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Gen And The Degenerates Shares House Party-Inspired “Girls!” Music Video


British punk-rockers Gen And The Degenerates just unleashed the spunky, house party-inspired music video for the queer anthem, “Girls!” Plus, the video features a special cameo from fellow rising punks Uninvited. The track appeared on their debut record ANTI-FUN PROPOGANDA, which arrived in February 2024. Vocalist Genevieve Glynn-Reeves shares, “My friend Lara passed away last year and was the life of the party. It was isolating going through the loss of someone who was such an influential part of your formative years without anyone else who knew her nearby.” They add, “Shooting the video was a healing process for me… Read more »

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Andrew McMahon & Something Corporate Share Vibrant “Happy” Video


Something Corporate and Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness have released the official music video directed by Jennifer Pearl for their sunny new single, “Happy.” “I wrote ‘Happy’ toward the end of the pandemic,” McMahon shared at the time of the single release. “There was this sense that we were all coming out of this strange moment collectively, and I wanted to write something that reflected that. There was this aching for normalcy, a humble kind of happiness where you could just be without confronting a four-alarm fire every other day. Years later, I think that sentiment still makes a lot… Read more »

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Emo Is Back With The Best Friends Forever Festival Lineup


Get ready to recite the OG emo copypasta. The Best Friends Forever festival is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 11-13 at the Downtown Las Vegas Center just ahead of When We Were Young Fest the following weekend in Vegas. Pre-sale starts on February 28 at 10 AM PST, with general tickets on sale on February 29.  With such a lineup, attendees can expect an abundance of sick twinkly riffs. Gracing the headline stages are Bright Eyes, Sunny Day Real Estate, plus the reunion of Cap’ N Jazz. The festival will also include a stacked undercard… Read more »

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11 Bands With Sports-Related Names & Stadium-Sized Hits


Super Bowl LVIII is on Sunday, February 11, with the San Fransisco 49ers returning to face the Kansas City Chiefs after their 2020 defeat. While football isn’t everyone’s forte, hanging with the homies for a party with it on in the background is pretty fun, especially if you’re queuing up sports-related tunes. While Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift probably don’t have these bands on their Super Bowl playlist, we sure do. Here are some of our favorite acts that channel their jock side through sports-related band names. Yellowcard Referencing a different kind of football, the iconic band behind “Ocean Avenue”… Read more »

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Green Day Stuns At CFL Championship Grey Cup Halftime Show


This weekend, Green Day played the greatest halftime show of the year, and no, it wasn’t at an American football game. The “Basket Case” artists headed to Hamilton, Ontario to play during the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship game, otherwise known as the Grey Cup. As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes took a quick break from the game, Green Day took to the stage to play hits new and old for the football fans. They kicked off their four-song set with new single “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” followed by “Basket Case,” “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams,” and… Read more »

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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.

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Alkaline Trio Is Back In The Studio With Cameron Webb


In true Matt Skiba fashion, he has shared a somewhat cryptic post on social media indicating that Alkaline Trio is in the studio working on new music. In his post, he doesn’t express if the band is recording what would be their tenth full-length album, but he does reveal that they are working alongside producer Cameron Webb once again. Read more: Maggie Rogers Announces North American Tour With Alvvays and Soccer Mommy Skiba penned on April 5, “Three’s company picnic. Dan Andriano is singing like a fiery wizard in the night. Afternoon. Cameron Webb is producing the shit out of… Read more »

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Telltale Making Live Debut In UK With Headline Tour


Telltale are venturing across the pond this summer to perform in the United Kingdom for the very first time. Set to play 2000 Trees Festival on July 7th alongside American Football, The Wonder Years, Bullet For My Valentine and many others, the band has announced a run of headline shows around the festival. Need a ticket? You can grab yours here. Read more: The Home Team Announce Summer Headline Shows with Action/Adventure If you are here in the United States and itching to see the band live, no worries! Telltale is also heading out on a co-headline run with fellow… Read more »

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