Friko - Something Worth Waiting For | The Joys of Artistically Mature Rock - Bearded Gentlemen Music On Something Worth Waiting For, Friko delivers the indie rock goods, courtesy of vintage Midwestern rock packed with heartfelt lyrics.

With SOMETHING WORTH WAITING FOR, Friko show restraint and maturity without sacrificing the unserious excitement and hopefulness found in youth. @dryvetyme.bsky.social reviews

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Race Records and Cultural Erasure - Bearded Gentlemen Music With this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists inducted, let's explore the linguistic loophole rock was built up to segregate audiences.

Oh so you think Phil Collins and Iron Maiden deserve spots in the #RockNRollHallOfFame but Sade, Luther, and the Wu-Tang do not? Well sit down class, its time for a little history lesson over at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social this will be on the test...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Race Records and Cultural Erasure - Bearded Gentlemen Music With this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists inducted, let's explore the linguistic loophole rock was built up to segregate audiences.

The inclusion of #Sade, #LutherVandross, and #WuTangClan in this year's #RockNRollHallOfFame inductees may have a raised a few eyebrows to some rock fans, but #rocknroll has always been unapologetically Black. @aarxn82.bsky.social gives a history lesson
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Faces Of Death | Meta-Horror Recontextualized - Bearded Gentlemen Music Daniel Goldhaber's Faces Of Death recontextualizes the 1978 shockumentary as a fictional meta-horror for the social media generation.

By trading the documentary format of the original for tech-noir, the reboot of #FACESofDEATH recontextualizes society's depraved obsession with death and voyeurism. @aarxn82.bsky.social reviews.

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Good Riddance Interview with Russ Rankin | Bearded Gentlemen Seven years after their last album, Good Riddance has released Before The World Caves In. Russ Rankin talks about the new album and hockey.

When life is tough and civil unrest is the new pop culture, Hardcore is the inevitable. @almightydanish.bsky.social catches up with Russ Rankin of Good Riddance to discuss their latest record and beyond.
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Sunn O))) - Self-Titled | Transcendent Environmental Texture - Bearded Gentlemen Music For their 10th album and first on Sub Pop, Sunn O))) strips back collaborations for a record of sprawling, environmental textures.

Over at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social I check out the new self-titled record from Sunn O))) on @subpop.bsky.social. Give it a read!
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Sunn O))) - Self-Titled | Transcendent Environmental Texture - Bearded Gentlemen Music For their 10th album and first on Sub Pop, Sunn O))) strips back collaborations for a record of sprawling, environmental textures.

The latest record from Sunn O))) (on @subpop.bsky.social) proves how beauty still exists in the most unexpected, crushing places. A mystical experience that demands you stand still. @aarxn82.bsky.social reviews.
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Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | March 2026 | Bearded Gentlemen Spring has sprung, and so has the March 2026 Ska, Punk, and Other Junk column. Here's the music that gave Dane Jackson Spring Fever.

It feels like the trees and flowers aren't the only things coming back to life with the beginning of Spring. @almightydanish.bsky.social is back with SKA, PUNK AND OTHER JUNK for March!

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Neurosis - An Undying Love for a Burning World | A Seismic Rebirth - Bearded Gentlemen Music Now fronted by Aaron Turner, Neurosis return with An Undying Love For A Burning World, triggering a seismic rebirth of the band's sound.

Checked out the new surprise album from NEUROSIS? Despite firing their problematic singer/guitarist, I never dreamed we'd ever hear from them again. But not only are they back, but they are BACK! check out my review at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social now!
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Neurosis - An Undying Love for a Burning World | A Seismic Rebirth - Bearded Gentlemen Music Now fronted by Aaron Turner, Neurosis return with An Undying Love For A Burning World, triggering a seismic rebirth of the band's sound.

#Neurosis may have built the cathedral where most post-metal bands now worship, but with AN UNDYING LOVE FOR A BURNING WORLD just proved they still hold the keys to the noise-rock kingdom. @aarxn82.bsky.social reviews
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The Showcase - March 2026 - Bearded Gentlemen Music From noise rock, metal, punk, and thrash to rock, soul, indie, and more, The Showcase has Coop sharing the best new music you need!

March was STACKED with stellar music! In this edition of THE SHOWCASE, (at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social ), I'm talking about new releases from #Exodus, #PoisonTheWell, #CarpenterBrut, #Harrowed, #Necrosexual, #CootieCatcher and MORE!
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The Showcase - March 2026 - Bearded Gentlemen Music From noise rock, metal, punk, and thrash to rock, soul, indie, and more, The Showcase has Coop sharing the best new music you need!

March was stacked with stellar music! In this edition of THE SHOWCASE, @aarxn82.bsky.social talks about releases from Poison The Well, Plantoid, Exodus, deathcrash, Ashley Naylor, Against I, Necrosexual, Vitamin X, Harrowed, Carpenter Brut, and MORE!
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Imaad Wasif – Superconsciousness | Lighting the Way with Ashes - Bearded Gentlemen Music Imaad Wasif returns with Superconsciousness, a gothic folk record providing essential hope amidst the ash so that you can find the way home.

Most people know Imaad Wasif as a touring member of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but with his latest solo record SUPERCONSCIOUSNESS, Wasif explores emotional divinity by facing heartache head-on. Check out my full review at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social
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For his latest solo album, SUPERCONSCIOUSNESS, Imaad Wasif encourages self-reflection through cosmic awareness with a gothic folk album born of destruction but elevated by hope. @aarxn82.bsky.social reviews

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Ora Cogan - Hard Hearted Woman Album Review | BGM On Hard Hearted Woman, Ora Cogan combines country, folk, psych, and indie rock to dramatic and glorious success.

