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fromBrooklynVegan
1 day ago

Ceremony share first new song in over 5 years, "Other Hells"

Ceremony releases new song 'Other Hells' after five years, exploring duality and aiming to unify through music.
#the-strokes
World news
fromPitchfork
1 day ago

The Strokes Close Coachella Set with Video Denouncing U.S. Foreign Intervention

The Strokes condemned U.S. foreign interference during their Coachella performance, showcasing a video montage highlighting historical CIA actions and recent conflicts.
World news
fromPitchfork
1 day ago

The Strokes Close Coachella Set with Video Denouncing U.S. Foreign Intervention

The Strokes condemned U.S. foreign interference during their Coachella performance, showcasing a video montage highlighting historical CIA actions and recent conflicts.
Humor
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Bill Maher Mocks Trump Over War News: F*ck It, Why Write a Joke About It'

Bill Maher humorously critiques Trump's shifting stance on war developments, emphasizing the rapid changes in news and events.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Bill Maher Slams F*cking Creep' Swalwell Never Liked Him' When He Was Guest

I never liked him. I don't have good gaydar, but I got creepdar. I always thought this guy was a f**king creep. I never liked him. And yet so many Democrats stood by him.
US politics
NYC music
fromVulture
4 days ago

Train's Pat Monahan Is Okay With Your 'Drops of Jupiter' Jokes

"Drops of Jupiter" has become a modern classic, achieving Diamond certification and being covered by numerous artists since its release 25 years ago.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Their secret shows jam streets. One caused a riot. Dead City Punx are the last dangerous band in L.A.

Dead City Punx is a punk band in Los Angeles known for chaotic performances and social commentary, reigniting a riotous subculture.
fromConsequence
1 day ago

sombr Covers Radiohead, Brings Out Billy Idol at Coachella: Watch

Sombr played with the rockier edges of vocals that sound comfortable with everything from punk to pop. His falsetto soared on "Fake Plastic Trees," and I hope everyone in the crowd enjoyed it, because as much as sombr sings about smoking cigarettes, those notes might not be available to him for too many more years.
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fromKqed
3 days ago

Long Live The Pound: The Forgotten 2000s Venue That Changed the Bay Area | KQED

The Pound venue thrived due to its isolation, allowing loud music and all-ages shows, but faced challenges as bands moved to larger venues.
Graphic design
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Brian McDonald's waggish works key into an overstimulated world - 48 hills

Brian McDonald is a San Francisco collage artist known for his layered typography and themes of consumerism and absurdity.
#punk-rock
London music
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Generation X: Generation X

Big Ben's explosion in 1976 marked a cultural shift, coinciding with the rise of punk rock and Generation X's emergence in music.
SF music
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

The 'Jesus of Cool' returns to rock San Francisco

Nick Lowe has a long-standing affection for San Francisco, performing there since the late 1970s and cherishing his memories of the city.
fromConsequence
4 days ago

Dave Grohl: "It's Hard Not to Feel Political Living in America... There Needs to Be Change"

Fucking Neil Young is angrier than ever - jeez, Louise. But, yeah, of course, it's hard not to feel political living in America, where we're deeply divided. And there's injustice, and there's so much hate and fear, and it's such a drag.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

90s rock icon Bob Mould: When Cobain died, I pulled the plug there was nothing worth saving'

The beating heart of Sugar was always the sound of Bob Mould's guitar: a colossal, metallic, thunderous thing, like a sonic boom you could whistle. It was incredible, being engulfed by that wall of sound.
Music
NYC music
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Bruce Springsteen Opens Tour in Minneapolis With Fiery Anti-Trump Speech

Bruce Springsteen criticized Trump and immigration policies during his concert in Minneapolis, emphasizing the challenges to American values and justice.
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

Four Bay Area tweens made an album in 2000. 25 years later, it became a hit.

