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 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 […]
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 […]
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 “Anarchy in the U.K./ 50 Years of Punk” tour to a sold-out show at Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. For support, they brought Essex, U.K.’s Bad Nerves as the opener. My husband (…And We All Die) […]
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 […]