Mike Rastiello - Downbeat.fm

A photo of Tom Morello playing guitar in front of a sign with the words "NAZI LIVES DON'T MATTER".

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Fuck Trump. Fuck fascists. Fuck nazis.

A man and a woman taking a selfie while holding up "I voted early" stickers.

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I don't have any stories to tell you about music or concerts this month. All I have is a plea to go out and vote. Get your friends to vote. I know this is said every election, but this is the most important election of our lives. We

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They totally sold out.

Band members from the band Thursday playing on stage

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This may be a boomer post. Or a post with extreme bias towards my musical formative years. But I've been thinking about it a lot recently. The other day, I watched YouTube videos about popular songs in the '90s; I realized that the '90s was the

The "Jersey Devil red" edition of "The Best of Bruce Springsteen" playing on a record player.

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How do you feel about "best of" compilation records? I used to love them when I was younger, then avoided them for a long time. But now I am back on the compilation train, especially for records.

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Napster, the collapse of physical media, and the monthly playlist.

Thursday performing on stage at Mohawk in Austin, Texas.

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Everyone hates Ticketmaster, and everyone is right.

A close up photo of stacks of records in record store bins.

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This month’s playlist features Waxahatchee, Field Medic, Thursday, Ovlov, Slow Pulp, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Watson Twins, Slingshot Dakota, Sports Boyfriend, and more!

Chicago's Greatest Hits, playing on a record player.

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Before we get started, this past weekend was International Transgender Day of Visibility. It is vitally important that we continue to support trans people as they are under constant attack. If you can, please donate to an organization like The Trevor Project, PFLAG, or The Human Rights Campaign that helps

A screenshot from the movie High Fidelity

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Do you ever hear a song and get instantly transported in time? I have a handful of songs like that, and the big ones are all from when I was 14-16 or so. That’s the time in life when you are trying to figure out who you are. Maybe

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Can you hear me now?

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Don't even take a breath... The air is cut with cyanide... In honor of the New Year