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18 emerging pop-punk artists backed by Pinkshift’s Ashrita Kumar

Back in February, Alternative Press hailed Pinkshift as one of 100 Artists You Need To Know. Now, vocalist Ashrita Kumar is expanding that list with 18 of her favorite emerging pop-punk-adjacent bands. It might not surprise you to learn that the Baltimore-based outfit’s influences are just as eclectic as their sound. In fact, Kumar is quick to note […]

10 underrated album covers that will take you back to the 2000s

Chances are when you think of 2000s albums, a few distinct images spring to mind. Let us guess… Panic! At The Disco‘s A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out? Paramore‘s Riot!? My Chemical Romance‘s Life On The Murder Scene? All amazing… But we’re missing more than a few. In an iTunes-dominated world, album covers were often the first things […]

Amazon stops stocking vinyl and CDs to make room for essential items

Amazon is making the call to cease stocking items like vinyl to make room on their warehouse shelves for essential items only amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company is planning to keep selling what they have in stock until it’s sold out. Once that happens they won’t be stocking any more until further notice. Read More: Bandcamp is […]

Vinyl and cassette sales grow while CD sales continue to decline

It looks like music fans are bringing back the oldschool ways of jamming their favorite tracks after albums sold on vinyl and cassette saw double digit sales growth in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, it looks like physical CD sales still have a long way to go. Read more: ‘The Greatest Showman’ soundtrack outsells every album […]

Today is the last day you can purchase CDs at Best Buy

It’s the end of an era. Today is officially the last day you will be able to buy CDs at Best Buy, as they are pulling the discs from their shelves July 1st. Read more: CDs won’t be sold at Best Buy anymore, and Target may be next Back in February, we reported that the […]