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The 55 best albums of 2022

In 2022, pop mavens, rap greats, and rock favorites returned, select indie acts broke out to the masses, the pop-punk resurgence continued to thrive, and many upstarts won over the hearts of new fans. All in all: It was a pretty great year for new music. To reflect on the year, like the huge music […]

Top 10 new-wave emo artists to keep on your radar

Emo music is often relegated to the past. With bands such as the All-American Rejects and My Chemical Romance dominating the airwaves in the mid-aughts, it was certainly more popular then when compared to present day, but that doesn’t mean the genre is necessarily dead. There are numerous artists heralding a new era of emo, […]

The Starting Line reveal 20th anniversary tour support

To celebrate 20 years as a band, the Starting Line recently announced a special anniversary tour. Today, the band are revealing the stacked lineup joining them on the special run. Read more: Beartooth talk biggest hometown show to date in new micro-documentary The Starting Line took to social media to share that the Hotelier, Teenage Wrist, Microwave, Oso […]

The Wonder Years announce a headlining fall tour

The Wonder Years are hitting the road later this year to visit cities they missed while on their spring tour. Read more: The Wonder Years drop cover of R.E.M.’s ‘Losing My Religion’ Joining the Wonder Years on their trek across North America is Have Mercy, Oso Oso and Shortly. The fall tour kicks off on Oct. […]

Less Than Jake to co-headline tour with Reel Big Fish and other news you might have missed today

Watch a new music video from Strawberry Girls—plus, don’t miss Last Night Saved My Life’s new EP. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Real Friends’ bassist Kyle Fasel published debut poetry book Less Than Jake announce co-headlining tour with Reel Big Fish Guess who’s coming to the UK this […]

Fall Out Boy share behind-the-scenes look at new music video and other news you might have missed

[Photo by: Oso Oso/Nick Karp] Watch new music videos from Forest Blakk, Lo Moon and Abraskadabra—plus, don’t miss Michael Barr on tour. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: Fan’s attempted onstage selfie with Converge goes horribly wrong 1. Fall Out Boy release new behind-the-scenes video for “Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)” Fall […]

In defense of (more than just) the genre: An appeal for safe spaces

photo credit:  Elliot Ingham I have been an admin of the Defend Pop Punk Facebook group for over a year and, alongside a handful of other powerful genre subscribers across the country, I help keep this digital discussion forum more of a musical haven than a minefield. Since there are over 25,000 members in this Internet […]