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Home » Thursday

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New Jersey posthardcore giants Thursday revisit the two albums that made them legends

by Leor Galil June 15, 2018August 18, 2021

I’d rather not describe New Jersey posthardcore heroes Thursday in nostalgic tones, but the group played such a part of my early musical development it’s hard not to. I was all of 17 when they flooded my world (or what I chose to understand as my world) through a $5 subscription to Alternative Press I […]

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Emo then and now

by Leor Galil August 29, 2016August 18, 2021

Five Riot Fest emo acts—Thursday, Tigers Jaw, the Anniversary, Balance & Composure, and Underoath—talk about how the genre’s reputation has evolved along with its sound.

Posted inBlogs

Morrissey, Deftones, Ween, and Death Cab for Cutie join the Original Misfits at this year’s Riot Fest

by Leor Galil May 18, 2016August 18, 2021

The first Riot Fest lineup announcement ups the ante with more big names after last week’s big Misfits reveal.

Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf guesses about the Riot Fest roster

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil April 6, 2016August 18, 2021

Gossip Wolf guesses about the Riot Fest roster, Skin Graft Records cranks back into action for its 25th anniversary, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Tomorrow: Mewithoutyou brings transgressive third-wave emo to Bottom Lounge

by Leor Galil October 10, 2014August 18, 2021

An ode to the better parts of emo’s lingering third wave focused on Philadelphia’s Mewithoutyou.

Posted inBlogs

Former Thursday front man Geoff Rickly’s unusual and moving antifolk EP

by Leor Galil June 28, 2013August 19, 2021

The name-your-price release Darker Matter may add to the sea changes emo is undergoing.

Posted inBlogs

The Weeknd drops a third great record in 2011

by Luca Cimarusti December 22, 2011August 19, 2021

“Echoes of Silence,” the third free record from the Weeknd this year, dropped today.

Posted inMusic

Quality vs. quantity

by Miles Raymer September 8, 2011August 19, 2021

With the new Thursday, released just five months after House of Balloons, the Weeknd struggles to keep up with the hype treadmill
Quality vs. quantity

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