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new MST3K host Jonah Ray tells us his top 10 mostly-music favorites of 2016

Jonah says, ” All and all though, it’s been a pretty great year…..I mean, for stuff coming out. Nearly everything else about this year has been TERRIBLE. But! In hindsight, it could be not so bad. For all we know, 2017 could be THE WORST year we’ve ever known…and it’s shaping up to be that way too!”

blink-182 and Descendents' comebacks, and the enduring influence of pop punk

PUP, Modern Baseball, The Hotelier, Beach Slang, Against Me!, Face to Face, Bad Religion & more prove 2016 is pop punk’s best year in a while.

Five Notable Releases of the Week (7/1/16)

This week includes massive, sometimes-overwhelming statements from Blood Orange, Bat For Lashes, and Maxwell, plus two fuzzy punk albums.

stream Toys That Kill's new album 'Sentimental Ward'

Toys That Kill, one of the bands of the great melodic punk staple Todd Congelliere, are releasing their new album Sentimental Ward this Friday (7/1) via Todd’s Recess Records. You can pre-order it, but if you want to hear it before you do, you’re in luck. A full stream premieres in this post…

The Fest adds Ergs reunion, Dillinger Four, Torche, Floor, Boysetsfire, Digger, FYP & more; Mikey Erg announces solo LP

The Fest also added Lemuria, Mean Jeans, Somos, Vacation, Iron Chic, Slingshot Dakota, PUP, RVIVR, Timeshares, Frameworks, Lifted Bells, Antarctigo Vespucci, Ian Graham, Katie Ellen, Roger Harvey, Museum Mouth, Hiccup, Amanda X, Die Choking, Sonic Avenues, Mac Sabbath, Creepoid, Sports and mannnnnny more.

Toys That Kill announce new album, tour

California melodic punk vets Toys That Kill have announced a new album and tour. Sentimental Ward will be out on July 1 via Recess Records which is run by frontman Todd Congelliere. They’ve also announced a run of summer tour dates in support of the new album. That run will take them through NYC for […]

The Fest 2016 initial lineup (Planes Mistaken For Stars, Propagandhi, Latterman, Small Brown Bike, Samiam, Knapsack, Braid, United Nations, more)

It includes Planes Mistaken For Stars, Propagandhi, Small Brown Bike, Samiam, Dead To Me, Strike Anywhere, Knapsack, Tim Barry, Braid, Latterman (who are reunited again), The Menzingers, AJJ, War On Women, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Toys That Kill, United Nations, Iron Reagan, Jeff Rosenstock, Night Birds, and many more.

Government Issue, The Beltones, Andrew WK, Mean Jeans, Radon & more added to The Fest (updated lineup)

Gainesville punk bonanza The Fest has added more bands to its 2015 lineup. There’s reunited hardcore legends Government Issue (who also play NYC this month), party animal Andrew WK, Ramonesy punks Mean Jeans, Gainesville vets Radon, one of Mikey Erg’s many bands Hatrabbits, a solo set from KJ of Chixdiggit, emo revivalists Foot…

Weston reuniting for The Fest (Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland & more also added, tix on sale)

Weston are a punk rock band from Bethlehem, USA. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston’s parents for allowing them to practice in their basement…

Dillinger Four celebrating 21st anniversary with D4'th of July fest (w/ Against Me!, Scared of Chaka, Toys That Kill & more)

Melodic punk greats Dillinger Four are still active, but chances to see them are few and far between and they haven’t played NYC in ye…
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