Shiner bassist Paul Malinowski talks about producing the Kansas City post-hardcore band’s new LP, BELIEVEYOUME, as well as dream collaborators and nightmare live show experiences. Read my Shiner interview on FLOOD.
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Posted in Interviews with tags IDLES, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Shiner, Tool on 09/29/2025 by Kurt OrzeckOn Tyranny: 10 Great Protest Records by Refused, Lamb of God, PJ Harvey, Divide and Dissolve, More
Posted in Lists, On Tyranny with tags Chat Pile, clipping., Divide and Dissolve, Fugazi, IDLES, Kishi Bashi, Lamb of God, PJ Harvey, Refused, System of a Down on 09/19/2025 by Kurt OrzeckHow you likin’ Authoritarian America now? To all the conservative “disrupters” out there, The Bad Penny hopes this is what you were wishing for – and (with tongue firmly planted in cheek) that the wave of tyrannical terror sweeping the nation doesn’t drown you in its wake.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you; after all, we launched this On Tyranny franchise in December. But rather than subject you to “I told you so examples” from our 25-part series, we’ll instead suggest some of our favorite contemporary protest records that you can serve as your soundtrack for the weekend. Here goes, in chronological order:
Refused‘s The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)
System of a Down’s Toxicity (2001)
The Bad Penny (beta) 