Riot Fest is a yearly highlight. This year's performers reflect on their favorite memories from the festival, and relive the event with our photo gallery.
The Pretty Cult is for “misfits and dark hearts.” Founder Arielle Salsa explains how the fashion and lifestyle brand is rooted in a love of witchcraft and rock.
We’ve all had those moments where our Spotify feels like it’s been in a rut lately, and that Discover Weekly playlist just isn’t cutting it. It’s then that we find ourselves digging a little deeper in search of those bands that we like to call the “hidden gems.” The ones that deserve way m...
Remember the days when an eight-minute song felt like a gift sent by the alt-rock gods? Back when we had to buy music by the track, and not through a monthly subscription, these long ones were like a gold mine.
Of course, times have changed since our iPod-centric scene years. Now...
Any former emo kid remembers singing along to their favorite songs with eyeliner running in sheets down their cheeks. Honestly, were we really that sad, or did our iPods just suck us into a black hole of raw emotion?
Regardless of what came first, the sad or the band, the lyrics of the 2000s hit hard...
As legendary bands in the scene continued to mature musically and grow away from the genres that they became known for, newly established musicians were creating blends that sparked new categories for scene music. In 2008, Fall Out Boy released their last album before their hiatus, and I Set My Friends On Fire popularized crunkcore...
Anberlin are confirming they are working on their first new music since their 2014 record Lowborn putting an end to their musical absence.
The band broke up in 2014 with reunion shows in 2018 and 2019 but now they're officially making a proper return with new material.
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At first glance, one might think that Stephen Christian may have turned a scary corner. TENSION, the impending album from his solo project Anchor & Braille, portends a sea change. The perpetually posi singer has delivered tracks with titles such as “DANGEROUS,” “MADNESS” and “PHANTOM PAIN.” If it weren’t for the curious L...
Chain Fest is back in 2020 with an incredible lineup thanks to legendary punk venue Chain Reaction's partnership with Live Nation Entertainment. Chain Fest will take place on May 23 at the FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, CA.
This year features a slew of legendary bands...
Four Chord Music Festival has announced its lineup featuring The Offspring, Real Friends, Simple Plan and more.
The festival is set to take place this fall at its sixth-anniversary festival.
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The festival announced the Offspring as headliners with several special guests that we know and love.
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Starting June 29-30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Vans Warped Tour will hold its final high-decibel celebrations of punk rock and youth culture. Once the traveling roadshow returns to Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, July 20 and 21, founder Kevin Lyman’s great touring experiment will become a part of rock ’n’ roll history, much like how Grateful Dead tours were for the hipp
It may be 2019, but the events happening around music at the moment are anything but modern. It seems that more and more scene throwbacks are crawling out of the woodwork to join in on the fun. Here are 19 reasons why it's actually 20ninescene...
Warped Tour Atlantic City is just one month away, but the lineup seems to be a mighty bit lighter.
In the festival's most recent Facebook post marking the one-month countdown to Atlantic City, fans noticed a band featured in the original lineup was absent.
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Anberlin took to social media today to announce they’re returning for a U.S. tour this summer, marking their first run in five years.
Anberlin announced plans for a final album and farewell tour in 2014. The band released Lowborn via Tooth & Nail in July 2014. Before announcing ...
Anberlin took to social media today to announce they’re returning for a show supporting Underoath in December.
Anberlin announced plans for a final album and farewell tour in 2014. The band released Lowborn via Tooth & Nail in July 2014. Their final show t...
Grunge rocker Rilian, helmed by creator Jerad Griffin, is back with a new song titled “Stardrive,” premiering exclusively with AP.
“Stardrive” is off the outfit’s upcoming self-titled EP, out Oct. 23 via Kenobi Records. Previously a touring drummer...
Talented artists are oftentimes known for branching off from the project that manifested in their success. Such was the case with the lead vocalist of Anberlin and his upcoming record Wildfires.
At its core, Wildfires is Stephen Christian's conversation with Christ, addressing themes like uncertainty, peace and obedience. The album is set to re
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In 2003, Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Green Day and more were paving the path of pop punk—topping the charts and blasting through speakers across the country. Headliners is a web series set in Chicago during the scene’s heyday and it shows this world from the view of one young, up-and-coming band and a seasoned record label head both struggling for success. The projec
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Everything you ever loved about pop punk is coming back to life with the new social-media integrated online TV show, Headliners.
Set in 2003, a heyday of pop punk (Blink, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional!), Headliners follows the storylines of an indie record label, a struggling band in the scene, and the label owner who’s trying to stay relevant in the tumultuous music industry.
The first se
Underoath guitarist Tim Mctague, Anberlin drummer Nathan Young and Say Anything drummer Reed Murray recently performed their first show as Carrollhood.
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The trio formed in 2011. Since then, the
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