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The first in a new series of mixtape-focused hip-hop columns.

In this edition of the roundtable, we ask what bands we’ve seen live the most, and what their best and worst shows were.

Treble has a new monthly punk column, and here it is.

Why steering clear of the state isn’t a constructive answer.

An April Fool’s Audio File special.

The inaugural edition of our new metal column discusses the best new tracks of March in metal, plus authenticity in the genre.

A hard long look at festivals, and the artists that play them.

A roundup of our favorite music for straightening up around the house.

Kendrick goes Funkadelic.

A checklist of the best bands to check out at this year’s fest.

A stunning and vivid new highlight from Dear Tommy.

We talk about our favorite records from 1995, including GZA, PJ Harvey, Fugazi and Elliott Smith.

A deeper, more sophisticated kind of bruising.

We break it off with the bands that let us down.

How to hear the music that you love, the way it was intended to be heard.

A surreal undersea tale, post-hardcore style.

Rapid-fire neuroses and big, noisy power chords.

In the middle of this winter’s record snowfall, we discuss our fireside favorites for January.

The albums and events that we’re still holding out for, after all this time.

Katie Crutchfield takes a bigger and bolder approach to her emotion-laced songwriting.