The music nerds at In Spite Magazine count down their favorite concerts of 2025, featuring Mille Manders and the Shut Up, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Teenage Bottlerocket, Iggy Pop, Levity presents LASERSHIP, My Bloody Valentine, Philthy Dronez, and so much more.

We asked Dick Slaughter Photo for 20 band recommendations for Rebellion Festival—he gave us 27.

Cruel World 25 was an absolute star-studded hit, despite the rain. Reunions, epic performances, and a lot of nudity abounded at the Rose Bowl, leaving us with a day we won’t soon forget!

Dick Slaughter sits down with N8NOFACE to talk about his upcoming appearance at the Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl, how to stop being a dope fiend, and of course, the Punk Rock Fight Club.