplace of Anti-Cimex, Shitlickers, and Totalitär. For others, it’s all about…
25 D-Beat Raw Punk Rippers to Check Out (A Tribute to Kawakami)
On June 5th, 2007, Hideki Kawakami, the heart and soul behind the skull-cracking raw punk of Disclose, left this world but his spirit never did. Eighteen years later, his legacy still roars…
10 Great Hardcore Punk 7-Inches of 2025 (So Far)
Hello readers, as I started this list I found myself in shock that we’re already here at the halfway point of 2025. I feel like just yesterday I was sorting through my picks for best of…
10 Hard Left Working Class Bands (Past and Present) to Check Out
“Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the right moment could change history.”…
10 Recent Releases Reviving the ’80s Hardcore Brilliance
I’ve always found the label “old-school hardcore” a bit ambiguous, generally describing any band whose songs draw on early ’80s sound and attitude. Over the past few years, plenty of groups…
7 Must-Listen Hardcore Punk Records from Early 2025
Three months into the new year, and the outlook isn’t exactly rosy. As I find a moment to write this, a terrorist apartheid state has violated a ceasefire to demolish more homes and kill…