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DS Festival Preview: Slam Dunk’s 20th Anniversary – We Wouldn’t Miss It.
If there’s one thing that I’ve discovered over my years as a music critic, it’s…
DS Record Review: Shop Talk’s Self Titled Debut Is A Brilliant Fever Dream
In a time where cookie cutter pop and overproduced trash holds sway, filling car…
Dying Scene OP ED: Punk Rock’s Secret Wars
As I was editing an interview a few weeks back, I was listening to Spotify….
DS Show Review: Descendents, Frank Turner, and NOBRO in Anaheim, CA (3/6/2026)
Descendents are outright my ALL time favorite punk band. Being literally the first punk band…
DS Book Club: Born of Struggle, Living in Hope: The Anarcho-Punk Lives of the Centro Ibérico 1971-1983 by Nick Soulsby
At one time, anarchy and punk rock went hand in hand, taking the side that…
DS Record Radar: Mom’s Basement Records releasing Egghead.’s “Would Like A Few Words With You” on vinyl for the first time
16 years after its original release, Egghead.’s pop-punk cult classic Would Like A Few Words…
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DS Festival Preview: Slam Dunk’s 20th Anniversary – We Wouldn’t Miss It.
If there’s one thing that I’ve discovered over my years as a music critic, it’s that every festival has its own personality. Some festivals are painfully cool, some feel like networking events with guitar riffs on either side, and some are so big and overwhelming that you spend half a day walking between stages, wondering […]
Band Spotlight
DS Band Spotlight: YABAI
Waverly Cayo spotlights local Chicago punk band YABAI — the new generation of hardcore.
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