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Editorial

What If The Marvels Soundtrack Was Emo?


Let’s dive straight into this alternate reality and see what a universe would look like if the soundtrack for The Marvels was composed of emo tunes. Since the three leads all grew up in different decades, it gives us the opportunity to include emo from varying eras. Let’s break it down between these leading women.

News

Fall Out Boy Honors Sinéad O’Connor On Live Cover


Throughout their So Much For (Tour) Dust setlists, Fall Out Boy have incorporated a handful of cleverly crafted cover songs to inject the crowd with an extra dose of energy and enthusiasm. However, yesterday evening, July 26, the group’s frontman Patrick Stump took the opportunity to pay tribute to honor Sinéad O’Connor following the news of her passing earlier in the day. Across the tour’s 24 dates that have already passed, the four-piece unit has made Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” and Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” covers a staple of their setlists. However, last night Stump tackled the 90s ballad, “Nothing… Read more »

Features

5 Modern Bands Revitalizing The Riot grrrl Movement


The Riot grrrl movement began in the early 1990’s at the forefront of feminism, punk music, and political commentary. It was a genre built out of anger, frustration, and rage entirely crafted by badass women. These women aimed to express emotions considered acceptable for male songwriters at the time, but far less common for women. Growing out of the Pacific Northwest but quickly spreading across the country, acts like Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney paved the way for many bands to come in the future. Speaking on topics like sexual assault, domestic abuse, anarchism, and female empowerment, the movement was much… Read more »

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311 Release Sped Up Version of Their Hit Track “Amber”


Originally released in 2002, “Amber” by 311 is a song that has definitely stood the test of time. The track is easily a household jam. You know it, your parents know it, and we bet your grandma would know it too. The song has appeared in movies including 50 First Dates, Dear John, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and landed on charts such as Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (#3), Modern Rock Tracks (#13), and Adult Top 40 (#27). “Amber” also currently boasts over 193 million streams on Spotify. It has been one of the staple songs of summer for two decades and 311 has decided to reinvent it just in time for… Read more »

House Party, Awards Season, Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space with Tracy Heather Strain


Geek Girl Riot has a lot to celebrate this week: We raise a solo cup to House Party, before getting into Awards Season. We also chat with Tracy Heather Strain all about her film Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space. House Party The legendary House Party franchise has a fresh reboot with some familiar faces in 2023—and Sherin and Julian are here to get you hyped for it. Sherin says, “House Party is the movie you watch at a kickback. Gather a big group of friends, get your snacks ready, and prepare to talk back to the movie, but not… Read more »

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