NERVES – Glórach and The Coolest Stuff of The Week | March 20th
Ooooooh boy. What an absolute beast of a week this was for music. We had four final contenders...
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Vultures, Hyenas and Coyotes – S/T and The Coolest Stuff of The Week | March 13th
Every week, Friday is the big release day for new music, but I usually get a slow trickle...
Pissed Jeans – Half Divorced and The Coolest Stuff of The Week | March 6th
Oh? What’s this? The February 2024 edition of Cool Stuff dropped just last week, and we’re already back...
Better late than never: The Best of the Last of 2023
A “best of the last two months of the year” list to offer the appropriate justice and consideration for those artists dropping great shit super late.
APN’s Indie Inspection – November 2023
Welcome to “The Indie Inspection!” In this monthly feature, I dive into new releases from a handful of...
Riot Fest 2023: A Restoration Of Power
Even as summer draws to a close, the Douglass Park neighborhood of Chicago isn’t ready to go quietly....
Editor’s Note: Best New Music January 2023
Hi! Hello! I’m not dead or I’m back from the dead or did anyone notice that I was...
The Joy Formidable vs The Keytar – A Riot Fest Conversation
Throughout all 3 days of Riot Fest 2022, the near 100-artists deep lineup featured plenty of guitar music....
Pikefruit – Inflorescence | Let’s Bend Pop Tropes into New Shapes
When I wrote about Pikefruit back in 2019, I praised this delightful Seattle duo’s willingness to break the...
I (Don’t) Hate That: The Cure
Kendon hates the emo antics of The Cure. In this edition of I (I Don't) Hate That, Coop tries to convince him The Cure shouldn't be defined by the singles.