Richard Stuverud has enlisted longtime friends from Pearl Jam and the Fastbacks on his new single, “Looking Back to Looking Ahead” b/w “Longing for It.” The song is out today (March 3) on Bandcamp.

Seattle cult punk/power-pop legends the Fastbacks have announced their first album in 25 years. It’s titled For WHAT Reason! and will be out August 28 via No Threes. If you’re unfamiliar, Kurt Bloch, ...

Just last month, the well-traveled Guns N' Roses bassist and financial guru Duff McKagan told us about his days in the late '70s Seattle punk scene playing in bands like the Fastbacks. Now the band, ...

The Fastbacks may well be the last, best unsigned band in America. Nineteen years after its formation, the Seattle-based quartet that no less a sage than Greil Marcus has called “the best punk rock ...

Long running Seattle rockers the Fastbacks have announced a new two-song single. The single contains the Kurt Bloch penned "A Quiet Night" as well as a cover of the Kim Shattuck written Muffs track ...

Do you remember the last time you sat in the dark and just listened to music for hours? I do. It was last Friday night, cozy on my boyfriend's couch, listening to the indie jams y'all recommended ...

The history of the Seattle band Fastbacks borders on the inexplicable: The group has been together for nearly 20 years, cranking out amazingly energetic pop-punk music—penned by gifted ...

The week leading up to Labor Day is usually a slow one for music news and new releases, but 2024 had different plans in mind. Noel and Liam Gallagher are getting Oasis back together! The Smile, ...

Kurt Bloch, left, with The Fastbacks. Duff McKagan’s column runs every Thursday on Reverb. Each Monday he writes about the music circulating through his space.When writing last weeks article about ...