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Dom Tyer
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Punk rock, alt rock and indie music. Occasional writer.

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In this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing: Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins, Silversun Pickups, Radiohead, Jimmy Eat World, Home Front and more.

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Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins in London on Black Flag’s first UK tour. MacKaye is mimicking the cover of Damaged, Rollins is looking at the ceiling, in the mirror's reflection Dez can be seen. For further SST-ness, he photographer is Spot.
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Easily this week's sweetest news - Sugar are back!

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The band Sugar - BobMould, David Barbe and Malcolm Travis - sit on some steps
October 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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In this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing: The Replacements, Momma, Gene, Idlewild, Show Me The Body and more.

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The Replacements sat on a couch placed on train tracks
October 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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In this week’s digest: Soundgarden, Refused, Sugar, The Replacements, Stereolab and more

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Soundgarden on stage
September 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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R.E.M., Speed, The Mountain Goats, Tortoise, Suede and more feature in the return of my weekly curated collections of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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R.E.M. on stage playing live
September 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Parental Advisory stickers, a Wedding Present musical, Elliott Smith’s second album, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley on Neil Young and Ash - it’s a packed issue of this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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The band Ash dressed in spacesuits
July 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Turnstile, The Cure, Billy Idol, Pinkshift, One Step Closer and Minimal Faff and more appear in my latest Fire Red Sky playlist

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#punk #PunkRock #shoegaze #HardcorePunk #AltRock #AlternativeRock #IndieMusic
Still from Turnstile’s 'Look Out for Me' video showing band members looking small against tall coloured buildings
July 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Drummer-agedon continues - though apparently amicably this time, Fat Wreck sells out, and The Bear’s Matty Matheson talks about his hardcore supergroup.

It’s all in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music writing.

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Band portrait style picture of Pearl Jam
July 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Bowie, Screaming Trees, Leatherface, Turnstile, Interpol and more feature in this week's curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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David Bowie as Alladin Sane in a head-and-shoukders black and white 'solarised' image that reverses its light and dark elements a la Man Ray
July 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Something to Dü for the Hüsker fans out there

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Hüsker Dü on stage at First Avenue
July 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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PJ Harvey, Turnstile, Natalie Merchant, Spoon, Gina Birch and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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Portrait of singer PJ Harvey from shoulders up against a cream background
May 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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R.E.M., Guided By Voices, Radiohead, Circle Jerks, Pup and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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Parial cover of R.E.M.'s new version of the Radio Free Europe single. Red/orange text on a grey background.
May 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Manic Street Preachers, Pere Ubu, Elliott Smith, Broken Social Scene, Nick Drake and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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Still from Manic Street Preachers’ ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’ video with all four original members
April 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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The Waeve, Scowl, The Ting Tings, Melvins, Fontaines DC. and more appear in the latest Fire Red Sky playlist

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Black and white still from a music video by The Waeve showing Elinor Rose Dougall looking off to one side, in front of the River Thames and blocks of flats
April 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Weezer, Fontaines D.C., Portishead, Peter Bjorn and John, Gang Of Four and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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The cover of Weezer’s Blue album showing the four members of the band against a bright blue background
April 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Gorillaz, My Bloody Valentine, Stiff Little Fingers, Black Flag, Flamin’ Groovies and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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Animated band Gorillaz
April 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Raymond Pettibon, Propagandhi, Thom Yorke, The Bangles, IDLES and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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Black Flag at the Starwood, 1980 concert flyer by Raymond Pettibon depicting Charles Manson as Jesus on the cross
March 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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R.E.M., Soccer Mommy, New York Dolls, The Mars Volta, Lollapalooza and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing.

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Peter Buck on stage at The 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia
March 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Sonic Youth’s Dirty and how it came to be adorned with Mike Kelley’s art

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College of CD covers and inserts from editions of Sonic Youth's album Dirty, which features Mike Kelley's soft toy art
February 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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In this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing:

Joy Division, Bad Nerves, Thom Yorke, Scowl, Superchunk and more.

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Still from Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart video showing a colourised Ian Curtis in close up
February 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Green Day find it hard to say good riddance to X (or, having your cake and eating it)

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A still from Green Day's American Idiot video showing singer/guitarist Billy-Joe Arrmstrong
February 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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St Vincent, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Hüsker Dü, Japanese Breakfast, Fugazi and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing

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#music #punk #PunkRock #AltRock #AlternativeRock #indie #IndieMusic
St Vincent accepting an award at the 2025 Grammys
February 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Saw Mogwai on Thursday for an album promo gig. Treated to a complete run through of brilliant new one The Bad Fire and then some choice deep cuts for a super value set that only gave me a slight ringing in my ears.
Mogwai on stage bathed in blue light
February 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Nirvana - with Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, Sparks, Deafheaven, The Specials, Bloc Party and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing

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Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon on stage at Fire Aid with Nirvana's Dave Grohl at the drums partially visible
February 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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LA fires fundraisers, Sex Pistols, Frank Black, David Lynch, Brittany Howard and more feature in this week’s curated collection of punk rock, alt rock and indie music news and writing

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Sex Pistols soundcheck on their US tour, January 1978
January 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM