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“Tearing Down the Orange Curtain” Chronicles OC Punk’s Rise from Suburbia to Global Stages Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World by Nate Jackson & Dabiel Kohn Punk rock’s explosive journey from Orange County garages to global stages finally gets its definitive chronicle...
Algorithms & Anthems: Outside Lands’ Upscale Uprising Outside Lands. Another year, another glorious, sprawling, slightly damp event. Once upon a time, you might’ve muttered something about muddy fields, questionable portaloos, and the faint whiff of patchouli clinging to the air like a stubborn San Francisco fog. Now? Now we’re talking...
CBGB Fest Rises Again: Punk’s Holy Ground Returns to NYC with a Vengeance BROOKLYN, NY — The filthy floors, sweat-stained walls, and feedback-screaming speakers of punk’s most hallowed hall may have been silenced since 2006, but CBGB—long thought gone for good—is roaring back to life in the loudest way possible...
Trumpets, Terrors, & the Talkless Tale of LOUIS Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round the Victrola — or, for you modernist maniacs, swipe open whatever luminescent slab you carry in your pocket — for I bring you news so thrilling, so synesthetic in scope, it may cause a mild trembling of...
Bumbershoot 2025 Lineup Announced! Get ready, Seattle — Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival is back, and it’s bigger, bolder, and more electrifying than ever! Celebrating its 52nd year, the iconic festival will transform Seattle Center into a playground of music, art, food, and community on Labor Day weekend, August 30–31...
Rebels & Rhythms Collide: A Rockabilly Riot in Las Vegas After a week-long WrestleMania in the city of neon lights, Las Vegas is turning up the volume and not turning back as the world’s largest and most electrifying Rockabilly event storms into town! Welcome to Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend...
Riot Fest 20 Features 20 Bands Playing 20 Full Length Albums Riot Fest is about to celebrate the festival’s 20th anniversary this year, 20 bands will be playing 20 full-album sets, including headliner Weezer playing the complete “Blue Album.” While Riot Fest has featured full-album sets in the past, organizers...
Portals of Possibility: Peering into Universal’s Phenomenal New Park!” Universal has, with perhaps admirable, if somewhat noisy, ambition, presented what they term an “immense multi-theme park”, touted as one of the “biggest new theme parks that’s been made in a long time”. The latest monolithic offering from the Universal entity...
Riot Fest 20 Lineup Has Been Announced! Celebrate With Us as Racketeer Radio KFQX Gives Our Listeners A Chance to Win A Pair of Passes Celebrating two decades, Riot Fest 2025 boasts a stellar lineup, including Blink-182, Green Day, Weezer, the Sex Pistols, Alkaline Trio, The Beach Boys, Dropkick...
Salt Lake City’s Dry Spell Gets a Repeal Salt Lake City. A place, let’s be frank, that conjures images of well, let’s just say the nightlife expectations might typically involve a vigorous game of charades followed by an early night with a lukewarm herbal infusion. One pictures a certain orthodoxy...
Teenage Bottlerocket Ready to Roll with New Album, Single & Label Back and Ready to Roll—literally. Teenage Bottlerocket have announced their brand-new full-length album, Ready to Roll, set to drop September 12 on Pirates Press Records. It’s the band’s first LP since 2021 and marks a fresh chapter while staying...
Remembering Wink Martindale: A Broadcast Legend & Beloved Voice of Rock’n’Roll Wink Martindale, the legendary game show host, radio personality, and our cherished voice behind History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, has passed away on April 15, 2025, in Rancho Mirage, California, at the age of 91. He died after a...
The Jack Knives Release Final Single “Kill Me First” & Gear Up for Major Tour w/ The Bouncing Souls & H2O The Jack Knives are officially charging into the spotlight with the release of their third and finalsingle, “Kill Me First,” from their forthcoming full-length album Into the Night. Out...
Streetlight Manifesto Announces ‘The Place Behind The Stars’ Coming This June Streetlight Manifesto has officially announced the release of their forthcoming album, The Place Behind The Stars. The band shared the news via their Instagram account, stating: “Hello. Our new album is called The Place Behind The Stars. It will...
New documentary shows how a trio of brothers were instrumental in shaping SoCal punk Stephanie Mendez Brothers Frank, from left, Rikk and Alfie Agnew of the punk band Adolescents in front of the display that features their band at the “Punk OC — From the Streets of Suburbia” exhibit April...
Mollie Elizabeth Invites You To A ‘Dinner for One’ Emerging from the lush landscapes of Washington State, 21-year-old singer-songwriter Mollie Elizabeth is captivating audiences with her unique blend of vintage charm and contemporary flair. Her new single, “Dinner For One,” released via Neon Gold Records and Virgin Music, showcases her...
Bridge the Gap Set Sophomore Album ‘Gainsayer’ The wait is over— come Friday as Gainsayer, the electrifying new full-length from Bridge The Gap, has officially arrived. Available via Double Helix Records in collaboration with SBAM Records and Pee Records, the album delivers a powerful, melodic statement from a band that...
TURNSTILE Proclaims ‘Never Enough’ with New Album, Single and Music Video Genre-shattering hardcore heroes TURNSTILE have officially announced their long-awaited new album NEVER ENOUGH, set to drop June 6th via the band’s own imprint. The record marks TURNSTILE’s first full-length release in four years, following their critically acclaimed 2021 breakout...
The Crocodile Announces New Summer Concert Series at Seattles Waterfront Park OODALALEE – CONCERTS AT PIER 62 For the first time in two decades, large-scale concerts are returning to the Seattle waterfront, as legendary rock club The Crocodile announces the full launch of Oodalalee – Concerts at Pier 62, a...
White Rose Motor Oil Hits You in the Face with New Song Wild Rose Motor Oil, the high-octane duo of Eryn DeSomer (vocals, guitars) and Keith Hoerig-DeSomer (drums, bass guitar), is back and throwing punches—metaphorically—with their latest single, HIT IN THE FACE!, dropping on all platforms April 19. Recorded, mixed...
Jeff Goldblum is Seamless & Still Blooming Renowned actor and musician Jeff Goldblum is set to captivate audiences once again with the announcement of his fourth studio album, Still Blooming, scheduled for release on April 25, 2025, via Decca Records. This latest endeavor sees Goldblum reuniting with The Mildred Snitzer...
The Hives Are Forever: New Album, New Single, New Tour-New Kings Swedish rock titans The Hives are back with a vengeance, announcing their forthcoming album The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, set to drop August 29 via Play It Again Sam. Known for their explosive energy, razor-sharp riffs, and uncontainable...
A SEA OF BODIES MOVING TO THE PULSE OF RAW SOUND As the ‘Rise of the Roach’ tour hits Seattle with Underoath, Rise Against and Papa Roach The Rise of the Roach tour made its way to Seattles’ Climate Pledge Arena, Tuesday April first. An extraordinary excursion as Papa Roach...
Ravagers Unleash ‘On The Loose’ with A Savage New Chapter Baltimore’s ferocious punk rockers, Ravagers, are back with a vengeance. On April 5th, 2025, the band will release their highly anticipated new album, On The Loose, through Spaghetty Town Records in the U.S. and Wanda Records in Europe. It’s...
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