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DS Feature: Cleaning Out The Inbox (10/16/2026)
Welcome to Cleaning Out The Inbox! This week, we have releases from Lady Susan, Doom Scroll, LeafGreen, and Pressure Wheel. Let’s dig in! Lady Susan – Teenage Revenge (self-released) Montreal-based alt-rockers Lady Susan released their debut six-song EP on 9/25/2026. The band self-produced the record and released a video for their latest single, “Romeo.” Check […]
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 teen since the early ’90s, Nate was also a part of the punk rock band Soophie Nun Squad from 1992 to 2007. Shows accented with costumes, puppets, and crowd participation were par for the course for the Little Rock, AR […]
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, Kaiser Chiefs, and Bloc Party made their mark using some of the same DIY methods the punks had used before. Dubbed the era of “indie sleaze,” the bands and their peers tried to take the world by storm. Author Janine […]
DS Show Review: Social Distortion / Descendents / The Chats at Gallagher Square (San Diego, CA – 10/3/2026)
It’s been great to see Social Distortion return since Mike Ness’s bout with tonsil cancer. The band’s notorious reputation for taking long breaks between records and tours left a lot of us with our tails between our legs after learning what Ness was dealing with. The results of that wait have been spectacular. Their latest […]