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Controlled Chaos: The Rise of Die Spitz

Blending punk, metal, and hard rock without regard for genre or expectation, Die Spitz are intent on being heard on their own terms. As they ready their Third Man debut, the Austin band is less concerned with labels than with making an album that moves, surprises, and hits as hard as their live shows.

Peter Hook Looks Back at 40 Years of Low-Life

Forty years after the release of New Order’s seminal album Low-Life, co-founder and bassist Peter Hook calls it “the only true New Order record” – the moment the band truly honed their sound. “We were forming it on Power, Corruption & Lies, we had it for Low-Life, and on Brotherhood it started coming apart,” Hook…

Our Favorite Music Discoveries of 2026

With more music coming out than ever before, talent is abundant out there. The issue both artists and listeners face is how to find each other. We are more than happy to help. At the new Hit Parader, music discovery will be a huge part of what we do because, for me, discovering a new…