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Witnessing a chaotic Vision Of Disorder show changed Michael Dubin’s life. The photographer reflects on capturing the Long Island scene, from Taking Back Sunday to Koyo.

If you grew up in the 2000s, rocked band T-shirts almost daily and decorated your locker top to bottom with clippings of Kellin Quinn and Oli Sykes, you’re definitely a child of the post-hardcore era.  Now, post-hardcore, while being a specific genre, is a very gray area where bands such as Bring Me The Horizon […]

Demi Lovato recently sat down with Emo Nite Founders Morgan Freed and Barbara Szabo for the Ride Or Cry Podcast and talked about all manner of emo things. As you know, the pop star recently released an “I Love Me [Emo Version] with blink-182‘s Travis Barker. In addition, Lovato also compiled an Emo Nite Takeover […]

In 2003, major scene bands were gaining popularity on the Warped Tour circuit. The musical mixture of emo, pop punk and punk was growing in both the mainstream and the underground. As some of the millennium’s biggest names in the alternative scene started changing their sound, younger musicians joined in with their own take on […]

When the new millennium broke, the alternative music community was heavily saturated with popular genres such as punk, pop punk and emo. Lying dormant, a new alternative music sound and scene was awaiting its time to shine. In 2002, it absolutely exploded. It was virtually impossible to go a day without hearing Simple Plan’s latest […]

Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary bands who produced albums that have stood the test of time. While it’s apparent that pop punk began a definitive era 20 years ago, it’s […]

While a lot of people have been excitedly sharing their Spotify Wrapped stats, some users are noticing that Brand New have been removed from their lists. Many fans and former fans are speculating that the band have been blacklisted from the site’s stats following their sexual misconduct issues that surfaced in 2017. Read More: Every Time I […]

An unreleased Brand New track surfaced on reddit at the close of 2018. The band haven’t released anything since sexual misconduct allegations were made against frontman Jesse Lacey in November 2017. Brand New dropped a full-length, Science Fiction, in August 2017, marking their last official release. Prior to the public allegations, the band began referencing […]

Album artwork is important. It draws the viewer’s eye to the cover and tells the story of the album without words. Whether it be a photograph or an illustration, each record cover is unique and worth looking at as a genuine piece of art. You weighed in on Twitter, and the results are in. These […]

[Photo credit: Ryan Bakerink] Following sexual misconduct allegations against Brand New's Jesse Lacey, fans have been at war with themselves on how to cope. Some are choosing to throw out their merch while others are ridding themselves of the Brand New songs in their music library. For those who have the band permanently inked onto […]

[Photo by: sacred_skin_doncaster/Instagram] Getting a tattoo with your favorite lyrics or in tribute of one of your favorite bands is one of the most special ways you can honor an artist, which is why we totally love all of these Brand New-inspired tattoos. We love Brand New, we love tattoos, and we know you’re going […]

[Photo credit: Ryan Bakerink] Following Brand New's supporting act dropping out of upcoming shows, as well as touring member Kevin Devine dropping from their tour, the band have shared a statement saying their forthcoming tour dates have been postponed, with the venues sharing statements that they have canceled the forthcoming shows. Read more: Brand new’s Jesse Lacey releases […]

[Photo credit: Brand New/Ryan Bakerink, Kevin Devine/Facebook] Brand New touring member Kevin Devine has released a statement saying he will no longer be joining the band on tour after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against frontman Jesse Lacey. Read his full statement below. Read more: Brand New's Jesse Lacey releases statement on sexual misconduct […]

[Photo by: Ryan Bakerink] Following Brand New's supporting act dropping out of upcoming shows earlier today, frontman Jesse Lacey has shared a statement regarding the sexual misconduct allegations against him. “The actions of my past have caused pain and harm to a number of people, and I want to say that I am absolutely sorry,” Lacey writes. […]

[Photo credit: Brand New/Ryan Bakerink, Martha/Instagram] DIY indie band Martha have pulled from their supporting gig with Brand New after allegations of sexual misconduct came out against frontman Jesse Lacey earlier this week.  Read more: Woman accuses Brand New's Jesse Lacey of sexual misconduct when she was a minor In a Facebook thread started by guitar tech Brian […]

[Photo by: Ryan Bakerink] UPDATE: Nov. 14 @ 8:30 a.m. ET: Another woman, Emily Driskill, spoke to Pitchfork, alleging Jesse Lacey solicited her for explicit photos when she was 17. According to Pitchfork, she says Lacey subjected her to “countless masturbatory video chat sessions” and “attempted to manipulate [her] into engaging in sexual situations with other people, on […]

Remember when we asked you on Twitter what the best Brand New songs were? Here's what you voted as the 10 best Brand New songs, ever. You can check out the rest of the list right here (and yes, the list did include Science Fiction!).  Read more: Taking Back Sunday’s John Nolan covers Brand New’s “Magazines”—watch […]

[Photo by: @HANDSlNTHESKY/Twitter] Taking Back Sunday guitarist John Nolan covered Brand New’s “Magazines” from Your Favorite Weapon, and the internet is freaking out. Read more: Brand New confirm their end will be in 2018 Nolan played the track at his solo show, and you can watch his performance below: @brandnewrockfan sorry for the awful camera work & yelling, i […]