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Avril Lavigne channels her inner Mark Hoppus while in the studio—watch

Avril Lavigne is currently in the studio working on her next album with legendary producer John Feldmann. Now, it looks like Lavigne may be drawing some minor influences from Mark Hoppus while in the studio. On Friday, she shared a video of her rocking out on bass while channeling the blink-182 bassist and vocalist. Read […]

10 things you never noticed about your favorite emo songs

A fundamental part of being an emo kid is not letting any aspects of music be unknown. That’s why we memorize song lyrics in their entirety and play them backward just in case. But that doesn’t mean that more subtle elements can’t sneak by us from time to time. After all, with so many hits to obsess over […]

FEVER 333 and Travis Barker drop explosive "WRONG GENERATION" video

FEVER 333 are back with another powerful visual for their new EP WRONG GENERATION. This time, however, Jason Aalon Butler was joined by Travis Barker for the explosive new video for “WRONG GENERATION.” Along with Butler and Barker’s intensity radiating throughout the video, FEVER 333 also incorporated a major nod to Blur only true fans […]

Avril Lavigne and MOD SUN reunite for fiery new video for "Flames"—watch

Earlier this month, MOD SUN offered another taste of his forthcoming album with “Flames,” his powerful new collab with Avril Lavigne. Now, the duo has reunited for a fiery new video for the single. As well, it looks like MOD SUN teased the name of his upcoming LP in the visual. Read more: Alex Varkatzas […]

Hear Travis Barker handle the drums on Escape The Fate's "Not My Problem"

We are just a few months away from the release of Escape The Fate‘s new album Chemical Warfare. However, fans are being treated to another new song from the forthcoming LP this week. On Friday, Escape The Fate released “Not My Problem,” their powerful new song that features blink-182‘s Travis Barker on drums. Read more: […]

Hear Avril Lavigne and MOD SUN's powerful punk rock anthem "Flames"

After weeks of teasing, Avril Lavigne and MOD SUN‘s powerful punk rock anthem “Flames” is finally here. The new collaboration is off of MOD SUN’s forthcoming John Feldmann-produced album. Read more: Here’s why Ashnikko is changing the release date for ‘DEMIDEVIL’ again Earlier this year, MOD SUN joined forces with John Feldmann for his upcoming […]

Did Travis Barker just confirm blink-182's next album is on the way?

It’s been well over a year since blink-182 released their last full-length album NINE. Now, it looks like we are closer to finally hearing more new music from blink-182. This week, Travis Barker offered an update on when blink-182 plan to put more new material. As it turns out, their upcoming release may not be […]

Avril Lavigne and MOD SUN’s new collab is arriving sooner than you think

It looks like an Avril Lavigne and MOD SUN collab is officially happening. After dropping various hints over the past few weeks, the duo has confirmed their new collaboration “Flames” is on the way. Read more: Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho dies at 41 Over the past few weeks, Avril Lavigne has been in […]

Is there an Avril Lavigne, MGK and MOD SUN collab on the way?

It looks like Avril Lavigne may have a few more surprises planned for 2021. This week, the singer teased a collaboration with Machine Gun Kelly and MOD SUN may be arriving in the near future. Read more: As It Is drummer Patrick Foley is leaving the band to become a firefighter Over the past few […]

10 Swedish bands who should already be on your playlist

Sweden may be best known for exporting its world-famous meatballs, the band Ghost and the puzzle games known as IKEA furniture, but they have many more treasures that everyone should know about. The seventh happiest country in the world is home to many artists who are redefining what it means to be alternative. These bands […]

Here’s how a classic Forever The Sickest Kids song inspired girlfriends' "Jessica"

When Travis Mills and Nick Gross were putting the final touches on their pop-punk project girlfriends’ debut this year, they realized it was missing something. It needed one more uptempo track. And they needed a girl’s name in the title, almost like Forever The Sickest Kids or other bands Mills’ grew up on. That conversation […]

50 most anticipated albums of 2021 in alternative, metal and beyond

This year’s biggest lesson for most of us has been to expect the unexpected. While that mainly went for life itself, it certainly also applied to music. But still, there’s a lot to look forward to in the most anticipated albums of 2021.  2020 saw plenty of surprise drops and album release-date pushbacks. So, really, […]

We are closer to finding out what MOD SUN and Avril Lavigne are teasing

Over the past few weeks, MOD SUN, Avril Lavigne and John Feldmann have been teasing that something exciting is on the way. Now, it looks like we are closer than ever to finally finding out exactly what the trio has been working on. Read more: See why Bella Thorne’s OnlyFans controversy is getting brought up […]

Here's why 'Never Look Back' feels like a classic Goldfinger album

The mighty Goldfinger released their ninth studio album, Never Look Back, the band’s first full-length in three years. The LP runs for a constantly moving 33 minutes, and its 12 energetic songs totally encapsulate the renowned Goldfinger sound that you know and love in the brightest and most succinct manner possible. The record also marks […]

The 50 best albums of 2020 in alternative, pop punk, metal and beyond

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]

We finally know when Goldfinger's new album 'Never Look Back' is arriving

Last month, Goldfinger surprised fans with their first new piece of music in three years called “Wallflower.” Now, Goldfinger have finally revealed with their highly-anticipated new album Never Look Back is arriving. Read more: Did this My Chemical Romance fan just uncover what inspired the G note? In October, Goldfinger dropped their first new piece […]

Watch MOD SUN let go of the past in his MGK-directed video for “Karma”

At the end of October, we heard MOD SUN show his pop-punk side in the electrifying new single “Karma.” Now, MOD SUN is back with an upbeat video for the new single that was directed by his longtime friend and collaborator Machine Gun Kelly. Read more: Ticketmaster clarifies if proposed COVID-19 testing plans will be […]

Here’s how you can watch Atreyu perform all of ‘Lead Sails Paper Anchor’

It’s been a busy few months for Atreyu. Following the departure of former vocalist Alex Varkatzas, the band introduced their new lineup and released their latest single “Save Us.” Now, it looks like Atreyu have even more in store for their fans this winter. The band have announced a special two-part virtual event where they […]

Apparently blink-182’s new songs will sound like these classic albums

blink-182 are currently hard at work on their follow up to 2019’s NINE. Now, Matt Skiba has revealed that he and Mark Hoppus are cranking out some new songs that remind him of two iconic blink-182 albums. Read more: See Red City Radio’s illusion-filled video for “100,000 Candles” We last heard new music from blink-182 […]

FEVER 333 are proving the world finally fucked with the ‘WRONG GENERATION’

Most of us know Jason Aalon Butler as the lead singer of the massively strident trio FEVER 333. But only a select few are able to see him in full-on dad mode. Every morning, the singer/entrepreneur/activist is up taking care of his two sons, aged 3 years and 6 months. One day, Butler was doing […]
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