Despite combining country, psyche, folk (and even kraut) @oracogan.bsky.social's HARD HEARTED WOMAN (on @sacredbones.bsky.social) that thrives on cohesion, forcing the listener to take it all in without interruption. @dryvetyme.bsky.social reviews

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Ora Cogan - Hard Hearted Woman Album Review | BGM On Hard Hearted Woman, Ora Cogan combines country, folk, psych, and indie rock to dramatic and glorious success.

Throughout "Hard Hearted Woman," Ora Cogan weaves country, folk, and psych with stark ruminations on love and society.

My review of this wonderful album at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social -

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The Goodies and Doodies List – The Best and Worst Films of 2025 - Bearded Gentlemen Music With film award season upon us, Gabbo is giving out the only awards that matter, it's The Goodies & Doodies List!

Award season is winding down, leading up to the #Oscars, but Gabbo Parra is here to hand out the only film award season that matters: THE GOODIES & DOODIES! The best and worse of cinema in 2025!
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Lamb Of God - Into Oblivion | A Warning for a World on the Brink - Bearded Gentlemen Music For their 10th album, INTO OBLIVION, Lamb Of God issues a ferocious warning to a world on the brink of voluntary destruction!

As the world is being torn apart with decisiveness and civil unrest, #LambOfGod returns with their 10th studio album INTO OBLIVION further proving #metal has always been political whether you like it or not. Oscar De Leon reviews
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Pop-Punk | Privilege, Sexism, and Complicity - Bearded Gentlemen Music A deep dive into why the pop-punk aesthetic could be a mask for systemic sexism, White privilege, and a problematic lack of accountability.

Despite otherworldly millennial cringe, #PunkPop is still enjoyed by tweens to suburban dads. But there's a darker, heavier conversation about racism, and misogyny, the fandom has avoided for too long. Check out my essay at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social

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Pop-Punk | Privilege, Sexism, and Complicity - Bearded Gentlemen Music A deep dive into why the pop-punk aesthetic could be a mask for systemic sexism, White privilege, and a problematic lack of accountability.

While fun for some, being 40 and nasally singing about high school hierarchy is the definition of cringe. But there's a deeper conversation regarding #PopPunk many fans have avoided for too long. @aarxn82.bsky.social has done his homework.

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Blogs | I Heart Noise Collection of links to music/pop culture blogs that we like!

Some Bluesky people on this list

@acloserlisten.bsky.social
@andrulian.bsky.social
@chrisnosnibor.bsky.social
@beardedgmusic.bsky.social
@denimclature.bsky.social
@anearful.bsky.social
@aquariumdrunkard.com
@letterstapehead.bsky.social

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Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | February 2026 | Bearded Gentlemen Dane Jackson discussed the albums that he enjoyed most this month in his Ska, Punk, and Other Junk column for February 2026.

Good things come to those who wait! In this case, the good thing is @almightydanish.bsky.social's latest Ska, Punk, and Other Junk column for February!

#newmusic #ska #spaoj
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Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | February 2026 | Bearded Gentlemen Dane Jackson discussed the albums that he enjoyed most this month in his Ska, Punk, and Other Junk column for February 2026.

My latest @skapunkotherjunk.bsky.social column for @beardedgmusic.bsky.social is live! #ska #punk #junk

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Worm - Necropalace | Black Metal in Technicolor - Bearded Gentlemen Music With NECROPALCE, Worm conjures up just enough malevolence to counter balance to keep their brand of technicolor horror from being too corny.

For their 4th album NECROPALACE, (on Century Media Records) #Worm go all-in on gothic Castlevania-esque aesthetic in this Black Metal masterpiece! @aarxn82.bsky.social reviews

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#blackmetal #goth #metal #musicreviews #horror #necropalace #centurymedia

New Found Glory | Listen Up Album Review | Bearded Gentlemen New Found Glory, South Florida's kings of pop punk, are back with a vengeance. With Listen Up, they sounds better than ever.

I reviewed the latest album from New Found Glory today on @beardedgmusic.bsky.social - go read it!

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New Found Glory | Listen Up Album Review | Bearded Gentlemen New Found Glory, South Florida's kings of pop punk, are back with a vengeance. With Listen Up, they sounds better than ever.

Listen Up! New Found Glory is back with what might be their most inspired album to date. @almightydanish.bsky.social heard the call, gave it a listen, and had these thoughts.

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Lucid Express | Instant Comfort - Shoegaze Refined - Bearded Gentlemen Music With INSTANT COMFORT, Lucid Express reintroduces shoegaze to modern audiences by redefining what it means to transform noise into melody.

Educated in the school of Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, Lucid Express return with INSTANT COMFORT (on @kaninerecords.bsky.social) to bring shoegaze to a modern audience. My full review at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social

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Lucid Express | Instant Comfort - Shoegaze Refined - Bearded Gentlemen Music With INSTANT COMFORT, Lucid Express reintroduces shoegaze to modern audiences by redefining what it means to transform noise into melody.

Firmly rooted in influences from #MBV and #Slowdive, Hong Kong's LUCID EXPRESS returns with INSTANT COMFORT (on @kaninerecords.bsky.social) and redefines #shoegaze for a modern audience. @aarxn82.bsky.social reviews
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The Showcase - February 2026 - Bearded Gentlemen Music From noise rock, metal, punk, and thrash to rock, soul, indie, and more, The Showcase has Coop sharing the best new music you need!

January and February killed with new music! Over at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social I'm sharing my favorites! Featuring Sealer, Blackwater Holylight, White Sands, Redevider, Annabelle Chairlegs and MORE!

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