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Superchunk release acoustic version of 'Foolish' w/ Allison Crutchfield, Owen Pallett, more
”I didn’t want this to sound like ’acoustic demos recorded 25 years after the fact’ or a band trying to ’rock out’ except on acoustic guitars, though to be fair we do some rocking out.” – Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan.
Sara Romweber (Let's Active) has died
Sara Romweber, who was the original drummer for ’80s college rock greats Let’s Active, has died Monday after a battle with cancer. She was 55…
Merge Records 30th Anniversary fest announces initial lineup
Merge Records turns 30 this year and they’re celebrating three decades as an independent label with the 4-day MRG30 festival this summer in North Carolina, featuring Superchunk, Fucked Up, the Mountain Goats, Wye Oak, Destroyer, and more…
Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan releasing collab LP (stream a track)
Mary is on tour with Meg Baird and Steve Gunn now, and will soon be out with Deerhunter and Fugazi offshoot The Messthetics.
Barack Obama, Wilco, Superchunk, Thou & more list the Best Music of 2018
It’s officially 2019 but before we jump fully into the year’s new music, there’s still some ‘Best of 2018’ catching up to do…
Artists list their top albums of 2018
We’ve been asking artists what albums they liked most in 2018. Here’s a bunch of artist year-end lists, all in one place…
Justin Courtney Pierre's (Motion City Soundtrack) top albums of 2018
Justin’s #1 pick is Thin Lips, and his list also includes The Breeders, Superchunk, Low, and more…
Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2018
It’s a Rolling Stone list, so it’s got a weirdly high placement for the just-okay Paul McCartney album, but other than that, RS picked most of 2018’s usual suspects…
members of Sex Pistols, Joy Division, Green Day, R.E.M. & more pay tribute to Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley, co-founder and lead singer of groundbreaking UK punk band Buzzcocks, sadly passed away at the age of 63, and the music world (and beyond) have taken to social media to pay tribute.
Converge's Nate Newton's favorite albums of 2018
Converge bassist Nate Newton shared a huge, eclectic, genre-spanning list of his favorite albums of 2018, with punk, metal, hip-hop, and indie rock picks including War on Women, Daughters, Mazzy Star, Mitski, St. Vincent, Tomb Mold, Hot Snakes, Judas Priest, Cardi B, Deafheaven, Voivod, High On Fire, Boygenius, Author & Punisher, The Body, and more.
