Research

Ska-Boom and Ska-Bust

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Something has changed in the ska world. Ska shows, with attendance in the thousands, local bar ska nights and even television ads with ska...

The Lonesome Ballads of Handsome Ned and Jr. Gone Wild

Long Time Gone

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

When it comes time to write the history of alt-country — that is, the reinvention of country music by a generation weaned on punk — it will...

Reykjavik Rocks

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

The small island of Reykjavik, Iceland is a thumbnail in a sea of blue on the map of the world, filled with natural wonders from its geyser...

Spectral Visions

Pursuing Ghosts Through Country's Otherworld

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

This is a land of myths and ghosts, this America. God and the devil loom large over the land, and the land looms large over the mind. This...

Pull My Strings

Everybody Hurts in the Dead Kennedys Debacle

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

"When you look behind the music, everyone you look up to turns out to suck anyway," Jello Biafra tells an audience on his new spoken word a...

Our House

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Nick Holder is a true creature of the underground, preferring to be heard but not seen.Canadian producers are getting famous the world over...

MP3

Breaking New Ground

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Many independent artists are rejoicing in the boon of possibilities that MP3 technology offered the budding musician. While the multi-milli...

Mix Tapes and Mixed Messages

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Ever bought a DJ mix tape? Perhaps you appreciate a specific DJ's skills, or their selection of super fresh hip-hop, house or drum & bass t...