Articles by Gen Handley

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  IDLES "Can Shit Out a Heavy Punk Track," So They're Trying Something New

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2024

  "This album has a sound all of its own — it doesn't sound like anything else," Mark Bowen says, without any hyperbole. "It sits in an...

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  Alkaline Trio Draw on Matt Skiba’s Time in blink-182 to Find “Unity of Purpose”

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2024

  "I went through a very fucking dark place back during COVID and got pretty unhealthy," says Matt Skiba......

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  Wilco Are Still Here Because They "Were Willing to Risk Things"

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023

  "It's all about connection," Jeff Tweedy says of his multifaceted career. This is evident in the intimate books he has penned, as well as...

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  Misery Signals Prove Why They're Metalcore Survivors on 'Ultraviolet'

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2020

  In a genre where bands have come and gone, who found mainstream success when the metalcore scene was at its peak and then faded into obscur...

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  Soft Plastics' '5 Dreams' Continues Where Frog Eyes Left Off

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2020

  Carey Mercer, the mastermind behind Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach and one-third of art-rock supergroup Swan Lake — is known for pushing soni...