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Indie Basement (5/20): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Porridge Radio, Weird Nightmare (METZ’s Alex Edkins), Cola (ex-Ought) and Poster Paints (Frightened Rabbit), plus a lost Clash/Ranking Roger collab

amazing live videos of Young Marble Giants, Bomb the Music Industry & more to watch while every show is cancelled

Today’s picks for live videos to watch while you’re home and every show is cancelled include The English Beat in 1980, Lunachicks in 1999, Sharon Van Etten in 2012, and more.

Bill's Indie Basement (3/29): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: a tribute to Ranking Roger, reviews of new albums from onetime Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins, French dreampop act Marble Arch, and Chicago’s pitch-black FACS, and more.

Ranking Roger (The English Beat, General Public), dead at 56

Read tributes from Dave Wakeling, The Specials, Jerry Dammers, Billy Bragg, REM’s Mike Mills, UB40, and more.