Original Content
DS Gallery: Day two of Riot Fest 2026 with TOOL, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, Destroy Boys and more!
Photos by Mary SundeReview by Brian Nielsen Day one left me feeling every bit of…
DS Feature: Cleaning Out The Inbox (10/16/2026)
Welcome to Cleaning Out The Inbox! This week, we have releases from Lady Susan, Doom…
DS Exclusive: Chicago’s Counterpunch unveil “Dig” – their first new single since 2022!
Good news, comrades…Counterpunch are back! The Chicago punks have announced a brand new track…their first…
DS Interview: Nate Powell’s New Comic “Diana” is a Trip Through Time and Arkansas’s Punk Scene
Nate Powell is the epitome of a creative. On top of making comics as a…
Dying Scene: Sex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter and Bad Nerves at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC (09/29/2026)
The Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock) featuring Frank Carter brought their…
DS Book Club: “The World Was a Mess, but His Hair Was Perfect: The Last Indie Music Scene” by Janine Warren
The indie scene in the UK exploded in the early 2000s; bands like Franz Ferdinand,…
DS Exclusive
DS Exclusive: Chicago’s Counterpunch unveil “Dig” – their first new single since 2022!
Good news, comrades…Counterpunch are back! The Chicago punks have announced a brand new track…their first since their 2022 full-length, Rewire. The new track is called “Dig” and it’s a raw, fast-paced look at the world around us. Here’s what the band had to say about the track: “‘Dig’ is a blistering, fast-paced song that hits […]
Band Spotlight
DS Interview: Adorn With the Metal GODCHAIN: An Interview with Chicago’s Heretic Metal Band
On August 8th, Zumiez, the infamous nationwide skateboarding & clothing brand, hosted a hardcore lineup of bands in Chicago’s Daley Plaza – featuring one band in particular, GODCHAIN: a household name in our community. GODCHAIN’s 4 members – drummer Kyle Clark, lead guitarist Luis Montanez, bass player Kyle Ritchey, and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Jacob Campos – […]
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