A trans woman without a county. TRAIDORA’s Una Mujer Trans Sin País is an exploration of the isolation and displacement faced by trans women, particularly those without a homeland, both physically and emotionally. The album’s title speaks directly to the experience of being a trans woman who doesn’t fit within the confines of traditional gender […]
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Yoooo, this record fucking smokes! Scandinavian-style crust coming straight from the city of brotherly punk. An absolute Philadelphia skull-basher! Muscular riffs accompanied by searing guitar solos and pummeling drums. The menacing vox pull everything together with gravelly precision. I hear some elements of CRUDE SS, WOLFPACK, and ACURSED, beyond the more obvious influences. Unabashedly rockin’, […]
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Debut full-length from this Minneapolis quartet that at its core has the working-class realism of the ARRIVALS and AMERICAN STEEL. Lyrics that are equally dead serious and tongue-in-cheek; angsty and optimistic. There is an element of urgency and that almost slightly out-of-control feeling as they crash through the ten tracks in a short twenty-six minutes, […]
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The gruff-throated singer Hugo Mudie (the SAINTE CATHERINES) joins forces with two members of the mighty LEATHERFACE, including Frank Stubbs, to craft more great melodic punk with dive bar conviction and grit. If you’re a fan of this particular thread of punk for songwriters, and I very much am, there’s a treasure trove here for […]
Read full "Roach Squad LP" reviewOn this week’s MRR Radio, Zu From All Over brings her turntable into her empty bedroom to listen to 8 lengthy songs amplified by 4 reflective walls, with the best Proto-Slowcore, Post-Hardcore, Slacker Noise, and loudQUIETloud to drown out the outside world.
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If you’ve ever walked the streets of İstanbul, you’ve likely seen Doğa Sultan’s graffiti, tags, and stickers plastered all around. If you’ve been to the beloved venue Karga, you’ve probably met her while she was working non-stop on whatever collective project she was taking on at the time. Maybe you’ve even caught her in the […]
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Maximum Rocknroll is heartbroken/excited to announce that we are donating our archives — paper files, photos, notes, zines, books, ephemera, and yes, the greatest punk record collection the world has ever known — to the Center for Popular Music at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This might seem random, but it’s the culmination […]
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Eraser has spent the past couple of years making noise in Philly basements, winning over many a discerning punk with their blend of post-punk and no wave. Now they’re making noise in punk’s critical circles with their debut release, Hideout 12”, brought to you by Philly institution Siltbreeze Records. We sat down with Kat Bean […]
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Punks of the pre-internet age were good at sleuthing out information, tracking down new bands and finding meaningful connections between seemingly disparate groups of like-minded maniacs. My friends and I in the deep south, far away from coastal cultural meccas (insert RANCID quote here), traded notes about our hours spent pouring over liner notes, thank […]
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