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Keep death metal ugly!

Hello and welcome to ZERO CRED, the only music newsletter ever to exist.

Nov 16 •

Watching a favorite band take their final bow.

My Andrew W.K. costume, seeing Morrissey for the first time, some listening recs, and more.

Nov 2 •

Finding solace at the year-round Halloween store.

Oct 26 •

Dismantling punk, brick by brick.

Oct 19 •

Black Eyes, Later Fees, and Rumors of My Demise

New zines, new books, new music.

Oct 12 •

GWAR gets sucked into the culture wars.

Ugh fine let's dig into this whole thing.

Sep 28 •

My shameful return to podcasting.

New music recommendations and other ramblings.

Sep 21 •

Yet more horror.

Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s ZERO CRED anniversary giveaway.

Sep 7 •

Rejection, private music, and endless beauty.

Also, want a postcard?

Aug 24 •

Two septuagenarians review an emo show.

My parents go to a My Chem show.

Aug 10 •

Is a tipping point coming for Spotify?

Plus some newsletters I liked this week.

Aug 3 •

A mostly pointless ZERO CRED mid-year check in

Here's some crap I did this year.

Jul 20 •

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