Happy Thanksgiving

Jason Tate

Today is Thanksgiving here in the states so we will be on a much relaxed posting schedule. Hope everyone has a great day filled with good food, good drinks, and good people. Come join us in the forums if you’re looking for company.

Video Interview: Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys
Jackie Cular

Ken Casey, lead singer of the Boston punk band, Dropkick Murphys, talks with me about the band’s recent stop in Washington, DC. The band played at the Remove the Regime rally on November 22nd. Casey talks about how his band utilizes its platform to help fight for the rights of the everyday person — and has been doing so for nearly thirty years. Learn about events and contests with the band that support the Claddagh Fund.

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Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 Preview

CD, Record Store
Adam Grundy

Record Store Day Black Friday is this Friday and this year’s celebration of indie record stores occurs on November 28th, 2025. With a fresh slate of new vinyl reissues, exciting exclusives, and in some cases, the first pressings of many key titles, the observance comes with a lot of excitement on the biggest shopping day of the year. The full list of RSD Black Friday releases can be found here, but be sure to check in with your local indie record store to see what they will be carrying this Friday. In this preview, I’ll be diving into some of the most sought after releases and offer some tips for newcomers to secure these titles.

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Stephen Egerton on the Descendents’ Enduring Legacy

Descendents
Jason Tate

Stephen Egerton of the Descendents talked with the local Tulsa paper:

Somewhere in the mid-90s, All — which is the same band as the Descendents but with a different singer — were playing a little festival in Phoenix, as I recall, and these two young guys come running up to me and they’re just really hyper. They said, “Wow, you guys are our favorite band. We started a band just because of you guys.” I thought they were really funny guys. I watched their set, and they were very charismatic. So, I hit it off with Tom (DeLonge) and Mark (Hoppus) immediately.

StubHub Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

Legal
Jason Tate

Ashley King, writing for Digital Music News:

A shareholder class action lawsuit has been filed against StubHub following its post-IPO stock price plunge. The lawsuit alleges the company made materially false or misleading statements, failing to disclose “material adverse information” regarding its business and cash flow.

The complaint, filed in New York federal court on Monday, is one of at least three lawsuits stemming from StubHub’s lackluster quarterly earnings report. It was filed by investors who bought into StubHub’s $758 million initial public offering (IPO) in September. At least four other law firms have announced that they’ve opened their own investigations into StubHub’s numbers.

Meet Me @ the Altar Talk With Rock Sound

Meet Me at the Altar
Jason Tate

Meet Me @ the Altar talked with Rock Sound about their new EP:

 I feel like it was a long time coming, weirdly enough. We were always going to come back to this sound, because this is where our hearts are. We love this genre and being a heavy band, and we definitely missed it when we strayed from it. We don’t regret moving away from it when we did, but playing heavier music is more in line with what we love. Just seeing everything change in front of us, we were like, ‘Okay, we already know what we have to do. Let’s just do it.’ I don’t even think a conversation needed to be had. It was just like, ‘Yeah, this is what we’re doing, and we’re going to do it.’ And we did.