Contributions
10 band photographers you need to follow on Instagram
You may think you’re an excellent with your iPhone and your selfie stick or expertly arranged photo-op that’s so perfectly set up it doesn’t look set up at all. You may even have apps that put Instagram’s filters to shame. What you might not have is direct access to your favorite artists—like some of the […]
Nine songs your mom will like
It has happened to all of us: You’re driving with your mom and your favorite song comes on but she doesn’t like it, so she switches it over to some easy-listening station. Or maybe you’re up in your room, blasting that new album you just got, and she yells up to you to turn it […]
Nine scene throwbacks and their modern day replacements
Skinny jeans and Converse (whether crisp or covered toe to heel in scribbled lyrics) still fill the pits of venues, but you’d be hard-pressed to find someone taking a picture with a Motorola Sidekick and posting it on their Myspace. The culture and components of the scene are always evolving, and while some trends hold […]
The 12 best lyrics from Cute Is What We Aim For’s ‘Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch’
Cute Is What We Aim For graced us with some of the scene’s best lyrics (and hair—long live Shaant Hacikyan’s swoopy bangs) on 2006’s The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch. Ten years later, they’re honoring its legacy with an anniversary tour in Australia this August. (Fingers crossed more dates are announced soon.) […]
7 reasons to be excited about the pop-punk series ‘Headliners’
In 2003, Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Green Day and more were paving the path of pop punk—topping the charts and blasting through speakers across the country. Headliners is a web series set in Chicago during the scene’s heyday and it shows this world from the view of one young, up-and-coming band and a seasoned record […]
Twenty One Pilots videos ranked worst to best
It’s no secret that Twenty One Pilots have blurred the lines of concrete genres with their expansive sound, but the band doesn’t keep the experiments restricted to the music. From green screens to live performances, their music videos are as diverse as their songs. Here’s a ranking of the duo’s videos from worst to best. […]
The 10 best collaborations from couples in music
The only thing more badass than a romantic pair-up of musicians is the ensuing collaborations. Here are some standout works courtesy of the scene’s coolest couples from the past and present: ANDY BIERSACK (BLACK VEIL BRIDES/ANDY BLACK) AND JULIET SIMMS Juliet Simms and Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack have numerous expressions of love in […]
Ex-Paramore guitarist Josh Farro drops self-released album 'Walkways' (review)
Farro Walkways Former Paramore guitarist Josh Farro is back, and his latest work should only be compared to his previous band to highlight the drastic differences. His fresh perspective offers a matured sound, dipping into the indie pool with the yearning “ooh-ooh-ooh”’s on “Dear Love” and the dreamy, transcendent title track, which explores hints of […]
A countdown of the 17 best New Year’s Eve performances
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest will be broadcast on televisions across the country tonight. Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds Of Summer and Walk The Moon will join fellow Top 40 darlings Andy Grammer, Ellie Goulding, Elle King, Tove Lo and Rachel Platten. You also can catch Panic! At The Disco ringing […]