Are Weezer’s Songs from the Black Hole the True ‘Pinkerton’?
Why won’t Weezer admit that the “embarrassing” unfinished Songs from the Black Hole rock opera are the rudiments of 1996’s (eventually) critically acclaimed ‘Pinkerton’?
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‘Hella Mega’ Good Time with Green Day and Weezer
Green Day’s fan-favorite set at NYC’s Hella Mega Tour offered a grand-standing reminder that we’re still breathing.
Leisure Sport’s Debut EP ‘Title Card’ Is a Soundtrack for Sunsets
Leisure Sport’s sound leans toward indie rock and power pop. The combination of exhilarating drums and layering guitars creates an atmosphere that fits sunsets on the beach or the top of a mountain.
Fiddlehead Deliver Hearty Post-Hardcore with ‘Between the Richness’
Fiddlehead’s Between the Richness takes from post-hardcore, punk, and emo and skips the boyish flourishes. Although it could benefit from being longer, it’s precise and vigorous.
From Hardcore to Harajuku: The Origins of Scene Subculture
TikToker Madeline Pendleton and early metal and hardcore scenester Ethan Stewart recall the scene subculture of the ’00s.
Home Is Where and the Transformational Fury of ‘I Became Birds’
Florida emo band Home Is Where craft a punk-rock gem about the struggle with gender identity on the cathartic I Became Birds.
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Between the Grooves: lowercase – ‘Kill the Lights’
Between the Grooves examines lowercase's Kill the Lights, a great marriage of slowcore and post-punk: raw, angry, sullen, and very much alive almost all these years later.
Skullcrusher’s Debut EP Is a Melancholic Slice of Indie Slacker-Folk
If you haven't yet been driven mad by quarantine. then this insular stay-at-home record from indie folk's Skullcrusher may be for you.
Los Campesinos! ‘Romance Is Boring’ Holds Up a Decade Later
The three albums Los Campesinos! released after their debut showed who the band really were: angrier, artier, and more thoughtful than we initially thought. Romance Is Boring holds up in its notable decade-on reissue release.
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Power Pop’s the Lilacs Endure with a New Song and Album (premiere + interview)
Chicago power pop favorites, the Lilacs return with a new EP, featuring two new songs and two from the band's past. Ken Kurson reflects on the 25 years between musical notes and the last impact of hometown friendships.
Taking Back Sunday Revisit Their 2011 Self-Titled Release in New Album-By-Album Video (premiere)
Taking Back Sunday continue to celebrate 20 years together throughout 2019 with their recent compilation, Twenty, tour dates stretching into autumn, and a video series about each of their albums.
Berwanger Delivers Anthem for the Lonely, “Friday Night” (premiere)
Former member the Anniversary, emo veteran Josh Berwanger dishes up an irresistible power pop single that will have you raising your hands and singing along.