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10 goth decor accounts to help inspire your personal crypt
2020 has been the year of home renovations and DIY projects. After all, if you didn’t spend a week binge-watching HGTV, did you even go through quarantine? Unfortunately, mainstream favorites such as Property Brothers and Love It Or List It don’t exactly cater to those with darker goth tastes unless you count showing some once-gorgeous […]
Vicky Cornell clears up rumors over Chris Cornell statue vandalism
Vicky Cornell has taken to Instagram to clear rumors regarding the vandalism of late husband Chris Cornell’s statue. At approximately 6 a.m. PST on Thursday, the bronze statue of the Soundgarden frontman was defaced with white paint. The memorial was commissioned by his family as a donation to the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. […]
Brian Swindle debuts first single since Have Mercy farewell tour
When Have Mercy announced their final tour on Instagram this past December, no one could have imagined the events that would lead to them canceling their run in mid-March. Brian Swindle remains optimistic, however, that everything’s going to be all right—and his first release as a solo artist serves as the perfect testament to that. […]
Here are 10 alternative Disney covers to make your playlist more magical
Has there ever been an album more universally loved than Disneymania? Ever since we first heard Aaron Carter and Christina Aguilera, among other famous artists, covering our favorite classics circa 2002, we haven’t been able to get enough of Disney song remakes. Unsurprisingly, given the longstanding affiliation between Disney and Hot Topic, alternative spins of […]
QUIZ: Which classic Warped Tour lineup are you?
Summertime is upon us, and although the last show of the Vans Warped Tour is now a year behind us, it still lives on in our hearts. At least that’s how the saying goes, right? As you mournfully celebrate 25 years spent navigating between killer sets, moshing in sweltering heat and chasing photo ops with […]
Nat & Alex Wolff want “Glue” to make you feel every emotion at once
Given the overnight success of The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie and the subsequent Nickelodeon spinoff series that debuted in 2007, it’s hardly a surprise that the Wolff brothers’ fictional kid group has catapulted them toward a full-fledged alternative-rock career. Working under their given names, Nat & Alex Wolff, since 2009, the duo have released […]
10 genre-bending bands you’ve probably never heard of
Genre is a peculiar thing. We often recognize elements of our favorites when we hear them, drawing comparisons to notable artists of their respective scenes. And what’s better than when our ideal styles intersect to form something that’s unique, albeit beautifully reminiscent of its roots? In celebrating the art of “genre-bending,” we’ve gone ahead and […]
Madina Lake return to their roots on ‘The Beginning Of New Endings’
It’s been nearly a decade since Madina Lake released World War III and thus concluded their three-album series on the mystery of Adalia. While the band would soon after announce their departure from the scene, it seems that this was one story deserving of another chapter (or a few). Following their surprise release of “Playing […]
10 scene hair trends from the 2000s that deserve a comeback
The year is 2007. Cobra Starship’s “The City Is At War” plays from your Myspace page as you organize your Top 8. Your profile picture? A high-angle selfie that captures your teased Voodoo Blue hair. “I’m scene, not emo,” you insist. The Rawring ’20s are upon us, and while we doubt Myspace will make a […]