And now, stay tuned for more 2024 Year End Top Tens! Part one is here, part three to follow next week. Ana Armengod Ana Armengod is a Philly-based artist, filmmaker, and vocalist in DE RODILLAS. My favorite things in 2024 in no particular order: THE DARK – Sinking Into Madness LP (Toxic State) GUERRA FINAL – Purgatorio […]
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Welcome to 2025, and welcome to Maximum Rocknroll‘s 2024 Year-End Top Tens. Once again, we asked MRR reviewers, friends, fellow travelers, and extended family from all over the world about what punk records defined the year for them. Part one of three this week, part two to follow next week. ALEX HOWELL Alex Howell reviews […]
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Featuring members from the mighty LÄRM, this is a welcome return of a highly political Dutch hardcore band coming correct with antifa-fueled vitriol. This is unabashed fash-bashing music, and it sounds like it, too. Tough as nails, especially with a biting bass tone that rides high in the mix (a favorite trick of mine). The […]
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Listening to the opener “Lonely Striped Rock” is a joyride through various genre influences that is rarely achieved. Philippe Clement’s bass line starts out the song, which sounds like a rubber tube being slapped. Simon Besré’s drums introduce Roy Vucino’s guitar, teasing along with chatter-y little chord sweeps, making way for Annie-Claude Deschênes matter-of-fact vocals. […]
Read full "Sacred Times LP" reviewOn this week’s MRR Radio, Zu From All Over invites her dearest friend Michael From The North Bay back to the show for their annual Year End Top Ten Lists episode, with the best Slowcore, Hardcore, and Weirdo Punk that 2k24 had to offer. THIS.YEAR.SUCKED! *but was incredible musically ;)~
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And here is the final round of Maximum Rocknroll Year End Top Tens! Be sure to read all the way though for the surprise at the end. Parts, one, two, and three, in case you weren’t staying tuned. BEN C. TROGDON Ben C Trogdon lives in NYC, puts together NUZZZZZZINE punk fanzine, and plays drums […]
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And now, part three of the 2023 Year End Top Tens! There will be a part four next week, as we got a huge response this year! Stay tuned, as Tim and the Gang would say! Parts one and two, in case you missed them. ANNALIESE REDLICH Annaliese Redlich makes cathartic clang in LOTHARIO and presents the […]
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And now, stay tuned for more 2023 Year End Top Tens! Part one is here, part three to follow next week. ALLAN MCNAUGHTON A NEUTRAL and former MRR shitworker. I’m on a FUGAZI-esque indefinite hiatus from writing about music so will keep these brief. To be honest, I constantly feel like I’m missing out on […]
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Another year wrapped up, another round of Maximum Rocknroll Year-End Top Tens! As always, we asked MRR contributors, friends, and extended family from around the globe about what punk records made their 2023. This year, we had plenty of long-time YETTers, a number of folks returning after one or more years absent, and a good […]
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