olympia
G.L.O.S.S.’s New EP ‘Trans Day of Revenge’ Couldn’t Have Come at A Better Time
The Olympia hardcore outfit have dropped a record that is a loud wake up to transphobes, homophobes and bigots everywhere.
Seattle's Lucha Libre Wrestlers are Fighting for their Sport in the State Legislature
There is only one lucha libre school in Washington state—and its luchadores are lobbying the government to make their sport more accessible.
Gag Are America's New Hardcore Heroes
Watch the video for "Pretty Boy," from the Olympia, Washington, hardcore act's new album 'America's Greatest Hits,' and join them on their path to stardom.
Hunger Makes Us Modern Fans: An Interview with Carrie Brownstein
The Sleater-Kinney guitarist's memoir releases this week so we sat down with the 41 year old legend to talk about her influence, the future, and Young Thug.
'About A Son' Is the Only Good Kurt Cobain Documentary
It doesn’t even use his image, let alone home footage, but still manages to convey more about him than any other film that came before or after.
Watch Death Ravers TRANS FX Smash a Bunch of TVs in "I Want it All"
If Trans FX couldn’t smugly say, “I don’t even own a television” before, they safely can now.
Listen to a Track from the Forthcoming Wireheads Album ‘Big Issues’
Recorded by Calvin Johnson at his Dub Narcotic Studio, the slow oozing melter encapsulates the Adelaide band's loose charm.
Meet Aeon Fux, the Online Experimentalist Who Makes the Coolest Minute-Long Soul Songs You've Ever Heard
What's the common ground between FKA Twigs and doom metal? Let the Washington-based singer show you.
Stuff Your Gross Face with Hardcore by Watching Strange Wilds' New Video, "Slime"
Like every citizen of Olympia, all the members have already been in bands you haven't heard of.
Austra Gets Real
We have a big crush on Austra, so we met up with singer Katie to discuss the new record, breakdowns, getting vulnerable, being treated like royalty, and ship-shaped buildings. Pretty much par for the course.
The Newtown Sessions - Naomi Punk
We saw these guys at last week's Savannah Stopover Festival and they totally blew our minds. Check out their live set for Newtown Radio, live from Bushwick, Brooklyn.
The Punks in Olympia Haven't Aged a Bit
Ben Trogdon's photographs the music scene in Olympia, Washington, which doesn't seem to have changed that much from the days when Kurt Cobain was strolling around, shooting junk, dyeing his hair with Kool-Aid, and writing 'Bleach.'