'We had a few songs that we were like, 'These are really good, these are genius, and we are the Spice Girls slash Destiny's Child,' said singer Ayden Mayeri in the documentary, on which she served as director.
Music production
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fromConsequence
4 days ago

Billy Corgan Declares He'll Never Use AI to Make Music: "It's a Deal with the Devil"

Billy Corgan refuses to use artificial intelligence in music creation, viewing it as a destructive 'deal with the devil.'
fromConsequence
5 days ago

Dave Mustaine Explains How He Influenced All the "Big Four" Thrash Metal Bands

Kerry and I played together and I showed him how to play Megadeth songs, which was before he started to have all those pivotal records.
Music
#green-day
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Kamala HQ Account Blows Up Green Day's Anti-Trump Epstein Shot During Super Bowl

Billie Joe Armstrong altered lyrics at a pre–Super Bowl concert to reference Jeffrey Epstein and urged ICE agents to quit their jobs.
SF music
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Green Day says let's get loud' ahead of Super Bowl LX. How loud will they be?

Green Day will open Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, performing hits before a global audience while Bad Bunny headlines halftime.
NYC music
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

Green Day frontman surprises fans with 'unbelievable' Bay Area show

Billie Joe Armstrong performed with the Coverups, a Green Day side project, at a surprise concert in Berkeley, delighting fans of all ages.
#social-distortion
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Social Distortion Unleash New Song "Partners in Crime"

Social Distortion released 'Partners in Crime' as the second single from their upcoming album, Born to Kill, set to release on May 8th.
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

50th Anniversary of Punk Rock in San Francisco (The New Farm)

A special 50th anniversary Punk Rock history event at The New Farm featuring bands and musicians from the dawn of the punk rock revolution of San Francisco. NO ALTERNATIVE, SLEEPERS AD, SOCIETY DOG plus AVENGERS guitar player GREG INGRAHAM performing with JEAN CAFFEINE, THE DEAD SAILOR GIRLS & INSECT LOUNGE.
SF music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

We did Disneyland on mind-altering substances': Primus frontman Les Claypool on being rock's great joker and why Metallica rejected him

I was too embarrassed to sing in my apartment, he says on a video call. But my roommate at the time was dating the preacher's daughter, and had keys to the church across the street. In the dead of night, the madcap bassist and singer took his recording equipment to the empty church, set up on the podium, and first sang his anti-war song Too Many Puppies.
Music production
US politics
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Neil Young: New Album Inspired by "Worst President in the History of our Country"

Neil Young channels political distress into a new studio album with Chrome Hearts, featuring eight songs that explore feelings of life and love.
Music production
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

How Should We Remember the Hippies?

Modern political resistance relies on podcasts and short-form videos rather than traditional speeches or music, creating disposable media that serves pundits but excludes artists and poets.
Philosophy
fromAeon
2 months ago

Youthful joy and civil unrest collide in this epic road trip tale | Aeon Videos

A 1981 Polish animated short follows friends on an overcrowded road trip to the Baltic, using stark black-and-white visuals to examine youth, camaraderie and freedom.
Film
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

New Comedy Idiotka Spoofs Fashion and Reality TV - San Francisco Bay Times

A struggling fashion designer in West Hollywood enters a reality competition show to win prize money and save her impoverished family while navigating her chaotic household and the show's demands.
#dropkick-murphys
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Green Day Hits Trump ICE Agents With Defiant Message at Super Bowl Party

To all the ICE agents out there, wherever you are, Armstrong said. Quit your sh*tty-ass job. Quit that sh*tty job you have. The 53-year-old pop-punker continued, Because when this is over and it will be over at some point in time Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, JD Vance, Donald Trump, they're gonna drop you like a bad f*cking habit. Come on [over to] this side of the line.
US politics
NYC music
from48 hills
1 month ago

Noise Pop Diary: Shannon Shaw came sans Clams; SpongeBob's Tom Kenny rode Hi-Seas - 48 hills

Shannon Shaw performed a light-hearted KQED Live set featuring solo collaborators and songs from her 2018 album Shannon in Nashville, produced with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.
SF music
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

The emo kids who quietly became one of the century's biggest bands return to SF

Fall Out Boy remains a commercially successful, enduring rock band that still draws devoted fans and stages intimate shows despite changing musical trends.
Music production
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Billy Corgan Believes Rock Music Was "Purposely Dialed Down" in Late '90s

Rock music was deliberately diminished in mainstream culture starting in the late 1990s, replaced by rap and later pop, despite remaining commercially dominant in ticket sales.
SF music
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

His band defined 1990s indie rock. In SF, he reclaims a singular voice.

