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
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.
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Morrissey, Deftones, Ween, and Death Cab for Cutie join the Original Misfits at this year’s Riot Fest
The first Riot Fest lineup announcement ups the ante with more big names after last week’s big Misfits reveal.
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Gossip Wolf guesses about the Riot Fest roster
Gossip Wolf guesses about the Riot Fest roster, Skin Graft Records cranks back into action for its 25th anniversary, and more.
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Tomorrow: Mewithoutyou brings transgressive third-wave emo to Bottom Lounge
An ode to the better parts of emo’s lingering third wave focused on Philadelphia’s Mewithoutyou.
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Former Thursday front man Geoff Rickly’s unusual and moving antifolk EP
The name-your-price release Darker Matter may add to the sea changes emo is undergoing.
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The Weeknd drops a third great record in 2011
“Echoes of Silence,” the third free record from the Weeknd this year, dropped today.
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Quality vs. quantity
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