Jul 31, 2026
At the beginning of this month, I got to see a bunch of my favorite bands play, three of them coming out of retirement for one day. It was a blast. The last time I got to see Unit 101 play was 26 years and 1 day ago, opening up for blink-182, Fenix Tx and Less than Jake. The last time I saw Olivia the Band was likely a...
Jul 24, 2026
Sacramento, California's, Journal, be writing tunes on and off. What started off as one track here then another track there became a full release titled, The Eternal Death of Concious Expression. Mathcore, prog metal, video game music, whatever you want to call it, new music from Journal is always an...
Jul 23, 2026
Quebec solo punk rocker, Remy Verreault, recently released his 7th album (!!!), Everything's Fine! A High End Denim artist, this album is 9 tracks of solid skatepunk.
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Jul 18, 2026
A couple cool things. Rufio's first album, Perhaps, I Suppose... turned 25 this year and the band re-recorded Dipshit. The band will also be releasing new music through Double Helix Records. This single is titled, Maps, the opener to the new EP, From the Outside, set to be released August 8.
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Jul 6, 2026
On this episode, I have guest, Gavin of Ikaika, a hardcore project based on the island of Maui. I got to see Ikaika as a full band during night 1 of the Speed shows back in April 2026. We chat origin stories of Ikaika, hardcore music, the scene on Maui, and touch base on Ikaika's latest EP, Of War and Mana.
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