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Here’s why Fall Out Boy felt uncertain after ‘From Under The Cork Tree’

As Fall Out Boy’s From Under The Cork Tree turns 15, we take a look back at the band’s career the year the acclaimed emo record was released as told in issue #207. Over the past year, Pete Wentz and his band, Fall Out Boy—rounded out by singer/guitarist Patrick Stump, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer […]

Taste Of Tuesday: Getting the royal treatment with the Anniversary

Editor's note: In its origins, the TASTE OF CHAOS tour was frequently deemed “Winter Warped” by both fans and organizers. The 2006 road show took place in the late winter and early spring, featuring lineups populated by some of the most diverse voices in the scene, including bands like My Chemical Romance, the Used, Underoath, Killswitch Engage, Deftones, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold and 30 Seconds To Mars. For […]

Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre

Say Anything In Defense Of The Genre The rise of Say Anything has been both well-deserved and tumultuous. The band’s 2004 debut …Is A Real Boy, though critically acclaimed was overshadowed by drugs and lunacy, leading many fans to wonder if SA brainchild Max Bemis would survive another album, let alone life itself. Thankfully, Bemis […]

Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High

Fall Out Boy Infinity On High Unlike many of their peers, Fall Out Boy opted not to make a concept album for their second major-label release; instead, they decided to stretch the musical boundaries they helped draw both on 2003’s Take This To Your Grave and 2005’s now-über-massive From Under The Cork Tree. From the […]

Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree

Fall Out Boy From Under The Cork Tree They say you write what you know. For David Sedaris, it’s Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. For Morrissey, it’s depression. And for Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, it’s what we can only assume is a shattered-into-1,000-pieces broken heart. We don’t know the reluctant muse who inspired sentiments […]