Month: July 2025

Bad Religion Share Decades Episodes

Bad Religion
Jason Tate

Bad Religion have been sharing their “Decades” episodes on YouTube. Season two, episode two was released last night.

Bad Religion marks 40 years of revolutionary punk rock with Decades — an eight-episode retrospective series filmed live at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California. Originally streamed during the pandemic, each episode spotlights a different decade of the band’s storied career: the ‘80s, ‘90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Featuring powerful live performances, behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, and candid interviews with all band members, Decades offers an intimate look at the evolution of Bad Religion’s music and message. From their earliest raw recordings to their most recent anthems, this series captures the sound, spirit, and substance of one of punk’s most influential bands.

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Tom DeLonge Demoing Blink-182 Songs

Box Car Racer
Jason Tate

Tom DeLonge talked with Kerrang:

“Film stuff takes a long time, you know,” he says. “I work on these things for years. I’m juggling a lot of projects – some are at casting, some are writing outlines, some are in script, some are in production.” Between them all, there’s the small matter blink-182’s year-closing Missionary Impossible tour, culminating at Las Vegas’s When We Were Young festival. “I’ll probably start doing some demos for blink here shortly as well,” he excitingly adds. “I’ve got to start working on recording stuff now, because I’ll be gone for a bit of time when I would normally start next year…

The Best Albums of 2025 (So Far)

Best of 2025 (So Far)
Jason Tate

I am starting to feel like these “time to rank things” lists pop back up on me quicker and quicker each year. We are once again halfway through the year, and that means it’s time to reflect on the best albums of the year (so far). Below, you will find both our combined staff top 30, as well as individual lists from our contributors and moderators. We hope you’ll find something new to love.

Note: You can share your own list in our music forum.

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Review: Ben Folds – Live With The National Symphony Orchestra

Adam Grundy

There’s a certain magic behind Ben Folds and his unique brand of quirky, piano-based pop rock. It’s hard to put your finger on why it’s so impactful and meaningful when you listen to his music, but it’s undeniably there. This “magic” is on full display in the surprise-release of Live With The National Symphony Orchestra, that was recorded at Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center before the current administration took over the day-to-day operations and artistic direction. I’m so glad this recording exists, since Ben Folds has always had a knack for writing insightful music directly from the heart. The vinyl version of the recording features ten songs, while the digital version includes an additional four bonus tracks. For eight years, Folds served as National Symphony Orchestra’s first-ever Artistic Advisor at the Kennedy Center before he resigned, and yet this album does an incredible job of playing homage to this wonderful legacy Ben Folds and The National Symphony Orchestra have each established at our Nation’s capital’s most historic venues for the arts.

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