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I’d call Caves frantic punk rock, if not for the title track on Betterment actually being a casual acoustic affair. Other than that song, though, the eleven songs on the UK’s band’s ...

After how hard Western Problems hit, it would be hard for Future Virgins to deliver another punch-out of similar quality. Or would it? With a new record, Late Republic on Recess Records, the Chattanooga ...

Worriers are yet another Brooklyn band to note, made up of former members of some higher profile DIY punk bands from the area. Most noteworthy in terms of sound is ...

Each time I write the phrase “garage-punk” I like it less and less. Still, how else to describe a band that blends pop-punk and garage so well? Actually, in recent ...

Amy Oden (filmmaker, From the Back of the Room) SPB: What is your favorite music-related film or documentary? Oden: Rise Above (the Tribe 8 documentary) is probably my favorite music-related ...

Jordan Baker (pastepunk) SPB: What has been the hardest transition as you’ve let Pastepunk go to rest? Baker: The hardest thing by far has been when I hear new ...

Dave Drobach (Careeners fka Grabass Charlestons) SPB: If you met your character Dale in real life, would you hang out with him/have a beer? Drobach: Absolutely. Complex characters are ...

Rick (Heartless) SPB: What are you expectations of how your final show(s) will go, from an emotional standpoint? Rick: We are ending on good terms and at a time ...