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Walter Schreifels of Quicksand performs at The Warfield on March 27, 2025 in San Francisco

Quicksand's Walter Schreifels on New York hardcore, Minor Threat and those disgusting CBGB toilets

By Simon Young published

The Quicksand frontman reflects on the transformative power of music

Bands & Artists
Frank Carter

Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes to headline 2000Trees: Rival Schools, Loathe, Bob Vylan among supporting cast

By Paul Brannigan published

Punk rockers Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes revealed as the weekend-closing headliners at 2000trees 2023

Bands & Artists
Rival Schools United By Fate cover art

How Rival Schools' United By Fate ushered post-hardcore into a new millennium

By Emma Johnston published

As United By Fate hits 18, we celebrate the coming of age of an album that got a whole new generation hooked on post-hardcore

Albums
Walter Schreifels on Blondie's Parallel Lines album

The First Album I Ever Bought: Walter Schreifels, Vanishing Life

By Walter Schreifels published

Walter Schreifels – also of Quicksand, Rival Schools and Gorilla Biscuits – reveals why he picked up this Blondie classic when we was a little kid

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