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QUIZ: How much Drive-Thru Records trivia do you really know?

Siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines changed the course of popular aggressive music when they started their own label called Drive-Thru Records in the late ’90s. Although it started as a small family affair, Drive-Thru Records became synonymous with early 2000s pop punk, emo and post-hardcore. Bands such as New Found Glory, Finch and Hellogoodbye owe […]

Exclusive Interview: Yellowcard's Ryan Key on the "inspired" tone of their new album

It’s always a good sign when a band is ahead of schedule when recording an album. Just ask Yellowcard, who started recording their eighth full-length March 5—a week earlier than expected. “We were extremely well-prepared for this recording process, which was really surprising given the timeline we had to write the songs,” says frontman Ryan […]

In The Studio: New Found Glory

New Found Glory recently wrapped up Radiosurgery, their seventh full-length, which is due October 4 via Epitaph. For the album, the band turned to producer Neal Avron, who helmed three early NFG albums (2000's self-titled release, 2002's Sticks And Stones and 2004's Catalyst). A few weeks ago, while the band was in the thick of […]