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Pet Sounds Participants Justin Pearson (Locust, Dead Cross) and His Dog Captain Need Your Help

Posted in Features, News, Pet Sounds with tags , , , , , , on 11/12/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Avid readers of The Bad Penny‘s Pet Sounds series may recall that one of the earliest installments revolved around Captain, the trusty cocker spaniel of iconoclastic renaissance man and Bad Penny hero Justin Pearson. Well, we have some sad news to report: Captain is experiencing a health crisis after a treacherous run-in with a skunk resulted in a cancer diagnosis requiring surgery. If you’d like to pitch in to help Captain live for at least another year or two, donate on GoFundMe.

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10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #5: This Christmas Stocking Overfloweth

Posted in Lists, MP3s with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/12/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Strapped for cash but hungry for great music? You won’t have much luck camping out at the grocery store these days; Bandcamp is a way better destination. Here’s a rundown of 10 rad releases, most newly released, that The Bad Penny recently came across on Bandcamp.

(Note: If you do have pocket change to spare, please show your thanks to these deserving artists and labels by tossing them some coin.)

1. Dynatron – Aeternus (2025 Remaster)

From the Danish dark-synth artist: “The remaster of Aeternus is finally here! I hope you’ll enjoy it once more and appreciate the additional 5 extra bonus tracks, all with a proper dynamic and balanced master! The artwork was created long ago when I was working on the vinyl release in 2016, so I’m super excited to show it too you!”

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Happy Halloween: The Bad Penny’s Top 10 Favorite Masked Bands

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , on 10/31/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

10. The Residents

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