AP&R Playlist: Empowering rock, driving hardcore and mellow indie-pop
You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one...
10 ways children’s shows are representing the LGBTQIA+ community
In the past decade, representation in children’s shows, particularly for those who identify as LGBTQ+, has greatly increased.
Back in the 2000s, it seemed like animated or children’s...
Here are 20 bands from the ’90s you probably forgot about
The 1990s started out with DS-1 distortion pedal grunge bands viciously stomping on the global spandex-wearing hair-metal movement from the decade before and ceremoniously ended with the...
10 musicians’ posts that prove Vine was the best thing on the internet
Many of you know the tragic story about the death of Vine. One day it was here, and the next day it was gone forever in 2017....
10 European emo rappers who should be on your playlist
Motivation doesn’t always work. Positivity can be nice, but sometimes it just feels dishonest. And allowing yourself to be emotional is more than necessary. Speaking of emotions,...
Here are the 10 most influential bands of hardcore
Hardcore has gone through countless stylistic changes since its inception and has inspired a variety of movements within music. Whether it’s the early veterans of the genre...
10 songs you forgot you had on your Myspace player
We spend a lot of time regularly thinking back to the good old days when we’d devote hours to working on our Myspace pages and searching for...
These 5 records by Buzzcocks practically invented pop punk
June 21, 2019, Royal Albert Hall, London: What was intended as a celebration of perhaps English punk's most universally beloved band, Buzzcocks, is now a wake. On...
10 metal tracks that aren’t afraid to call out systemic racism
Heavy metal has long been a scene of tackling societal issues, and political stances are frequently taken by songwriters in the genre. While it’s undeniable that some...
10 most underrated My Chemical Romance songs
In a back catalog overflowing with radio-friendly hits and roof-raising singalongs, it’s easy for some monumental tracks to slip under the radar. Emo juggernauts My Chemical Romance...
