After putting out two of our favorite hardcore releases of 2024, Boston’s Haywire have announced the “Shirts vs Skins” US tour (clever name) that has a whopping 71 dates (!!) going down from May ...

The Charlatans have announced a North American fall tour beginning September 3 in Santa Ana and running through September 26 in NYC. The Santa Ana and San Francisco shows are with The Dandy Warhols, ...

Another rollercoaster of a year, another slew of amazing albums to soundtrack it with. We collectively spent hours and hours listening to and loving hundreds of albums this year, and narrowing our ...

The punk world of 2023 was vast, diverse, and constantly rewarding. It was a year that saw "fifth wave emo" and the open-minded new generation of hardcore both continuing to leave their marks, with ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

What a year for music 2024 was! From Brat Summer to the Kendrick/Drake beef to the rise of Chappell Roan, pop culture was packed with alluring musical moments, and there were countless great things ...

For at least a few years now, country music has been spilling over into all walks of musical life, and it’s a trend that just keeps ramping up. Pop stars like Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Post Malone, and ...

50. Modern Baseball – You’re Gonna Miss It All (Run For Cover, 2014) Screaming Females were one of the decade’s most consistently great and consistently underrated punk bands, and really every album ...

This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 15 albums that defined the melodic style of post-hardcore that took off in the early 2000s thanks to bands like At the Drive-In, Thursday, and ...

Following our recent lists on 2000s post-hardcore and ’90s metalcore, this edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ is about 25 albums that defined screamo in the ’90s and ’00s, and remain influential on ...

photo by Nate “Igor” Smith Insane Clown Posse held the 23rd edition of their annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival on July 5-8 in Thornville, OH’s Legend Valley, featuring musical performances, ...

The term “dreampop” covers a lot of territory these days, from electronic music to acoustic guitars, but one thing’s for certain: the influence of the Cocteau Twins cannot be overstated. Robin Guthrie ...