bert mccracken

The Used have announced their 9th album, Toxic Positivity. Following the news, the band released the new single “People Are Vomit.”

On in loving memory, blackbear reconnects with 2000s punk. He taps several iconic musicians to create his new album, from Travis Barker to Bert McCracken.

This week marks 20 years since the release of the Used’s self-titled debut album. To celebrate, singer Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, producer John Feldmann, and other key players tell the story of the emotional opus that inspired a generation of fans and bands.

This year was undoubtedly huge for blackbear, both personally and professionally. Having celebrated many milestones, including the announcement of his second child and an engagement, blackbear seems to be in a reflective place going into the new year. From the extreme highs of his personal life, he gained a new perspective on love and plans […]

The most notable aspect of punk rock in 2002 was the mainstream ascension of garage for the first time since the ‘60s. But all those albums by the Strokes, the White Stripes and the Hives that went mega this year were all recorded and released in 2002. Which explains their inclusion on this list, rather […]

Featured in the August 2004 issue 193, My Chemical Romance made their major Alternative Press feature debut before appearing on the cover of issue 197 in December 2004. Following the release of their sophomore album in June 2004, ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge,’ the group were interviewed by Leslie Simon and shot by Anthony Saint […]

Last fall, Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo confirmed the band have finished work on their fourth studio album. Now, they’re back with their first piece of new music this year. On Friday, they returned with their explosive new single “Devastation.” So far, it has not been confirmed whether or not “Devastation” will appear on the band’s […]

The beauty of emo music is that it provides a canvas for our own emotional projections. The lyrical narratives, even when relatively specific, often have just enough ambiguity that we can relate them in some sense to our unique circumstances. With that said, knowing the backstories of our favorite songs can elevate them to a whole new […]

Emo (noun): a hotly contested music genre where bands and fans alike refuse to agree on who qualifies for a place in the rankings for all eternity, where no band admits to falling into the criteria of emo, and no fans admit to listening to it either. Of course, the one precursor to belonging to […]

2000s vocalists received an enormous amount of attention compared to the rest of their bandmates. It’s no surprise, really. In a scene characterized by edge, these frontmen and women drove their bands’ unique personalities. That’s not to say that they were all distinct. In fact, the era saw notable homogeneity in vocal style, even among more […]

Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD and Travis Barker are channeling your favorite zombie movies in their thrilling new video for “acting like that.” The latest collab is off of YUNGBLUD’s recently released album weird!. Read more: Glastonbury Festival isn’t happening in 2021 after all On Thursday, Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD and Travis Barker finally unleashed their […]

Throughout a large portion of 2020, there was speculation that the Used may reunite with My Chemical Romance for a few of their return tour shows. However, after the coronavirus pandemic postponed MCR’s entire tour, the rumors seemingly disappeared. Now, it looks like those My Chemical Romance and the Used shows may have happened after […]

A keen listener has found a striking similarity between two All Time Low and the Used tracks that you might not have heard until now. Story Untold member Janick Thibault made a post on their TikTok account pointing out how close ATL’s “Summer Daze (Seasons, Pt. 2)” and the Used’s “The Taste of Ink” sound to each other. […]

The start of the Rawring ’20s—a decade that we anticipated would be a glittering revival of the golden age of emo, complete with painfully skinny jeans and hanging out at the mall as part of a cultural tradition—hasn’t gone completely to plan. It’s hard to believe we had high hopes for this year back when […]

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]

If there’s one thing Bert McCracken is proving this year, it’s that being stuck in quarantine in no way equates to stagnation. From the release of the Used’s Heartwork in April to his long-awaited collaboration on Machine Gun Kelly’s track “body bag,” alongside YUNGBLUD, the singer is hardly lacking in new content. Now, he’s adding […]

Machine Gun Kelly has had a busy few days with the release of his fifth full-length Tickets To My Downfall. Featuring the rock chart-topping blackbear collab “my ex’s best friend” and VMA-winning “bloody valentine,” the pop-punk album finally hit streaming services Friday after months of teasers. As if a full album worth of pop-punk bangers […]

Many of us can recall the Used with their iconic “All That I’ve Got” music video. Some of us have probably even imagined sitting atop a large pile of books and getting pulled into a story with the band in their A Clockwork Orange-inspired fits.  “All That I’ve Got” was inspired by frontman Bert McCracken’s […]