Ian MacKaye saved hardcore music in D.C., and his legacy should reflect that very important contribution to culture.

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.

All South by Southwest goers pass the same phrase around as they mill about Downtown each night: “Who are you seeing today?” ...

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 ...

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

Monteal-based experimental pop-punk project SILLY released the album 0 Views last year. Now, following the mixtape Some ...

Spirit of the Beehive, Hank Azaria as Springsteen, Happy and Gay, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid screens, and Science shows a ...

JAKARTA: The members of Central Java punk band Sukatani have “firmly” rejected an offer to serve as ambassadors of the National Police after reportedly facing months of pressure and ...

The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk and the band's style ... Bill Bentley wrote in "Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen." The band never found commercial success and was torn ...

The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk and the band’s style ... Bill Bentley wrote in “Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen.” The band never found commercial success and ...