Jesse Richman

It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Thursday morning, Cole Becker has just woken up next to his brother and SWMRS bandmate Max at their sister’s New York apartment and he is on one. “We breed this violence, and it’s so American, and it’s super-fucked,” the frontman begins, leaning into a screed that’s half dispassionate analysis and half simmering rage as it careens through white male anger, gun control, the sor

Emo. All of us have heard, embraced, quoted and lived by the music. Many of its practitioners have welcomed and flat out rebuked the term. But nobody has really nailed down a diehard definition of “emo.” Until now.  What does “emo” even mean, yo? All music is emotional, bru...

The Maine Lovely, Little, Lonely OUR PICK: “How Do You Feel?” After five albums and nearly twice as many EPs full of left turns sharp enough to keep the band’s reverent fans on the edges of their seats without shaking them loose, Lovely, Little, Lonely marks the point where everything comes together for the Maine. The precocious e ...

Ryan Adams Prisoner FILE UNDER: Ryan Adams-core ROCKS LIKE: Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Ryan Adams WHAT'S DIFFERENT: His dalliance with the Taylor Swift oeuvre complete, Ryan Adams returns to the business of Being Ryan Adams on his 16th studio album. He stretches his range at t ...

Today, we’re excited to premiere “Escape,” the first single by VadaWave, a new project from former Used guitarist Quinn Allman and singer-songwriter (and American Idol season eight contestant) Megan Joy. The husband-wife duo will be releasing their self-produced debut EP, Out Of Body, on December 9. Read more: Andy... Read More ... Read More ...

Against Me! Shape Shift With Me Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Against Me!’s 2014 career-defining masterwork and the best punk LP of the decade, was an album about inflection points, a conceptual piece by the newly female-presenting Laura Jane Grace on the terrifying rush of the moments on which everything hinges. Two ...

For 25 years now, San Francisco’s Pansy Division have been kicking down musical walls with a message of radical “out”-ness couched in undeniable (and undeniably catchy) songs—hyper-poppy punk rave-ups with titles like “Fem In A Black Leather Jacket,” “Dick Of Death” and “I’m Gonna Be A Slut.” Tours with bands like one-time labelmates Green Day (at t ...

It’s been six years since beloved Long Island post-hardcore outfit Envy On The Coast shambled to an end, but with Tuesday’s announcement of three reunion shows, it appears their long-waiting legion of die-hard fans will be sated once again. We caught ...

The podcast has been around for over a decade, and for most of that decade, they were primarily the domain of hobbyists, amateurs and public radio junkies. But thanks to recent shows like the runaway hit Serial and signature events like President Obama’s appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF, podcasts are having a moment. Matt Pryo ...

No matter what your favorite pop-punk band says about staying young forever, one day every scene kid wakes up to discover they’re a kid no longer. For many, that realization arrives in the form of a kid of their own. But growing up doesn’t have to mean giving up what you love. Just ask C ...

A decade into their career, MAYDAY PARADE remain some of the most consistently great songwriters in the pop-rock scene, even as they sonically reinvent themselves along the way. It’s hard to go wrong with any of the band’s albums, and whittling down their catalog to 10 tracks isn’t for the faint of heart. Don’t think of t ...

It seems like only yesterday that A Lesson In Romantics was making us feel all the feels, so it’s a bit of a shock realizing that Mayday Parade are celebrating a decade as a band. With a new album out last week and a headlining spot on the AP Tour, we caught up with frontman Derek Sanders to see how he’s handling the transition from upstart young punk to leader of a scene institution. Black Lin...

It’s been a breakthrough year for Chicago-area pop-punks Real Friends, but as fall begins, the band aren’t showing any sign of slowing down. As they prepare to head out on the AP Tour with Mayday Parade, we caught up with frontman Dan Lambton to chat about his guest spot on Mayday’s new album and to get the scoop on what Real Friends have in store for their next album, due in 2016. You’re in the m

Photo Credit: Ashley Osborn It’s only been a year since As It Is signed with Fearless Records, but the U.K.-based pop-punks haven’t wasted a second of that time. On the verge of this year’s AP Tour, we tracked down guitarist Benjamin Biss in Australia — where the band are promoting debut full length Never Happy, Ever After — to see how the lads are holding it together after an impossibly busy 12 m

Mayday Parade Black Lines Hypothetical situation: your band is a machine that cranks out sweetly romantic power-pop with robotic precision and consistency. Each of your last two outings — both assembled from the same formulaic blend of perky rockers and swoon-inducing ballads that have become your calling card — has debuted stronger than the one prior. With the m ...

Danny Worsnop is best known as the former frontman of metalcore bruisers Asking Alexandria, but the eight months since leaving the lads behind behind might be his most productive yet. When not crossing the world with his new band We Are Harlot, Worsnop is in the studio hammering out his debut solo album ...

Nearly four years ago, the Academy Is... announced their demise on the eve of a planned tour with Jack’s Mannequin. So for fans who never got a final chance to see the bandit was doubly sweet when TAI announced they’d be reuniting at this year’s Riot Fest Chicago to celebrate the tenth anniversary of breakthrough debut Almost Here was doubly sweet. We caught up wit ...

BILLY TALENT might not have the highest profile in the U.S., but in their native Canada they’ve reigned as platinum-selling punk superstars for more than a decade. The career-spanning Hits (out NOW via The End Records) collects 12 of the band’s biggest charting singles north of the border and tacks on a pair of new tracks just as worthy of inclusion. The result ...

The Cab finished 2012 riding high. The Las Vegas pop-rock act’s independently released second full-length Symphony Soldier received raves from fans and critics alike (including AP’s four-star review); and the band were even granted the opportunity to support obvious inspirations (and collaborators) Maroon 5 on a world tour. With an an ...