There was never another tour quite like Warped Tour. For more than two decades, Kevin Lyman’s traveling punk rock circus wasn’t simply a summer festival. It was a proving ground. A place where future arena headliners sold CDs in parking lots, loaded their own gear, played blistering afternoon sets in hundred-degree heat, and then watched […]
Hardcore has always prided itself on authenticity. It has never been about chart positions, radio play, or chasing trends. It has been about conviction. Few embodied that spirit more completely than Sick of It All frontman Lou Koller, who died at the age of 59 following a battle with esophageal cancer, leaving behind a legacy
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Dirty Heads bring their signature endless-summer sound to Skratch N Sniff Radio this weekend, joining the Alt show for a special Mini Mix. Co-vocalists Jared “Dirty J” Watson and Dustin “Duddy B” Bushnell will guide listeners through a dedicated Dirty Heads block airing during Segment 4. The Mini Mix features songs from the band’s new
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The past year has transformed Jakob Nowell from the son of a legend into one of rock’s most compelling frontmen in his own right. As the voice ushering Sublime into a new era, Nowell has found himself everywhere. The band’s new album Until The Sun Explodes has reintroduced one of Southern California’s most beloved groups
Today, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers – one of the most influential songwriters of the modern era – shares new single “Paradise,” the latest offering from his upcoming solo record THRASHER, out August 21, 2026 via Island Records. “Paradise” is an upbeat country track that pulls from Flowers’ extended family working and aging in the casino
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In the wake of the ecstatic reception that welcomed Beck’s recently released single “Ride Lonesome” — which NPR deemed “as moving and beautifully produced as any of his most beloved work” — the release date of a new album has been confirmed: Ride Lonesome, Beck’s long-awaited first collection of all-new material since the GRAMMY-winning Hyperspace,
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Mike D has released “Crypto,” the latest preview of his forthcoming debut solo album, Thank You, arriving August 28 through Capitol Records. Driven by pounding industrial rhythms, warped synthesizers and Mike D’s instantly recognizable delivery, “Crypto” turns its attention toward financial obsession, fraud and unchecked greed. The song approaches those subjects with a characteristically playful
For more than three decades, Slightly Stoopid have built a career on making music that feels tailor-made for long drives, endless summers, and sun-soaked afternoons. Now, the San Diego veterans are leaning into that tradition once again with “Backseat Drivin’,” an upcoming collaboration featuring Wiz Khalifa and G. Love & Special Sauce that promises to
Sublime’s latest chapter continues to make a major impact at alternative radio. The Long Beach band’s “Until the Sun Explodes” has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, giving Sublime another chart-topping single with Jakob Nowell fronting the group alongside founding members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. The achievement follows the success of “Ensenada,”
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Slightly Stoopid are turning up the volume and hitting the open road with “Backseat Drivin’,” featuring Wiz Khalifa and G. Love, this week’s ThePier.org Song of the Week on the Skratch N Sniff Alt Show. Landing in this weekend’s nationally syndicated mix, “Backseat Drivin’” brings together three artists whose music has long been associated with
