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Top 15 ways we discovered music before Spotify existed

Discovering music is incredibly simple these days. With the internet at your fingertips and the glorious inventions of Spotify, SoundCloud, Instagram and more, there’s a never-ending supply of new bands to check out. However, it wasn’t always this easy. Before technology became as revolutionary as it is today, the scene relied on simpler things and […]

Circa Survive perform acoustic session

Circa Survive recently performed an acoustic session for PureVolume. The band's latest album, Violent Waves, is in stores now. Check out the performance below and tell us what you think!

Real Voter Fraud: How Chiodos rigged their way to a record deal

The Chiodos reunion has become one of our community’s most anticipated events. The members still aren’t sure how far their reformation will go, but given their by-any-means-necessary wherewithal toward their music, everyone is expecting big things. In the band’s early days, guitarist PAT McMANAMAN (second from right) was anxious to make things happen for his […]

A New Hope: Five Ways Google Plus Can Dominate Online Music

As music fans bid adieu to Myspace, the throne has yet to be filled by its social-media peers. Current players—whether it’s Purevolume, Last.fm or Facebook—haven’t yet clinched a dominant position in music discovery. Enter the always-expanding Google, which recently launched their own social network, Google+. This new service, when paired with the company’s progressive ideals, […]