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My Chemical Romance Holy Book: the Return we thought wouldn’t happen
When My Chemical Romance announced their intention to reconvene on Halloween last year, they broke the internet. Fortunately, millions of hearts all over the planet were mended in the process. The joy kept sparking like downed power lines long after their triumphant Los Angeles comeback performance Dec. 20 at the Shrine Auditorium. We’re not kidding. […]
10 essential politically charged songs you need to hear
With the election in full swing, take a look at some of the best politically charged songs from the scene. Over the last three decades, bands such as Rage Against The Machine, Anti-Flag and Against Me! have left their stamp on politics, letting their stance be known. Whether it’s a presidential disagreement or a response […]
Top 46 post-hardcore songs from the 2000s
Post-hardcore broke out as a movement in a huge way during the first decade of the 2000s while shaping how people view the genre today. Countless others had pioneered the genre throughout the ’80s and ’90s, but bands such as Glassjaw, At The Drive-In and Boysetsfire helped push it to new heights. Take a look […]
The best emo songs of the decade that defined the 2010s
One of the greatest feats of the emo genre is its ability to cross barriers, genres and fandoms to unite us all under the common denominator of music. Whether there’s a tinge of rap or a twist of pop-punk, the branches of emo music all extend from the same familiar source. While the early 2000s […]
Thursday add gigs with Chris Conley (Saves The Day) around MCR show
Thursday made headlines last week with the announcement that they would be playing the immediately sold-out, super legendary reunion show of My Chemical Romance. Now, due to the nature of how quickly that show sold out, Thursday took to Instagram to announce a few more shows they will be playing to give fans more opportunities […]
An appreciation of Joy Division 40 years later by Geoff Rickly
Unknown Pleasures, the gloriously bleak debut album by Manchester post-punk band Joy Division arrived exactly one month before lead singer Ian Curtis’ 23rd birthday and 11 months before he would hang himself by the neck and die. June 15, 1979. 40 years ago. Curtis would see a small amount of positive critical reception and modest […]
Thursday plot US tour playing early albums in full
Your dad’s favorite early-aughts screamo band Thursday just revealed a whopping list of tour dates for 2019, where they’ll be performing their classic albums Full Collapse and War All The Time in their entirety. See all the new dates below. Read more: Jon Bon Jovi puts Kim Kardashian on blast And while lead vocalist Geoff […]
Thursday tease a big list of coordinates for 2019
Post-hardcore icons Thursday have teased a huge roll of GPS coordinates for next year. Are the beloved band led by indie Renaissance man Geoff Rickly planning a tour for 2019? Sure looks that way! Below, see the full list of positions. Read more: Milestones announce breakup, two final shows “Tuesday morning,” declares the Twitter post […]
Geoff Rickly chimes in on Cardi B's Coachella payment
[Photos by: Cardi B/Facebook, Geoff Rickly/Keeahtay Lewis] In a new interview, Cardi B shared how much she'll be making at Coachella. Hint? It's not a lot—and Thursday's Geoff Rickly isn't totally cool with it. (And neither are we.) Read more: Here’s how you can watch PVRIS at Coachella—even if you’re not there The rap icon just released […]
How Geoff Rickly bummed out My Chem—and vice versa
What’s that? You just learned that after all of your hard work building up your band, you’ve been offered a record deal? Congratulations! All of your problems have just begun! Today, altpress launches Cautionary Tales And Lessons Learned, a podcast where musicians talk about how they navigated the pitfalls of the industry in the most […]
Geoff Rickly on the life and death of Thursday
As his résumé details everything from emo vocalist to record label founder, Geoff Rickly is a busy man. But AP's Jason Pettigrew was able to sit down with Rickley and discuss his former band, Thursday, and the pitfalls of being a musician. “The one thing you really have to tend, and really look after, is your innocence as […]
Geoff Rickly on the life and death of Thursday, his encounter with MCR and more
[Photo by: Keeahtay Lewis] As his résumé details everything from emo vocalist to record label founder, Geoff Rickly is a busy man. But AP's Jason Pettigrew was able to sit down with Rickly and discuss his former band, Thursday, and the pitfalls of being a musician. “The one thing you really have to tend, and really look after, is […]
Thursday's Geoff Rickly is now a coffee writer, bean critic
[Photos by: Keeahtay Lewis, Pexels] Thursday vocalist Geoff Rickly is a man of many talents. Apart from awesome side projects like United Nations and No Devotion, he's also a coffee connoisseur. Now, Rickly is funneling his love for java into a new, monthly feature for culinary website Food. Curated. called “Coffee. Curated.” Read more: Fall […]
How Thursday's "This Song Brought to You by a Falling Bomb" came about
[Photo by: No Future/YouTube] In a recent interview with Exclaim!, Thursday’s Geoff Rickly talks about his love for commercial jingles and how that—surprisingly—brought about the song “This Song Brought to You by a Falling Bomb.” “I remember I made the mistake of telling our A&R guy about my upbringing, how my parents were really into […]
Thursday's Geoff Rickly, more bands take a stand against hate at upcoming concert
[Photos by: Keeahtay Lewis, Dave Elkins/Instagram] Thursday's Geoff Rickly, Mae's Dave Elkins and other likeminded artists take a stand against hate for an upcoming benefit concert. Band Together: A Concert Against Hate goes down on Friday, Sept. 22, in Queens, NYC. Read more: Thursday's Geoffrey Rickly speaks out on suicide As reported by BrooklynVegan, proceeds […]
Geoff Rickly on Brand New's 'Science Fiction': "There's nothing to not like about this record"
[Photos by: Keeahtay Lewis, Thobias Fäldt, Brandon Sloter] Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly is discussing the impact of Brand New's Science Fiction on a new episode of the Vinyl Me, Please podcast. Check out what Rickly has to say about the album, and hear the podcast, below. Read more: There's a Brand New “countdown” and fans have […]
Geoff Rickly on upcoming tour: “I feel like maybe we can gain what we’ve lost in Thursday”
[All photos: Keeahtay Lewis] After a few festival dates last summer (starting with Atlanta’s Wrecking Ball fest), post-hardcore heroes Thursday have returned. It was announced earlier this week that the band—vocalist Geoff Rickly, guitarists Steve Pedulla and Tom Keeley, bassist Tim Payne, keyboardist Andrew Everding and drummer Tucker Rule—would embark on six weeks of dates starting […]
A light that never goes out: Geoff Rickly on Thursday’s summer reunion
When AP checks in with Geoff Rickly, he’s coming out of (wait for it) a gym. When this writer teases him about having gone health-goth, the frontman for acclaimed post-hardcore outfit Thursday casually turns the dig into a reality check. “I was health-goth, but now I’m just trying to get in shape for Thursday, which […]
Thursday frontman opens up on live reunion: "We couldn't say no"
After a mysterious update to their social media accounts yesterday, Thursday have been officially announced for this year's Wrecking Ball festival at the Masquerade in Atlanta on August 13-14. This will be their first show since the band came to a close back in 2011. It is still uncertain whether or not this indicates a […]
Are Thursday up to something?
This morning Thursday updated their Twitter profile picture and tweeted a photo of a blank black square, with no other context aside from tags including members Geoff Rickly, Andrew Everding and Tom Keeley. They also made this black square their Facebook profile, and changed their cover photo to an old live performance photo. This is […]
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