'The Bad Plug spend half of the 12-minute EP bashing proto-punk, blues, and rockabilly together, a decision so bold it boggles (and bruises!) the mind.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-dredge-the…

can’t believe it was only 2 years ago I was cooking this up, not knowing it would change my life forever. Happy birthday Preachers Daughter 🥳❤️

'While BOYS STATE presented a chilling game of political maneuvering, GIRLS STATE offered a narrative of resilience. If BOYS STATE was a horror story, GIRLS STATE is a love story.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/girls-state-sp…

It's our Bandcamp Pick of the Week, this week featuring Rural France's exclamatory power pop album EXACTAMONDO! out now via Meritorio Records! Read all about it and then check it out over on bandcamp!
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'My trip took me exactly where I needed to go. I had the answer to my problem before I knew the question; I just had to dive deeper into my brain to find it. She was a jet, and I was a rocket, and we flew in different directions in different airspace.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-bargain-bi…

'Cosmic Joke is hardcore as hard and core as it can be, but with some new angle/perspective that flushes out the toxicity and the overly-indulgent tendencies for something a smack more earnest.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-dredge-the…

ICYMI: We pulled together a list of recently released charity compilations where the proceeds are directed towards various Palestinian relief efforts. We break down how much music you get, highlight some of the great songs, and have links to each release! merrygoroundmagazine.com/bandcamp-picks…

'I wanted to leave GIRLS STATE feeling hopeful. I wanted to wave my 'the future is female' flag high and proud. Instead, I was left with a mixed bag of both profound despair and admiration.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/girls-state-sp…

'Lake pulled me aside in the kitchen and whispered in my ear.

'Jackie, don’t you wanna go fuck?'

'Not with those guys here. I wouldn’t be able to keep my focus.'

'Well… what if we asked The Auteur to join us?'' merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-bargain-bi…

'Rarely have I felt so mentally stimulated than when using this messaging system to overcome long odds like these to succeed.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-crew-and-t…

'You can tell the Zellners are trying desperately to find a human connection within all of it. Each sequence plays out with an unearned majesty, as though a David Attenborough voiceover should be accompanying striking vistas and burgeoning wildlife.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/for-better-and…

Happy Bandcamp Friday! In lieu of a traditional Bandcamp Picks, we've compiled five recently released compilations where proceeds go towards various Palestinian relief efforts, each worthy of your money. Read about all five today, and free Palestine! merrygoroundmagazine.com/bandcamp-picks…

While BOYS STATE presented chilling games of political maneuvering, GIRLS STATE offers a narrative of resilience—the former a horror story, the latter a love story. It offers a mixed bag of both despair and admiration for the tenacity of these young women. merrygoroundmagazine.com/girls-state-sp…

'THE CREW hit all the right buttons by being easier to teach through familiarity with a classic genre and a clear communication system that felt so fulfilling. Every time it feels like a unique puzzle that can be solved no matter how impossible it seems.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-crew-and-t…

'My Chicago is not Cusp’s Chicago, but none of the architecture or history matter when the connection is this profound. The record’s a witty and poignant recognition that we are a thing because of the people, energies, and ideas encountered across life.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/bandcamp-picks…

Welcome back aboard, me hearties!

Over the years, readers have come to know that Chris Coplan loves him some punk music. Check out The Dredge, our syndication of his newsletter where he reviews everything from the genre! This month features writing on the Bad Plug, Cosmic Joke & blues lawyer! merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-dredge-the…

'I always knew a guy who knew a guy, but I made sure never to know THAT guy so I could feel somewhat separated from the consequences of these illegal suburban drug transactions, many located along my grade school bus route.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-bargain-bi…

'Compare any frame of 28 DAYS LATER to the humiliating 'One Perfect Shot' moments in CIVIL WAR... In this constant search for validation, it reveals the hollowness of 'the image' and its reach, intellectually and aesthetically.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/luckily-alex-g…

'I’d offer a more ceremonious, flowery celebration of Texas 3000—a reliance on dense vocabulary—but it would be disingenuous to excessively water down their rare display of youthful hearts on fire through music. The songs speak for themselves.' merrygoroundmagazine.com/bandcamp-picks…