The best Hardcore newsletters

Chasing Sundays publishes music criticism, essays, and artist interviews covering indie rock, hardcore, and internet-native underground scenes. A weekly Chasing Fridays edition adds new-release roundups and a Q&A series, with some content behind a $5/month paywall.

A punk and rock'n'roll newsletter from Evan Minsker tied to the Punk This Week podcast and weekly record recommendations. It offers short reviews of new punk releases, interviews with bands like Smirk, and news from the punk scene.

Andrew Sacher's Substack covers punk, emo, hardcore and indie through album reviews, new-song roundups and artist interviews. Readers get informed, opinionated takes on new releases and scene news from a writer with clear taste and a book on emo.

A music news and interview newsletter covering punk, metal and hardcore bands, with single reviews, album announcements and artist Q&As. Readers get updates on upcoming releases and tour dates, plus candid conversations with musicians about their work.