Sweater weather is coming — and so is another Mayday Parade release. The pop-punkers have announced, Sad, the second installment of their 20th anniversary album trilogy, out Oct. 3. The band also shared reflective rocker, “Under My Sweater,” alongside a new music video. “It’s difficult to sing about a sweater …
Read More »Warped Tour to Head to Washington, D.C., for Second Consecutive Year
People’s black-checkered sneakers aren’t even dry yet from this weekend, but emo fan-favorite Vans Warped Tour isn’t waiting for anyone. Festival organizers announced Wednesday that the punk festival will return to Washington, D.C. in 2026 for another two-day concert rager on June 13 and 14. “Let’s run it back next …
Read More »Dashboard Confessional, Get Up Kids, and the Emo Gold Rush
In “Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music,” author Michael Tedder tells the definitive story of the brief, improbable moment in the 2000s when new technology and a thriving underground scene collided to redefine mainstream music culture. The book features extensive oral-history interviews with many of the key figures from those …
Read More »Margot Robbie: My Feminism Was Shaped by the Spice Girls
“I feel like I need to correct the record a little bit,” Margot Robbie tells Rolling Stone. Earlier this year, the actress revealed to the world that she had a bit of a “goth phase” and loved heavy metal when she was younger. But it was just one of many …
Read More »Paramore Are Emo Adults on 'This Is Why'
Paramore have mastered the art of maturing gracefully. Beginning with the band’s self-titled 2013 album, they have slowly peeled themselves away from the mainstream emo/pop-punk world they once dominated (all while dealing with constant lineup shake-ups). In the process, Paramore have found themselves attached to a different kind of musical …
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