Tag: punk
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A Conversation With Mediocre Cafe
By Dominic LaFratta Mediocre Cafe is an indie pop, jazz, and alternative band from Sacramento, California. Last November, they released the album Print Me with Seattle based Independent label, Youth Riot Records. On February 24th, 2024, the lead member of Mediocre Cafe, Cooper, remotely chatted with me about the band’s latest release and their musical…
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Death is Nothing to Us by Fiddlehead
By Tate DeCarlo Fiddlehead embraces shift in style with 2023 album release Death is Nothing to Us Post-hardcore allstars Fiddlehead, renown for their heart-wrenching, high energy sound, released the album Death is Nothing to Us this August. Building on the momentum of their 2021 release Between the Richness and 2018’s Springtime and Blind, this newest…
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School-Sanctioned Punk at the Western Washington Punkapalooza
By Tate DeCarlo “Yo Tate! We’re throwing a really cool show called Punkapalooza this Thursday, you should totally come check it out!” Chloe Unflat’s voice on the other end of the phone presented an enticing offer. I’ve known her since the second grade, but now she’s in school about two hours north of UPS at…
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Masculinity in the context of Bikini Kill: Is Violence Necessary to Enjoy a Punk Show?
By Tate DeCarlo, KUPS Loud Rock Music Director Cover Art by Rhae Schulz-O’Neil, KUPS Media Director I’ve always accepted violence as an inherent part of punk, in the music itself as well as the culture. An anger-fueled genre of high tempo drums, thrashing guitar and strained screaming vocals; punk embodies rage by nature. Born of…