the hippos

Fueled By Ramen has signed some of the most talented alternative bands and musicians to date. With 25 years of greatness under its belt, now is the opportune moment to look back at its incredible discography. In 1996, John Janick joined forces with Vinnie Fiorello of Less Than Jake and brought the label to life. […]

Ska may be one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Many of its superfans have lived and died by the genre from the second they heard their first guitar upstroke, whereas some casual fans dug into it as a flavor of the week for a short amount of time and parted ways […]

The 1990s started out with DS-1 distortion pedal grunge bands viciously stomping on the global spandex-wearing hair-metal movement from the decade before and ceremoniously ended with the rise of the baggy-pant rockers of nü metal and bleached-blond boy bands with chiseled faces, courtesy of TRL. However, some incredible acts and songs fell under the radar […]

There’s a romantic notion about being a lifer in today’s punk/hardcore/etc. scenes. And why not? The very thought of playing loud music on guitars really fast for your friends in dank basements—then deciding to make a go at stardom—is pretty feckin’ cool. But thanks to the internet, elements of culture lose their luster quickly, whether […]

Fueled By Ramen threw one of the year’s biggest celebrations in September in New York City. The two-night concert, which was in honor of their fifteenth birthday, featured Paramore, fun., the Swellers, Gym Class Heroes, This Providence, the Stereo, Cobra Starship and what turned out to be one of the last performances by the Academy […]