Quizzes

Whether you’re a big fan of Weezer’s self-titled debut record from the ’90s or only listen to the most recent Paramore album, After Laughter, it’s fair to say everyone has an opinion on the very best records from the scene’s biggest artists. Every emo and pop-punk album is a work of art in and of […]

What is pop punk without its guitarists? Really just some angsty spoken word over punchy drums and a bassline. Let’s be honest: We’d still probably listen to it, but it wouldn’t be nearly as good.  We may like to focus on vocals and lyrics when it comes to channeling our 2000s nostalgia. However, the guitarists […]

Using tarot cards is the ultimate form of spiritual guidance for many young people today. It’s especially true for those who are delving into the world of witchcraft or astrology.  For those who are unfamiliar, tarot cards have illustrations and meanings attached to them that do not predict the future. They rather help you understand […]

Did anyone else spend the bulk of their scene days meticulously adding album art to their iTunes catalog? No, just us? Album covers are particularly poignant sources of 2000s nostalgia—and not just because our screen obsessions started around that time. Rather, they gave us visuals (and even characters) to associate with the music that we loved most. […]

It’s pretty mind-blowing when you find out that you’ve been singing the wrong lyrics. Especially when you sing them to a song you’ve loved since you first listened to it.  We’ve all been there with wrong lyrics. Sometimes you just find out that you really don’t know the words like you thought you did. That […]

Pop punk‘s not dead! Do we have to scream it or should we just let the bands of the last decade speak for themselves? Despite the genre losing the mainstream popularity it had in the 2000s, the 2010s gave us some serious hits. Between the persistence of favorites such as All Time Low and new […]

As the saying goes, “You are what you eat.” So, after years of digesting emo music, is it any surprise that we resemble our favorite bands in personality? We can assume that anyone opening this page has had an emo phase in some capacity. But with an abundance of different bands and eras to shape […]

Flashback to 2006. Boys Like Girls just dropped their debut album (feel old?). You’re copying and pasting lyrics from a shady website into every song in your iTunes catalog. Most of them are wrong. We’ve come a long way since the widespread use of smartphones took hold. Now, if we’re lucky, Spotify will do the dirty work for […]

There are certain opinions that all former emo kids hold. Like how listening to sad, confessional songs is the best way to feel alive or… OK, maybe that’s it. Truth be told, there’s no one commonality between every emo phase. Don’t believe us? Just look at the small fraction of dislikes on Matt Cutshall‘s YouTube videos. Seriously, if […]

For everyone in the scene, changing your hair color and style is a fact of life. It’s as commonplace as wanting to express yourself through tattoos, piercings, makeup and nails. There are so many options for achieving the perfect emo look, whether you like spray-on dye or semi-permanent color from Hayley Williams’ Good Dye Young […]

Taylor Swift just shocked the music world again in 2020, releasing her second surprise album of the year, evermore, the sister record to folklore, which she dropped earlier this year.  Both records take on a more alternative and indie-rock sound, with plenty of surprising new collabs.  Read more: 50 most anticipated albums of 2021 in […]

It’s been well over a decade since Avril Lavigne showed off her acting chops as both the punk and preppy girl in her “Girlfriend” music video. And this 2007 release still remains one of mainstream emo’s biggest hits.  Though Lavigne released bangers such as “Complicated” and “Sk8er Boi” early in her career, this The Best […]

There are certain things in life you just know are going to happen. We know it will always snow in the winter, the days get longer in the summer and Fall Out Boy will always put out music videos that profoundly amaze and confuse us.  Fall Out Boy have put out dozens of memorable videos […]

We haven’t been able to stop thinking about Tim Burton‘s upcoming Addams Family TV reboot from the second it was announced.  Many have retold The Addams Family‘s story various times over the years. American cartoonist Charles Addams first created the fictional household and its characters in 1938. However, the story has had various screen adaptations […]

Proud New Jersey native Frank Iero is one of the scene’s most legendary guitarists and frontmen. Whether you love him from his work with My Chemical Romance, his latest solo project the Future Violents or you can’t get enough of his screams and angsty vocals in Leathermouth, it’s fair to say he’s beyond talented. Alternative Press […]

Hometown pride runs deep, especially when it comes to pop punk. Whether our favorite artists sing with fond remembrance or a deep-rooted desire to get the hell out, it’s clear that their origins have shaped them pretty profoundly. While it’s easy to assume that every outfit have roots in Chicago, Los Angeles or New York […]

This year has been utter and total chaos, so it’s more than acceptable to wish we were back to the times when Funeral For A Friend were still together. And it’s totally fine to wish Jared Leto from Thirty Seconds To Mars was wearing eyeliner instead of being a Hollywood A-lister. Sometimes we just need […]