Author: Nikki

Former editor at Inked Magazine and contributor to a wide variety of art and media publications over the years, Nikki founded Today Forever in 2022 as a love letter to the music and scene she has been fortunate to be involved in for the better part of a lifetime.
Singer Dan Yemin of Paint it Black singing with the crowd at a live show at Chain Reaction, Anaheim.
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Interview: Paint It Black

In anticipation of Paint It Black’s upcoming three show East Coast run with Dillinger Four this weekend (Nov 22, 23, 24, 2024), here’s the full text of my interview with vocalist Dan Yemin that appeared…

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10 Questions with Caged View

Balancing heavy riffs with flowing melodies and intensely raw lyrics, Caged View are a Bay Area hardcore band featuring former members of Allegiance, Embrace The End, King Woman, and Set Your Goals (just to name…

Singer Jerkova of Punitive Damage singing with the crowd at a live show at The Midnight Hour in San Fernando Valley.
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Interview: Punitive Damage

“I genuinely do not believe you can be a hardcore band without politics,” declares Jerkova, vocalist of Punitive Damage, a self-proclaimed “fast, loud, and pissed off hardcore punk” band from the Pacific Northwest on a…

Singer Aaron Bruno of Barbarians of California singing with the crowd at a live show at The Troubadour, Los Angeles.
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Interview: The Barbarians of California

While, at first glance, The Barbarians Of California may seem like a brand new or unfamiliar band, the creative powerhouses behind the project, Eric Stenman and Aaron Bruno, have been involved in punk and hardcore…

Singer Tony Bertolino of Bent Blue singing with the crowd at a live show at The Midnight Hour, San Fernando Valley.
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Interview: Bent Blue

Playing fast, emotive hardcore with an unmatched energy and lyrical poignancy, San Diego’s Bent Blue marry art and activism with music that addresses the injustices and inequalities rampant in today’s world and challenges listeners to…

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Interview: Torena

With a rich history in punk and hardcore, Oxnard, California has produced countless legendary and influential bands like Stalag 13, Dr. Know, In Control, Ill Repute, and now… Torena. Devastatingly heavy and committed to the…

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The Hope Conspiracy, Dead Heat, Violencia, Face Facts, Ruin at Chain Reaction 09/08/2024

Earlier this month, Massachusetts hardcore legends The Hope Conspiracy returned to the West Coast for the first time since 2010 for a run of shows in conjunction with the release of their brand new LP,…

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Interview: Public Opinion

“I think of Public Opinion as a rock and roll band, straight up,” asserts vocalist Kevin Hart when asked how he’d describe the Denver-based band’s sound, but he also observes that “people can sometimes react…

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Sound and Fury 2024: The Exit Interviews

Since its inception in 2006, Sound and Fury has grown to be one of the largest and most recognized hardcore festivals around the world, and yet, despite its massive scope, S&F finds a way to…

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Sound and Fury 2024: Recap and Galleries

For one week in July, Sound and Fury brings the hardcore community together to sing and dance and scream at the top of their lungs, and they do it all on their own terms. Hardcore…

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Full of Hell and Nothing ‘When No Birds Sang’ at The Mayan, Los Angeles

In December, 2023 shoegaze luminaries Nothing and grindcore innovators Full of Hell released the collaborative effort When No Birds Sang, an album loosely conceptualized around a fictionalized day in the life of a victim of…

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Hardlore: Family Feud Live at Brain Dead Studios

Sound and Fury 2024 officially kicked off on Monday, July 8th with a live, sold out episode of Hardlore Podcast at Braindead Studios in Los Angeles, California. The podcast, hosted by Colin Young (God’s Hate,…