music Cloud City Soundtrack is your new favorite Star Wars comedy pop-punk band Thom Dunn

music Listen to Dischord Records' entire catalog for free Séamus Bellamy

ireland A brief homage to the Wild Cat of Kilkenny, Shane MacGowan Natalie Dressed

science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

Ukraine Watch this mesmerizing performance by Ukrainian folk-pop-punk band DakhaBrakha Jennifer Sandlin

music Fender's new Tom Delonge Strat is out of this world, in more ways than one Thom Dunn

music Forget pop music, Macula Dog is replacing your brain with a computer Natalie Dressed

television Ain't it Fun: new graphic novel reveals the untold story of Cleveland's punk music scene Lee Keeler

History The Welsh punk band scene in the 1980s Rob Beschizza

music John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats becomes a singing, dancing ghost in new video, "Murder at the 18th Street Garage" Jennifer Sandlin

ska South Dakota is the only US state without a ska band Thom Dunn

DIY How music venues rip off bands for merch sales Thom Dunn

music Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry sings Madonna's "Like A Prayer" at first solo show (video) David Pescovitz

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

music Watch punk rocker Laura Jane Grace perform a short set of songs by The Mountain Goats Jennifer Sandlin

art Anarchist artist Jamie Reid, pioneer of punk graphic design, RIP David Pescovitz

music After home taping was killing music, record profits were made Rob Beschizza

halloween Costco releases new life-size motion-activated punk rock skeleton Thom Dunn

music Barack Obama shares his annual summer playlist Thom Dunn

folk music John Hinckley Jr, would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan, signs record deal for debut vinyl album Thom Dunn