Hailing from Popblerd’s homebase of Boston, MA, Bad Rabbits have been crafting their blend of r&b, funk, and rock (sprinkled with elements of hardcore) for six years. Building a reputation for their energetic live shows and gaining national recognition for their recorded output, 2013 marks a milestone for the band: the release of their first full-length LP, American Love (2013, Bad Records). What’s more, they’ve got another completed full-length LP in the can. We caught up with Bad Rabbits just before their […]
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A Guide to the Discography of Bob Mould (Part One: The Husker Du Years)
In this edition of Note for Note, we take a look at the music Bob Mould made throughout his storied career, starting with the Husker Du years.
David Comes to Life, Fucked Up
I had given up on hardcore punk, labeled it a tired genre, too constricted. The Founding Fathers of Hardcore Themselves had to change their styles to stay fresh. Ian MacKaye formed Fugazi. Black Flag went Sludge. Husker Du and The Replacements evolved into, well, Husker Du and The Replacements. The only modern hardcore seemed “punks” clinging to some youthful rebellion without any artistic merit. At least that’s what I thought, until this cocksure opinion of mine was forcefully challenged this […]