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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Leaving the sparse promise of their brief 2021 demo behind, DUMBELLS’ debut LP is endowed with an immersive, full sound that lends itself to the flood of dreamy tunes therein. Comprised of personnel from various notable acts of recent vintage, these Aussie upstarts fuse elements of 1960s sparkle, 1990s fuzz, and many moods in between […]
Read full "Up Late With LP" reviewOn this week’s MRR Radio, Jennifer plays lots of new releases!
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And now, part three of the 2024 Year End Top Tens! Here are parts one and two, if you missed those. Also, be sure to scroll all the way down to see the Top Tens of this year’s Top Tens! Ben Perkins Ben Perkins publishes Another Subculture, a London punk newsletter, and co-hosts Repetitive Strain with Victoria […]
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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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