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Sometimes the ear knows when it hears something special. It perks up, attentively absorbing audio waves from a source wonderful and unique enough to command its undivided attention. Early twenty one pilots had that effect, blending an array of instruments, production techniques and vocal patterns into a happy hodgepodge of songs that eventually peppered the […]

Masters of their craft can only stay on top for so long. Eventually, they hand over the reins to their pupils—but not without guidance.  You may have stopped listening to many of pop punk’s giants long ago, tossing their CDs in a closet or burying them in a desk drawer. Little did you know they’re […]

Four Year Strong are gearing up to celebrate the 13th anniversary of their second album Rise Or Die Trying, on Sept. 18.  It seems like just yesterday that the album came out, and we couldn’t stop blasting tracks such as “Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die” on our car stereos.  Read more: ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro […]

In 2007, the scene was rocking harder and louder than anyone could have imagined. Myspace favorites such as Fall Out Boy and Paramore were crafting their emo sounds into unforgettable albums that established them as legends. While staying true to their roots in emo and punk, scene music introduced synthesizers and screamo elements to create […]

With only a day remaining until Four Year Strong release their next full-length Brain Pain, the New England favorites are dropping off one more pre-album debut, “Get Out Of My Head.” The track follows lead dual singles, “Talking Myself In Circles” and the title track, as well as “Love To Learn The Lie.” Literally taking […]

After Silverstein and Four Year Strong effortlessly dominated all of our Myspace profile players, filling us with enough angst that our teenage bullshit had a body count and survived the trenches of Warped Tour, we still have one question: How have they never toured together? In what seems like 20 years in the making, Silverstein […]

Post-hardcore broke out as a movement in a huge way during the first decade of the 2000s while shaping how people view the genre today. Countless others had pioneered the genre throughout the ’80s and ’90s, but bands such as Glassjaw, At The Drive-In and Boysetsfire helped push it to new heights. Take a look […]

Without a doubt, Oliver Tree is the pop star America (and possibly the world) needs. From wearing clothes in which we wouldn’t get caught dead (those rockin’ socks ‘n’ sandals, represent!) to a casual disregard of sticking to one genre on his impending album Ugly Is Beautiful, Tree is changing the game. And you know […]

Alan Day is tending to his horses when he picks up the phone to AP. The Four Year Strong frontman might be best known for bringing the good times with his beloved pop-punk outfit, but over the years Day and his wife have been building a life around something far removed from the alternative music […]

[Photo by: Carly Rae] Producer might not be Alan Day’s expected title. Fronting Four Year Strong, Day is by no means a new face in music, but with his newest title as producer, he’s just starting to pick up steam.  “I have always pictured production being a path I go down for as long as I […]