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Just What I Kneaded went from a passion project to a celebrity-favorite bakery

It’s always beautiful to see a small business not only succeed but thrive in its community and become a destination for all walks of life to enjoy. For Justine Hernandez, she found her passion in vegan baking and started from grassroots beginnings, selling culinary creations from her home before taking the plunge to open her […]

These 11 singers steered the course of punk and hardcore in the ’80s

The idea of compiling a list of the greatest punk singers of the ‘80s might seem a bit odd. After all, this was when hardcore rose and quickly dominated all things punk. And let’s face it: Hardcore vocalists are more noted for bellowing than actual singing, per se. Not that late ‘70s punk harbored many […]

11 LGBTQIA+ punk musicians who changed the genre forever

It stands to reason LGBTQIA+ culture informed, inspired and enmeshed with punk, down to the crossover with the ’70s glam scene that helped spawn it. After all, both worlds were essentially the Island of Misfit Toys, from the Rankin/Bass 1964 holiday special Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: a rebel culture for those whose ideas don’t fit […]

Miley Cyrus credits these artists for paving the way for female rock musicians

Last year, Miley Cyrus truly stepped into the world of rock ‘n’ roll with her new album Plastic Hearts. Now, in a new interview on Rock This with Allison Hagendorf, Cyrus has revealed how rock music has influenced her from a very young age. As well, she shared which artists she credits for paving the […]

Listen to Portugal. The Man cover Etta James

Portugal. The Man has uploaded their cover of Etta James' “I'd Rather Go Blind” online. The song was recorded this past July on KCRW's (Los Angeles) Morning Becomes Eclectic show. Check it out below.