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Here’s what Taylor Swift and Avril Lavigne think of YUNGBLUD’s cover
This week, YUNGBLUD performed an emotional cover mashup of Taylor Swift‘s “Cardigan” and Avril Lavigne‘s “I’m With You.” Now, both Swift and Lavigne have reacted to YUNGBLUD’s rendition of their hit singles. Read more: Hear Machine Gun Kelly’s collab with the Used and YUNGBLUD Accompanied with a string quartet, YUNGBLUD’s “Cardigan” and “I’m With You” […]
Hear Machine Gun Kelly’s collab with the Used and YUNGBLUD
Machine Gun Kelly has had a busy few days with the release of his fifth full-length Tickets To My Downfall. Featuring the rock chart-topping blackbear collab “my ex’s best friend” and VMA-winning “bloody valentine,” the pop-punk album finally hit streaming services Friday after months of teasers. As if a full album worth of pop-punk bangers […]
QUIZ: How well do you remember the lyrics to the Used’s “All That I’ve Got”?
Many of us can recall the Used with their iconic “All That I’ve Got” music video. Some of us have probably even imagined sitting atop a large pile of books and getting pulled into a story with the band in their A Clockwork Orange-inspired fits. “All That I’ve Got” was inspired by frontman Bert McCracken’s […]
Here’s why MGK is changing the ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ album art
Well, the weeks leading up to the Tickets To My Downfall release aren’t going as smoothly as Machine Gun Kelly may have hoped. Just days after unveiling the tracklisting and album artwork for the forthcoming album, MGK has now been forced to change the album cover. This is due to various claims that the artist […]
Here’s why MGK swapped this ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ track last minute
Last week, Machine Gun Kelly unveiled the highly-awaited tracklisting and artwork for his forthcoming pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall. Since the release, however, fans have noticed that the Target edition of the album, which includes four bonus tracks, has a different tracklisting than MGK initially revealed. Now, MGK is explaining why the song “times […]
MGK reveals the ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ collabs in a new scavenger hunt
We are less than a month away from the highly-anticipated release of Machine Gun Kelly‘s full pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall. This week, MGK sent fans on a scavenger hunt which revealed all of the tracks and collaborations on the forthcoming album. Read more: The internet is divided over Biffy Clyro’s rock take on […]
Find out which scene classic best fits your zodiac sign
If you follow astrology, you’ve probably used it to analyze all aspects of your personality. Ever apply it to the early 2000s music scene? Thanks to zodiac signs, the universe has given us a way to find out which 2000s scene classic you are. Your “sun” sign correlates to the day and month you were […]
19 of the best debut albums to come out of the scene
They say you have your entire life to create your debut album, but they’re usually pretty terrible. However, these scene acts went above and beyond the call of duty, making bona fide masterpieces from the very start. There’s hardly any filler on these records, and many of the albums mentioned here are fan favorites to […]
We Are The In Crowd want fans to choose their first setlist in five years
We Are The In Crowd were set to make their highly-anticipated return at this year’s Slam Dunk. However, due to coronavirus, the U.K.-based festival was canceled and postponed until 2021. Despite this setback, We Are The In Crowd are still set to make their return to the stage at the rescheduled 2021 Slam Dunk. Now, […]
15 tracks that should be on a ‘Midnight Sun’ soundtrack
With the release of the latest installment in the Twilight saga, Midnight Sun, detailing the events of the first novel through the eyes of vampire Edward Cullen, we’ve got one thing on our minds—whether this next phase will get the same blockbuster Hollywood treatment as its predecessors. Each Twilight movie came equipped with storming soundtracks, […]
20 scene albums from 2007 that are probably still stuck in your head
In 2007, the scene was rocking harder and louder than anyone could have imagined. Myspace favorites such as Fall Out Boy and Paramore were crafting their emo sounds into unforgettable albums that established them as legends. While staying true to their roots in emo and punk, scene music introduced synthesizers and screamo elements to create […]
These are 19 of the best music videos to come out of the scene
MTV launched Aug. 1, 1981, and eventually took over the planet as a youth authority and a music video jukebox that had the power to catapult an artist’s career to the stratosphere. As YouTube and other streaming platforms took flight in 2005, MTV slowly started becoming more obsolete and less meaningful as a video network, […]
Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear join forces again for “my ex’s best friend”
Machine Gun Kelly is treating fans to another new song this week. On Friday, he released another collaboration with blackbear called “my ex’s best friend.” The new song is off of MGK’s forthcoming album Tickets To My Downfall which arrives Sept. 25. Read more: TikTok threatens legal action against Donald Trump’s orders to ban the app […]
Live Nation’s second-quarter revenue drops 98% amid pandemic
Due to coronavirus, live music came to a standstill this year. Now, Live Nation is revealing just how much it’s been impacted by the recent event shutdowns. Live Nation has reported that its second-quarter revenue has plummeted 98 percent. Read more: Zoe Kravitz reacts to Hulu canceling ‘High Fidelity’ after one season Earlier this year, […]
Hear Machine Gun Kelly channel classic pop-punk in “concert for aliens”
After much anticipation, Machine Gun Kelly is back with another new song off of his forthcoming album Tickets To My Downfall. On Wednesday, he debuted his highly-awaited new single “concert for aliens” after teasing a clip on Good Morning America last month. Read more: Stir up your own potions with this new ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ […]
blink-182 are still headlining the postponed 2021 Four Chord Music Fest
On Aug. 3, Four Chord Music Festival announced that its upcoming 2020 event has been postponed until 2021. Despite this setback due to coronavirus, however, blink-182 and the Used are still headlining the 2021 festival. Along with the headliners, all of the acts scheduled to perform at this year’s Four Chord Music Festival are returning […]
10 times Nandi Bushell took these rock covers to the next level
If you don’t know anything about 10-year-old music prodigy Nandi Bushell, it’s time to get hip. Bushell has gained tons of fame online for her badass covers, some of which even get respect from the bands themselves. Read more: Hear Billie Joe Armstrong reimagine this iconic John Lennon protest song Because she’s just such a […]
Here's 20 iconic guitar riffs from the 2000s you’ll recognize immediately
What’s that old saying? “What goes around comes around?” All we’re saying is that plenty of new things grow out of old soil. We saw how the ’90s grunge scene killed the hair-farming aspects of ’80s metal. So it was inevitable that the next gen of rockers would marry sick riffs with expanded guitar shredding. […]
How well do you remember the words to “The Taste of Ink” by the Used?
The Used are celebrating the 18th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, which features some of their most iconic tracks. The Used, which dropped June 25, 2002, has stood the test of time, and remains one of the most important emo records of all time. Read more: You could be watching even more music videos […]
Here are the 20 greatest guitar riffs from the 2000s
If the flannelly, lo-fi nature of ’90s grunge killed the hairspray bravado of ’80s hair metal, then the 2000s definitely brought back some of its technicality and musicianship. The first decade of this century showcased way more than 20 perfect examples of a timeless guitar riff. It was quite difficult narrowing this list down, but […]
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