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It has been nearly 20 years since Box Car Racer dropped some new tunes, but that hasn’t stopped Tom DeLonge from reminding fans of their existence. He’s already shared a throwback picture of the album cover and said new Angels & Airwaves sounded a bit like them. Now, DeLonge is tugging at our heartstrings even […]

Hundreds of super creepy witch etchings have been found at Creswell Crags, a limestone gorge, in England. According to the Derbyshire Times, the markings appear to have been meant to ward off evil spirits or omens.  Now referred to as the “Portal To Hell,” the new discovery is now the largest collection of witch markings […]

Emo. All of us have heard, embraced, quoted and lived by the music. Many of its practitioners have welcomed and flat out rebuked the term. But nobody has really nailed down a diehard definition of “emo.” Until now.  What does “emo” even mean, yo? All music is emotional, bruh! Well, sure, I guess. Bruno Mars […]

[Photo credit: Dorothy] Following in the footsteps of their mind-blowing alternative music map, the designers at Dorothy have created the ultimate musical trip around the world with their new World Song Map, featuring over 1,200 songs. Check it out below! Read more: From the Smiths to Green Day, map explains the detailed history of alternative music […]

While ritzy new venues certainly have all the amenities in the world, there’s nothing quite like seeing a concert in a room with character. From stories of historical happenings to amazing architectural charm, here are 10 historic venues to visit. The Troubadour West Hollywood, CA Opened in 1957, this 500-capacity venue has housed some pivotal […]

[Photo credit: Dorothy] Every music genre can attempt to be traced back to its starting point, and designers at Dorothy released an intricate map that looks at the history of alternative music and its many, many branches. Check out the full chart below. (via Wired) Read more: The 5 great eras of pop-punk, from the ’70s to […]

Post-punk/gothic rock icons BAUHAUS are the subject of a massively comprehensive book, Bauhaus Undead: The Visual History And Legacy Of Bauhaus. Drummer Kevin Haskins conceived, wrote and compiled the massive tome, filled with his memories of significant incidents in the band’s storied career, a plethora of previously unpublished photos of the band in the studio […]

Issues’ Michael Bohn recently chatted with APTV Correspondent Nick Major during a date on Warped Tour this summer. The two went in-depth, starting from when Bohn was a child, knowing what he wanted to do with his life from the age of five, believe it or not.  Listen: Previously unreleased Woe, Is Me song surfaces Most notably, however, […]

Nostalgia time! After posting footage of Jimmy Eat World’s 1999 Warped Tour set, music blog WashedUpEmo has now posted rare footage of the Get Up Kids performing a full set in the spring of 1999 in Denton, Texas, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios. The footage captures band playing in an early stage of their career (before […]

Original Taking Back Sunday vocalist, Antonio Longo, has uploaded a video from one of the band’s early performances. You can watch the band performing the song “Eleven,” with Longo at the helm, at a Long Island show in 1999. (Watch out for current TBS frontman, Adam Lazzara, who was in the band at this point, […]

(above: Mike Watt of Minutemen playing Earl Liberty of Circle Jerks' bass guitar. Check out a full gallery of images here.) When we last spoke with an author from Bazillion Points publishing, we got the inside scoop on the early days of metal pioneers like Metallica and Slayer. Now we catch up with WE GOT […]

While stumbling around the internet today, a full set from Minor Threat came up on YouTube that was uploaded back in January, which you can watch below. The show is from 1983 at Chatsworth, California's Rollerworks, and may be their April 2 concert, which also featured Channel 3, Aggresion, Suicidal Tendencies and America's Hardcore. While the D.C.-based […]