between you & me

You don't have to look back at the Hot Topic crowd's fixation with Hello Kitty to see the influence of Japanese culture on the alternative scene. The music speaks for itself. We've already taken you around the Western world—from Canada to the U.K. and even out to Australia—in our examinati...

Ever heard a new pop-punk song on Spotify and thought, “Wow, this is great. How could it get any better?” Only to have your mind blown by the addition of familiar guest vocals 10 seconds later? Yeah, that’s happened to us about a thousand times over the course of the last decade. If there’s an...

Pizza and pop-punk go hand-in-hand much like peanut butter and jelly or yin and yang. It’s impossible to mention the genre without getting a mental image of snapbacks and pizza pies in your head.  While we could debate the hot topic of pineapple or no pineapple, we’re not here to judge. Create your ide...

Ah, spring break: the last benchmark before total summer freedom. Regardless if you’re about to go on vacation or still have a few weeks to go, let these sunshine- and smile-filled music videos lift your spirits. Read more: Red Hot Chili Peppers cover Radiohead’s “Pyramid Song” in Egypt 1. Sum 41 – “In Too Deep”...

Don’t miss new music from Hot Mulligan and HARM—plus, you can catch Hundredth at SXSW. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Warped Tour isn’t reuniting My Chemical Romance, and we’re not okay 1. Hatebreed, the Acacia Strai... Read More ...