Bomb the Music Industry

The 9-hour, 181-song playlist includes songs from all across ska's long, rich history -- from its origins in Jamaica to some of today's best DIY ska bands -- and it also includes ska-adjacent songs by The Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Pixies, and more...

In 2011, the new wave of post-hardcore came into full effect with seminal albums by Touche Amore, Pianos Become the Teeth, La Dispute, Defeater, Title Fight, and more. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks back on those albums for their 10th anniversary, the overall punk landscap…

Tape Girl is the solo project of Beth Rivera, who only has a few songs out but is already one of the brightest new voices in ska, thanks to her unique bedroom pop approach to the genre...

The band -- which also features members of Westbound Train, Bomb the Music Industry, Reel Big Fish, and more -- have written an album and an accompanying comic book, and their expanding universe already includes an offshoot folk punk band too...

Musician and journalist Aaron Carnes (Flat Planet, Gnarboots) is releasing his book 'In Defense of Ska' in 2021. Ahead of that, we're debuting the 'Ska Is Dead' chapter which focuses on Jeff Rosenstock's band Arrogant Sons of Bitches, and we spoke to Aaron about his boo…

If you missed the livestream, you can watch the full hour-and-40-minute set now, and Jeff's still taking donations which benefit various Black Lives Matter, bail and transgender funds.

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.

John K Samson's hyperliterate indie rock band The Weakerthans may have broken up in 2015, but their songs are never far from our hearts.

For this edition of 'Dive Bar Wisdom' we caught up with Laura Stevenson to talk about future plans and some of her favorite places in NYC...

In related news, there's a new Bomb the Music Industry! film.