The November roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

All my younger years were spent with people that had nothing to give but their company. This is a song about all of those ...

From Andrew Bird’s treasured Gezelligheid series at Fourth Presbyterian Church to the ultimate nightmare before Christmas ...

Boston’s For the Children festival takes over Big Night Live for two all-day shows Dec. 6 and 7 featuring more than a dozen ...

The Red Clay Strays love country music too much to rush it — and their CMA win proves they’re doing something right already.

Vince Gill can do it all. Over the course of his long, steady career, he's gained a reputation as a stellar vocalist and songwriter, ace musician and versatile collaborator. Continue ...

If I was still writing my monthly hardcore column, the rise of Haywire would've been a big topic. The Boston band plays an extremely hooky and fun form of down-the-middle fastball hardcore. There's ...

YouTube still needs to work out the kinks from its NFL broadcast. The NFL’s second game of the 2025 season between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers was broadcast on YouTube — a first in ...

Kieran Brown and Rosanna Miles in Haywire, madcap recap of The Archers’ early days There’s much to recommend in Tim Stimpson’s theatrical love-letter to The Archers, born in Cirencester’s Barn ahead ...

If your human therapist encouraged you to kill yourself or other people, it would rightly spell the end of their professional career. Yet that’s exactly what video journalist Caelan Conrad got when ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A podcast based in Shreveport has been selected for national distribution. According to a press release, “Louisiana Haywire” is a playful homage to the legendary ...