Chuck Ragan

‘In Defense of the Genre’ November roundup (5 best songs of the month included)

The November roundup of punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news and features, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

Our favorite songs of the week (playlist): Run The Jewels, Rico Nasty, Teenage Fanclub & more

This week’s playlist includes new music by Salaam Remi, Phoebe Bridgers, Anti-Flag, The Antlers, System Of A Down, Deftones, Django Django, Loyle Carter, KALI, Chilly Gonzales (ft. Feist & Jarvis Cocker), Tricky, Pa Salieu, Future & Lil Uzi Vert, Tribulation, Nubya Garcia (Makaya McCraven remix), and more.

World Be Free break down every track on new EP 'One Time For Unity'

The hardcore supergroup’s new EP (members of Youth of Today, Terror, Chain of Strength, Strife, and more) gets even more star power from guest vocalist Chuck Ragan…

Listen to Hot Water Music & JR of Less Than Jake cover Stevie Wonder

”We love this song, we love Stevie Wonder, we love you all, and we love JR for ripping horns on this one for us,” say HWM of their new ”Sir Duke” cover.

30 punk songs with great acoustic versions

The acoustic punk song is a time-honored tradition that has seen a rise — due to necessity — during this year of isolation. This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 30 songs from throughout punk history with great acoustic versions.

World Be Free (Terror, Youth of Today, Strife, etc) announce new EP, share new song

It’s the hardcore supergroup’s first release in four years, and it includes a song featuring Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan.

18 early 2000s melodic punk & hardcore albums that are still essential today

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.

Today's livestreams (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, St. Vincent, Zola Jesus, more)

plus Blanck Mass, Ben Gibbard, Emma Ruth Rundle, Fruit Bats, Vetiver, The Roots, Patti LaBelle, Girlpool, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

16 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Coldplay, Bonny Light Horseman, Field Music, Peggy Sue, Weaves, Big Freedia/Icona Pop, Bloodlet, and more.
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