Showing All "The Thermals" Posts
May 21st Comment
In Portland punks the Thermals' video for "The Sunset," the second single from their new album Desperate Ground, badass bassist Kathy Foster gets a star turn. She plays a boxer training for a big… Read Story »
Apr 9th 1 Comment
Portland trio the Thermals have been cranking out urgent, strident, catchy-as-all-hell pogo-punk anthems for more than a decade now, and recent jams like "Born To Kill" and "The Sunset" show… Read Story »
Apr 4th 2 Comments
Since 2002, the Thermals have crafted raucous, ebullient post-pop-punk tunes that are ridiculously catchy and singularly intense. Over the years, Hutch Harris, Kathy Foster, and -- for the last few… Read Story »
Mar 29th 19 Comments
Remember last month when we made a hand-wringing post about the death of the MP3 and thereby the end of the downloadable Monthly Mix? Well, fuck it -- ZIP FILE BACK. Thank you for your comments and… Read Story »
Mar 28th 2 Comments
"The Sunset" is the Thermals' follow-up to Desperate Ground-first single "Born To Kill." The track is much more self-reflective than "Born To Kill" but is still packed with the same anthemic energy… Read Story »
Mar 22nd 4 Comments
Increasingly, this is a weird column to write, since the list of things that fall under "music video" parameters includes big-budget extravaganzas, weird little no-money larks, clips of people's… Read Story »
Mar 21st 4 Comments
Heroic Portland punk power trio the Thermals will release their new album Desperate Ground next month, and they've just given us the self-directed video for the anthemic first single "Born To Kill."… Read Story »
Feb 11th 1 Comment
The long-running, hard-pogoing Portland punk trio the Thermals will drop their new album Desperate Ground in a couple of months, and first single is a righteous rager called "Born To Kill," an… Read Story »
Jun 18th, 2012 Comment
Northside registered some memorable moments this year, from Kitty Pryde living the meme at Knitting Factory to a sold out Cameo Lounge for Stereogum's showcase (hat tip to Guards, for winning the… Read Story »
Jul 5th, 2011 5 Comments
How did you celebrate July 4th? On a rooftop BBQ listening to our summer mix? Maybe you stayed in and watched old episodes of Hoarders on Roku? Maybe I stayed in and did that. There is no way to… Read Story »
