Maria Sherman

Just because you’re goth doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy a joke every now and then, right? What’s life if you’re unable to poke fun at yourself and others? Because we love you (I know, love is misery, blah, blah, blah; but we’ll take the suffering) and your uncanny ability to conjure death and the great […]

Ever listen to a song and think, “Wow, this is speaking to me. Not just my individual situation, but me, my person, my soul”? We have, too, like, all the time—but some big bangers sing a bit truer than others. Panic! At The Disco have the power to resonate with everyone, from all walks of […]

My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way is more than one of the scene’s most iconic frontmen—he’s also an inspirational figure. As proof, we compiled some of Way’s most inspirational quotes. Bookmark this page for future use—because his words don’t age. “Mental illness used to be a taboo and now it's not anymore, at least, I feel […]

There are a lot of ways to make an engaging music video; they are mini-films, after all, simply scored to your favorite songs. One of the ways to ensure greatness is to surprise and delight your audience with an unexpected cameo—especially if the celebrity in question is not someone you’d immediately associate with the artist, […]

Some of your favorite acts from the scene boast of brother and sister acts, and it’s probably for the best: You know they’ll stick together forever like family because, well, they are family! From emo and pop-punk legends such as Good Charlotte and My Chemical Romance to newer gen bands such as Pierce The Veil […]

Band breakups are never easy—they’re especially arduous if some or most of the dissolved act go on to make music under a new moniker. No one knows this better than Julia Pierce, the founding member of Cherri Bomb. The rest of her band went on to form Hey Violet, recent AP cover stars. It’s been […]

Ever hear of a little band called Twenty One Pilots? The genre-defying electro-pop-reggae-rap-punk-rock-all-the-other-words dynamic duo of frontman Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun? Of course you have! Listening to TOP, becoming a die-hard fan and joining the Skeleton Clique usually means you have a deep and passionate appreciation for T & J’s undying best friendship. […]

Welcome to festival season! We’re currently in the midst Coachella’s second weekend and if radio pop, hip-hop and EDM aren’t really your thing, there are other places you can spend your time and money. Punk, rock and everything between flourish in some not-so-obvious festival spaces, and we’ve compiled a list of the best. Don't limit […]

On the surface, there are few similarities between punk rock and Broadway: Both share a stage, but there’s an ideological disconnect—expensive art vs. the kind you can make with three chords and a shitty guitar, reviews in The New York Times and reviews in Alternative Press. When these things meet, however, greatness can occur—think back […]