Alyson Stokes

The U.K.’s Dream State made waves with their 2018 EP, Recovery. Their debut full-length, Primrose Path, which drops tomorrow, is a genuinely special offering in a world where most of its inhabitants are simply ordinary. Primrose Path is named after a person on the pursuit of pleasure despite disastrous results. The ...

Melanie Martinez has a proven track record of taking fans on deep-dive journeys through her pastel, dark-pop fantasy world, and she doesn’t disappoint with the premiere of her first feature film, K-12. The 96-minute movie accompanies her highly anticipated sophomore album of the same name, which is out today. K-12...

LANY LANY FILE UNDER: Dream pop for the next generation ROCKS LIKE: the 1975, Phoenix, the Griswolds WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Taking a different approach to introducing themselves to the world, the LA-based trio released four EPs before delving into their first full-length album. The res ...

A lot of factors go into making a music video—the actual song, treatment, setting, cast, production and cost—but when it came time for the Rocket Summer to film a new video for a track taken from his latest album, Zoetic, frontman Bryce Avary says it was a no-brainer to choose “FL, CA,” the heavy-hitting, synthy-pop song with a whole lot of guitars and drums, and even more of a no-brainer to inclu

Jen Abeyta is a lot of things: a wife, a mom, a teacher, a personal assistant, an accountant, a graphic designer—the list goes on and on. Oh, and she started her own record label. Abeyta (along with her husband Aaron Abeyta, better known as legendary California punk band NOFX’s El Hefe) founded the Los Angeles-based record label, Cyber Tracks in hopes of creating a label that allows artists like U

Oh, Matty Healy’s Twitter account, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Proving to be a wellspring of information and retweetable material, the 1975 frontman’s Twitter manages to evoke every emotion while covering a wide variety of important topics such as politics, gay marriage and religion. However, h ...

In a world where next-gen pop punk has penetrated the mainstream and created an even higher demand for Manic Panic hair dye (looking at you, 5 Seconds Of Summer), it would be easy to shrug off Waterparks as just another attempt to fit this seemingly ever-growing, ever-popular mold ...

Peyton Sawyer - One Tree Hill “Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music?” Before Myspace’s heyday, Peyton Sawyer reigned as the ultimate emo scene queen. Though just a high school cheerleader full of raging teen angst, she single-handedly ran booking duties for the nightclub Tric—securing the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Jack’s Mannequin, the Honorary Title and Angels And Airwav

ROAM Backbone In a record that could have easily been lost in the beachhead of U.K. pop-punk releases from musical brethren like As It Is and labelmates Neck Deep, as well as U.S. heavy hitters Knuckle Puck and State Champs, ROAM manage to do more than just tread water with their debut album ...

Like Torches Shelter It’s no surprise Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key had a hand in producing Like Torches’ most recent effort, which clearly hones in on alternative rock and pop-punk vibes from the early 2000s. While there’s nothing revolutionary about the first half of the album (which includes guitar-heavy and “whoa-oh” laden single “Swing By Swing” and the more pop-punk single “Walking Home”), Li

Ty Segall Emotional Mugger Indie darling Ty Segall’s Emotional Mugger is like the scene from Back To The Future when Marty McFly steps into Doc’s garage and is completely obliterated by the sheer power produced by a giant amp from a single strum. In short: ...

With his first full-length studio album since 2012, singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Bryce Avary—a.k.a the Rocket Summer—promises to deliver the most alive music he's ever created with his highly anticipated forthcoming release Zoetic. The new album ... Read More ...

There may be a lot of Christmas song lists floating around in the world right now, but we decided to shake things up a bit and highlight only the bonafide pop-punk originals. Doesn’t it just warm your little Grinch heart to think about Fall Out Boy or the Used taking time out of their day to write and record a yuletide carol? If s...

The 10 Best All-American Rejects Songs Whether you prefer to relive the more “emo” days of the All-American Rejects at the turn of the millennium and find yourself saying “I liked them before they were cool” or tend to enjoy their more recent power-pop anthems, there’s no doubt the iconic band has become a staple for both the underground rock scene and mainstream music world. While “best” lists a

Manchester Orchestra know how to throw one heck of a party. Serving as the ultimate holiday party hosts, the Atlanta-based rockers have consistently rounded up their friends for a blissful night full of camaraderie and rock ‘n’ roll. Tonight, t ...

Last night, after what felt like an excruciatingly long half-decade, one of the most influential pillars of pop punk reunited and resurrected themselves, proving once and for all that the genre is certainly neither dead nor dying. Making a grand entrance to the Game Of Thrones theme song, GOOD CHARLOTTE took the stage in their “adopted home” of Los Angeles at the city’s historic Troubadour for the

What do you do when you find out your band has won the highly coveted Ernie Ball's Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands 2015 title? You don’t quit. At least, that’s the mindset of Chicago-based pop rockers Marina City, comprised of Ryan Argast (lead vocals), Todor Birindjiev (lead guitar), Brian Johnson (vocals/guitar), Aaron Heiy (bass), Matt Gaudiano (vocals/keys) and Eric Somers-Urrea (drums).

Nearly 10 years ago, a little EP called Tales Told By Dead Friends shook up the DIY scene—ultimately selling more than 50,000 copies without any backing from a label—and a certain Tallahassee-based quintet took emo to soaring new heights and made “such a simple little whore” an iconic phrase fans still sing along to. The term “emo” is stil ...

S.O.S! Stop the presses! Let social media run amok! A member just left your favorite band, and if you’re really unlucky, it’s your favorite pop-punk band. Those punks tend to cause a bit more trouble, right? The music will never be the same. All hope i ...