Ian MacKaye

This week’s Notable Releases include Ian MacKaye’s new band Coriky, new Tigers Jaw offshoot Pay For Pain, screamo up and comers Nuvolascura, blackened death metal up and comers Ulthar, and more…

The band, featuring half of Fugazi and all of The Evens, will now release their highly anticipated debut album in June.

This quarantine-friendly edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ features 10 killer videos of legendary ’80s hardcore bands in their prime, along with an accompanying playlist.

Bandcamp is waiving its cut of sales and giving all revenue directly to artists and labels today, so this would be a very good chance to pick up some new music (or merch). And if you’re looking for recommendations, we’ve got 10…

The DIY/punk/noise/art documentary is streaming now and also features members of Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Krallice, and more…

Watch their hour-plus-long conversation now.

On the first episode, Henry kicks things off with Public Enemy and, across four hours. shares Ian MacKaye bootlegs, Led Zeppelin stories, deep cuts, rarities, full albums, and more.

This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 15 albums that defined the melodic style of post-hardcore that took off in the early 2000s thanks to bands like At the Drive-In, Thursday, and Glassjaw, many of whom are still breaking ground and/or influencing new bands today

From Rush to The Damned, from Decline of Western Civilization to ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot,’ here are a baker’s dozen of great rock docs you can stream on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Tubi & other places right now.

Today’s picks for amazing live videos to watch while there are no actual shows to attend include Fugazi at 924 Gilman in 1990, Dinosaur Jr with Donna Dresch in 1989, Tori Amos in 1996, Metronomy in 2012, and more.