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Listen Up, Nerds: Torture

May 17, 2024 4 min read

Welcome back to a miniature version of Listen Up, Nerds: America’s Premier Subculture-Based Newsletter. Today, we talk about Torture. 4 - "Enduring Freedom" by Torture Torture is a one-man Chicago-based

The Best Hardcore Song Of All Time: 1979

May 14, 2024 5 min read

This is the first real installment of my journey to find the Best Hardcore Song Of All Time. 1979 is pretty thin with hardcore releases but it’s not thin enough to lump

The Best Hardcore Song Of All Time: A Listen Up, Nerds Series

May 7, 2024 3 min read

Listen up, nerds, I’ve got a question for you: What’s the best hardcore song of all time? I’m sure you have an answer in your head but maybe not. Maybe

Listen Up, Nerds: The Week Of May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024 7 min read

Hey! I hope you're having a good week. Welcome back to the Listen Up, Nerds Newsletter. I saw Cindy Lee at the Hi Dive last week and I listened to the

Listen Up, Nerds Special Edition: Hating

Apr 16, 2024 11 min read

I’ve seen a good amount of posts in the last few weeks promising the return of “hating” as a concept before rapidly devolving into “making up a guy to get mad at.