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Incomparable rock critic Jessica Hopper shares how she makes her voice heard in a sexist world on BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!
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(Poptarts)
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Jessica Hopper is one the most insightful rock critics working today. A long-time contributor to the Chicago Reader; she’s been a columnist for The Village Voice, Chicago Tribune, and Punk Planet; the ...
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Created on 23 July 2021
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Japanese Rock Band CHAI, Serves Up Food For Thought, on Lockdown Inspired Latest Album "Wink
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(Music)
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... actually afforded the band creative freedom. Unlike 2019’s PUNK, they didn’t have to make this album while on tour. There were no set deadlines, so they took their time—seven months, to be exact. The result ...
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Created on 19 July 2021
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Holy shit, holy shit, holy f'in shit—"We are Lady Parts" is phenomena
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(TV)
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“We Are Lady Parts,” written and directed by Nida Manzoor, is a hilarious British TV show about an all-girl, Muslim punk band. It’s fronted and supported by a cast of sexy as hell people of color of ...
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Created on 15 June 2021
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The Linda Lindas Just Scored A Record Deal After Performing Their Viral Song “Racist, Sexist Boy”
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(Music)
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... as “embodying the spirit of original punk, power pop and new wave through today’s ears, eyes and minds,” Variety reported.
The band’s song “Racist, Sexist Boy” was inspired by a racist experience Mila ...
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Created on 27 May 2021
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You Can Enjoy the Kitschy Glamour of Tiki Cocktail Culture without the Gnarly Colonial Aftertaste
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(Eat Me)
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... to be,” she says. “Tiki is punk. It’s a mentality.” Danger’s own infatuation with the Tumblr aesthetic known as “seapunk” also inspired new furnishings. Soon, Mother of Pearl’s historic storefront was ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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4 Non Blondes Frontwoman And Superstar Songwriter Linda Perry Reveals Why She Knows How To Be A Rock Star But “It Hurts Too Much To Be An Artist,” On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!
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(Poptarts)
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Linda Perry first made waves in music as the lead singer and songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, a band that hit it big in 1992 with their platinum-selling song, “What’s Up?” But today, she is best known ...
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Created on 13 May 2021
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Willow Smith Takes Over Her Mom's Rock Band Wicked Wisdom As A Mother's Day Surpri
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(Music)
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... she released a rock-infused joint album with collaborator Tyler Cole titled The Anxiety. Just a few weeks ago, she dropped a new track called “Transparent Soul” that emitted an early 2000s punk vibe, reminiscent ...
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Created on 07 May 2021
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Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
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(Living)
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... Chicago, IL, 1941
With the scarcity of rinks, in the ’90s, attention shifted from quads to inline “roller blades,” which were great for street skating. Then, in the 2000s, a new kind of punk, DIY, feminist ...
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Created on 05 May 2021
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Travel Back To '70s Era Rock 'n' Roll Where One Woman Takes On A Bigoted Music Industry In Dawnie Walton's "The Final Revival Of Opal & N
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(Books)
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Representation and its significance take center stage in Dawnie Walton’s debut. Inspired by the author’s own deep desire for an Afro-punk role model during her teenage years, The Final Revival of Opal ...
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Created on 30 March 2021
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Amy Poehler’s "Moxie" Is the BUSTiest Film of the Season—or Possibly Eve
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(Movies)
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... distinctly getting my Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams T-shirts—which I know is not very punk rock, don’t get me wrong—but I can remember being so psyched to roll up the sleeves and wear one the next day in school. ...
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Created on 03 March 2021
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Ela Minus' New Record Is A Shimmery Punk Collage
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(Music)
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... Jimeno, who spent a decade playing in a hardcore band before moving to the U.S. to study jazz drumming and synthesizer design at Berklee. Jimeno brings a raw, political punk sensibility to tracks like ...
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Created on 17 February 2021
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Genya Ravan’s “I Who Have Nothing” Melds Gold, Gravel, And Guts
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(Music)
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... or punk legends The Dead Boys during the frenetic CBGB days—and way before she made history as one of the first women to truly “make it” in the boy's club of rock music—she was a refugee, unsure of her ...
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Created on 05 February 2021
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30 Years Later, Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Kiss Them for Me” Still Holds Up
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(Music)
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... punk and gothic new wave (goth-wave?), the rhythm of “Kiss Them” samples Philadelphia rapper Schooly D’s “P.S.K. – What Does it Mean.” That sample, along with the production of their tenth album, Superstition, ...
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Created on 21 January 2021
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Seth Bogart's Men On The Verge Of Nothing Album Is The Epitome Of Andy Warhol Vibe
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(Music)
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... Men on the Verge of Nothing contains 10 fuzzy, post-punky, poppy tracks featuring a girl gang of guests including Roxanne Clifford (Patience, Veronica Falls), Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill, the Frumpies), and ...
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Created on 07 January 2021
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Drop What You're Doing And Watch "Adventure Time: Obsidia
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(TV)
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... and so much more.
Vampire Marceline has always been the “angry punk rocker,” while Bubblegum was the pink scientist princess from a literal candy kingdom. Although the couple may not seem like the perfect ...
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Created on 03 December 2020
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L.A. Witch's LP, "Play With Fire", Will Inspire You To Be Your Boldest Se
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(Music)
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California trio L.A. Witch’s sophomore LP adds lots of grit to the reverberated sound they embody by taking inspiration from grunge, psychedelic, Western, and punk genres, and melding them in a surprising ...
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Created on 06 November 2020
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Fiona Silver’s “Love Potion No. 9” Is The Perfect Halloween Tune: BUST Premiere
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(Music)
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Fiona Silver’s glamorous cover of the 1959 classic "Love Potion No.9" is dropping today on Spotify and all music platforms. The song features Dennis Dunaway, the iconic founding and present member of ...
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Created on 30 October 2020
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Queue This Dance-Punk Project On Your Quarantine Party Playlist
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(Music)
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CRICKETS is a politically charged dance-punk project led by Le Tigre’s JD Samson along with Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum and MEN’s Michael O’Neill. Consisting of only vocals, a guitar, a synthesizer, ...
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Created on 29 October 2020
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Bag It Up: Punk Rock Icon Alice Bag Shares Top Beauty Must-Haves
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(Style)
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ALICE BAG IS a Chicana punk legend. In the late ’70s, she fronted the pioneering L.A. band the Bags and has been making music, writing books (including her memoir Violence Girl), fighting for education ...
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Created on 19 August 2020
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Indie Rock Has a Sexual Abuse Problem
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(Music)
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Burger Records, longtime home to many scrappy and charming garage bands, has come under fire for fostering a culture of sexual misconduct among both its artists and staff. The label announced on Monday ...
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Created on 22 July 2020
