Records show that way back in 1998, during a set he was DJing in Ibiza, Norman Cook spun a track called “Satisfaction Skank” — a mashup of his big beat Fatboy Slim hit from that year, “Rockafeller Skank,” with the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” He discussed the track in a 2024 video […]

Taylor Swift is embarrassing. Her greatest fans will concede that Taylor Swift is a fundamentally embarrassing person. Sometimes, it’s part of the appeal. Sometimes, it’s just something that you have to work through. Do you know how embarrassing it is to be the person who likes the Taylor Swift album that everyone else hates? It […]

One band absolutely dominated the hardcore conversation this year, and they did it by working way, way harder than anyone else. Affable Boston bruisers Haywire spent 2025 playing sweaty, cathartic, extremely fun live shows in every VFW Hall and skate park from sea to shining sea. Within 12 months, they rocked venues in all 50 […]