On the new music front, it’s also a very busy week. I highlight 11 new albums below, and Bill tackles more in Indie Basement, including Edwyn Collins, Throwing Muses, Bambara, Étienne de Crécy (ft.

Seattle rapper Key Nyata caught our ears as a guest on a couple recent Denzel Curry tracks, and now Denzel repays the favor ...

Thanks, boss. Yes, there are the proto-punk records from the likes of the Dolls, the Stooges and MC5, but really, in 1976, ...

Basement Holocaust were only around for 1985, when the trio were sophomores at West High. The "new" record is a chance to ...

If you buy something through my links, I may earn a commission. Headed to a rock show? There are some classic edgy looks ...

Jeffrey Runnings, the frontman for post-punk rock band For Against, has died. He was 61. Runnings had reportedly had a long battle with cancer. “We are devastated to hear that Jeff Runnings of ...

The band will perform at the Atlantis on Thursday, March 20.

Punk music is known for its raw, aggressive sound, edgy fashion and mosh pits. It’s also known for being predominantly white, ...

Mike Andre and Amanda Huron’s current band, Sensor Ghost, has a few things in common with their previous one, Puff Pieces.

You’ve heard a lot of dance-punk bands, but you’ve never heard one like KOKOKO!, the union of Congolese singer Makara Bianko and French producer Débruit. Bianko’s layered vocals sound like a field ...

Ringo Starr’s gone country. Again. The iconic Beatles drummer has long woven country music into his work throughout the decades—both with the Fab Four and his solo career. One of Starr’s most notable ...

Spring is springing, festival announce season is in full swing, and there are so many shows popping off in Portland, it’s bananas! As ever, the Portland Mercury has rounded up what, in our humble ...