APN’s Top 25 Albums of 2025 | Making Musical Lemonade Out of a Lemon Year
This year sucked. Hard. Just several layers of not good on multiple levels. But you aren’t here to...
Album Reviews
Kreeps – Cheers From The Afterlife | Beyond Grief and Redemption
For years, Kreeps has thrived in that hazy limbo between kitsch and the crypt. It’s not unlike the...
Ska, Punk, and Other Junk – November 2025
Welcome to “Ska, Punk, and Other Junk!” With this monthly column, I’ll highlight all of the cool things...
Ronnie Martin – Evergreen Melodie | Newness and Nostalgia in Christmas Music
I have listened to the music of Ronnie Martin for nearly 30 years now. And if there’s anything...
Catherine Brookman – If A Song Fades Out, It’s Playing Forever Somewhere | Musings on Majestical Music
I spent lots of time with musicians of all shapes and stripes during my first two years of...
WICCANS – PHASE IV | The Unpredictable Future of Hardcore
For most bands, eight years between records would signal a slow death. For WICCANS, it’s almost a flex....
The Belair Lip Bombs – Again | Rock Music Lives, Thanks to Australia
While there are plenty of reasons behind its diminished cultural impact, rock music isn’t dead. It’s never died....
Camp Trash – Two Hundred Thousand Dollars | Growing Up Doesn’t Have to Mean Growing Old
I love it when a band grows up. I’m not necessarily talking about thematic maturation, though that probably...
Ska, Punk, and Other Junk – September 2025
Welcome to “Ska, Punk, and Other Junk!” With this monthly column, I’ll highlight all of the cool things...
Matt Wixson – MERICANNIA | Hope Through Antagonism
As the end of each month nears, I comb through all the potential releases to include into Ska,...