2009

QUIZ: Which 2009 album are you?

It’s pretty disgusting to realize that 2009 was over a decade ago. It feels like just yesterday that the 2000s were ending. This was the time when we were all getting really into Facebook, Kanye West was interrupting Taylor Swift at the Grammys and the music on our iPods couldn’t have been better.  Because we can’t […]

20 scene albums from 2009 that dominated your iPod playlists

In 2009, Myspace was beginning to disintegrate, and scene bands were growing less and less popular. Despite their distinct capabilities of genre-blending emo, pop punk, metalcore, neon pop, electronica and more, the scene started to die and was aching for a rebirth. As the year progressed, new bands emerged, and seasoned musicians cultivated their craft […]

Of Mice & Men have no boundaries for heaviness on ‘EARTHANDSKY’

From boundary-pushing tracks to going back to their roots, Of Mice & Men are celebrating their 10th year as a band with EARTHANDSKY. A decade in, the members— vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley, guitarists Alan Ashby and  Phil Manansala and drummer Valentino Arteaga—are focusing on where they are in their lives and careers. What does it mean […]

Can you remember the lyrics to these classic 2009 anthems?

2009 feels like a lifetime ago, but we all know that 20ninescene is alive and well. The thing is, we’re better at remembering song lyrics from a whole decade ago than we are at remembering how to do long equations. That’s just kind of how it goes. Can you remember which bands are celebrating 10-year […]