Stephen Malkmus, a founding member of Pavement, continues to define alternative rock as a solo artist and bandleader while maintaining relevance across three decades through evolving musical projects.
#emo
SF music
fromMission Local
1 month ago

SF celebrates 50 years of punk at iconic Mabuhay Gardens

San Francisco's punk scene remains vibrant, as demonstrated by hundreds celebrating 50 years of punk history at the reopened Mabuhay Gardens venue.
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fromFuncheap
2 months ago

90s + 00s Alt-Rock with Audiorage at St. James Gate

Live 1990s–2000s alternative rock night featuring covers of The Strokes, Green Day, Hole, Paramore, Offspring, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down; Belmont address provided.
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fromBrooklynVegan
3 months ago

Watch Green Day & Bruce Springsteen speak out about ICE occupation of Minneapolis

Green Day and Bruce Springsteen condemned ICE and the Trump administration onstage, altering lyrics, dedicating songs, and honoring victims while calling for solidarity and American ideals.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

More Than 50 Bands Contribute to Green Day Tribute LP to Benefit Animal Shelters

A new compilation series titled A Tribute to Green Day features more than 50 bands covering the legendary punk act's music, with proceeds benefiting a pair of no-kill animal shelters.
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#joyce-manor
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Good Riddance announce new album 'Before the World Caves In,' share new song

Good Riddance will release their tenth album Before The World Caves In on March 27 via Fat Wreck Chords, produced by Bill Stevenson.
#protest-music
fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

NOFX share "Minnesota Nazis"

Artists like Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen have been releasing protest songs against ICE this week, and now NOFX joins them with "Minnesota Nazis." This is an updated version of their song "Huntington Beach Nazis," which was previously available via the 7″ Of The Month club and on their NOFXxX box set. It has some different lyrics than the original, including these lines that directly touch on Renee Good's murder by an ICE agent: "If those Minnesota nazis / Are so sure they're part of a master race / Why do they cover their white faces when they're shooting / Friendly white, unarmed lesbians in the face." Hear it below.
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fromsfist.com
1 month ago

East Bay's Punk in the Park' Festival Slammed by Revelations That Promoter Was a Trump Donor

Punk in the Park festival faces controversy after promoter's Trump donation revealed, causing band cancellations, though Dead Kennedys will perform this year before ending participation.
Music
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Jello Biafra Slams Dead Kennedys for Not Dropping Out of Punk in the Park Festivals

Dead Kennedys will perform scheduled 2026 Punk in the Park shows despite festival owner's Trump donations, but will not participate in future editions.
fromVulture
2 months ago

When Is a Band Not the Same Band Anymore?

"When I read the fine print, it was 'an experience with REO Speedwagon's music.' It's none of the original members," Fletcher recalls. "I don't want to promote the show unless it's the real thing. I don't know why you would want to see that. It's just a cover band. To me, that's a little bit strange." He adds, with a sigh, "If there are no original members, who cares?"
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fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Pacific Riot: Pop Punk Tribute Concert (San Jose)

Pacific Riot, a San Jose pop-punk tribute band, will perform a free all-ages show at San Pedro Square Market on February 28th.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

'It's gonna be a party': Fat Mike teases new documentary at NOFX retrospective

"As the owner of Fat Wreck Chords, the label that put out most of NOFX's material, as well as albums by scores of other bands, a lack of seriousness was a luxury he couldn't afford. "It's a lot of responsibility," he admitted with a sigh of relief now that the band has stopped touring and the label has been sold to Hopeless Records.
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