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Worry Club Shares “Fade Away” From Debut LP I’m Freaking Out

Worry Club, the brainchild of Midwestern bedroom pop master Chase Walsh, is ready to release their debut album, I’m Freaking Out, on February 20 via Good Luck Have Fun and Broke Records. And to kick off this new era, the artist launched “Fade Away,” a euphoria-inducing dreamscape sure to warm up your cold winter days and validate your anxious moments. Walsh shared of the LP, “I wrote and recorded all of these songs in my bedroom over the course of three years. They’re all songs that I wrote when I was truly freaking out all alone. I would work through… Read more »

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26 Albums Turning 20 in 2026

As 2006 hurtles toward its 20-year mark, the albums that once lived on burned CDs, Myspace profiles, and Warped Tour stages now stand as cornerstone releases of a generation. From scene-defining emo to genre-shifting pop-punk, post-hardcore, and alternative breakthroughs, these records didn’t just soundtrack our youth—they shaped the entire direction of alternative music. Here are 26 albums turning 20 in 2026 that still echo louder than ever. Yellowcard — Lights And Sounds Released on January 24, 2006, Yellowcard‘s first concept album, Lights And Sounds, was released. While the album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, it ultimately underperformed… Read more »

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Yellowcard, New Found Glory, & Plain White T’s Announce Summer Tour

Yellowcard just announced a massive spring and summer tour, and you better be there! The “Ocean Avenue” artists revealed the dates to their Up Up Down Down Tour, featuring support from New Found Glory and Plain White T’s. The tour kicks off on May 6 at Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta and wraps up on June 17 at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion. Yellowcard frontman William Ryan Key shares, “Every time we think this part of our career couldn’t possibly get any better, somehow it does. The Up Up Down Down Tour arrives summer 2026 and celebrates more than 2 decades of… Read more »

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9 Alternative Bands You Didn’t Know Had Christmas Songs

Snow is on the ground, bands are revealing green and red merch, and peppermint mocha is on coffee shop menus across the nation…it’s Christmas time, baby! While your holiday playlists may feature MxPx‘s Punk Rawk Christmas, blink-182‘s many festive hits, Fall Out Boy‘s “Yule Shoot Your Eye Out,” and My Chemical Romance‘s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” you may have forgotten about these emo holiday bangers, and need to add them to your round-up immediately. The Ready Set Sure, The Ready Set appeared on Punk Goes Christmas with “I Don’t Want To Spend Another Christmas Without You,” but… Read more »

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blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Just Hosted Josh Dun & Debby Ryan’s Baby Shower At His Home

Twenty One Pilots‘ drummer Josh Dun and his wife, actress Debby Ryan, are ready to be first-time parents, and they just celebrated in California with some of their favorite people. Excitingly, they had their baby shower at none other than Skye and Mark Hoppus of blink-182‘s home. Ryan shared on social media, “They say it doesn’t rain much in California, but we got caught in a downpour of shower love. Friends flew in from Denver, Atlanta, New York, Canada, random work & touring & made time to welcome this baby to the world before we went home to Columbus. Skye Hoppus ily, thank… Read more »

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6 Shows To Binge After You Finish Stranger Things Season 5

We hope you have your Eggo waffles and Surfer Boy Pizzas, because it’s time to watch the final installment of Stranger Things, beginning on November 26, only on Netflix. Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, Max, and more will appear on your screens just in time for Thanksgiving weekend for four episodes. Then, the second half of season five is due out on December 25, with the official series finale premiering on December 31. Needless to say, we know that the conclusion of this saga will leave your watchlist feeling empty. But rest assured, there are sci-fi thrillers, superhero-themed, horror-tinged series… Read more »

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mgk Performs Star-Studded Set At Warped Tour Orlando

Warped Tour just wrapped its weekend in Orlando, and it was a festival to behold, especially if you caught mgk‘s headlining set on Saturday, November 15. The artist, who is ready to kick off his world tour tomorrow, brought out several special guests during his 19-track set. Excitingly, he live-debuted his cover of Goo Goo Dolls‘ “Iris” with Julia Wolf, who also appeared at Warped Tour and is set to support him on select dates on his tour. And, of course, it wouldn’t be an mgk show without help from his best friend Mod Sun. The two, along with We… Read more »

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MOTHICA Calls Out Vampiric Relationships On “Evergreen Misery”

On Tuesday, November 11, MOTHICA made her grand return to the music world with the release of her song and music video for “Evergreen Misery.” And this time, the artist is officially signed to her new label home, SharpTone Records. The single is preceded by the release of her 2024 record Kissing Death, as well as her single “Vices II.” MOTHICA notes, “Writing ‘Evergreen Misery’ was a journey full of every twist and turn you could imagine. I was a few months out of rehab, and I needed to release this simmering anger and deep melancholy that I was numbing for… Read more »

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Ranking mgk Tickets To My Downfall Collaborations

When Tickets To My Downfall dropped in 2020, it marked a major crossover moment for MGK (formerly Machine Gun Kelly). After years rooted in hip-hop—with past collaborations alongside Sleeping With Sirens and name-drops of blink-182 in “Her Song”—the album solidified his transformation into a full-fledged pop-punk frontman. Produced alongside blink-182’s Travis Barker (with whom MGK had already worked on “I Think I’m OKAY” featuring YUNGBLUD), Tickets To My Downfall became a defining moment in the pop-punk revival. It topped charts, divided critics, and reignited interest in Warped Tour-era guitar music—all while proving MGK could thrive outside the rap world. Since… Read more »

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Frank Zummo Releases New Book Unbreakable Rhythm

Frank Zummo, iconic pop-punk drummer best-known for his role in Sum 41, is ready to tell his story—the full story. Zummo just released his book, Unbreakable Rhythm: My Journey Through Music, Wellness & Mental Strength, with music journalist Jason Pettigrew. The book also features a foreword from Dhani Harrison, and interviews with Motley Crüe‘s Tommy Lee, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, and beyond. The Paradox x idobi Radio Exclusive T-Shirt Limited edition, printed-on-demand. Designed by Beepus (Beauty School Dropout) with creative direction from The Paradox. A collaboration capturing the energy of their debut EP NSFW and the future of alternative music. $29.99… Read more »