This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at 18 early 2000s punk albums that were too gritty for the bubblegum pop punk TRL was playing but too tuneful for the depths of the hardcore underground, and still sound vital today.
Listen to new songs by slowthai, Gayngs, Alice Cooper, Built to Spill, Dave Sitek's new-ish band, girl in red, James Vincent McMorrow, Baldi/Gerycz Duo, and more.
Listen to new holiday songs by Queens of the Stone Age, Robyn, CJ Ramone, Taken by Trees, Jonwayne, Bubble & Squeak (Girl Ray/Boy Least Likely To), Confidence Man,
About a month after Krist Novoselic joined his former Nirvana bandmates on stage in Seattle for a Vaeselines song, he joined them for six Nirvana originals with vocals by Joan Jett and Deer Tick's John McCauley at the Foo Fighters' Cal Jam festival. The Distillers' Brody Dalle also pl…
One of the most moving parts of the evening was Kathleeen Hanna's speech about you before her performance. She talked about how you helped her during a difficult part in her life...