2014 was a wonderful year for music, but it was also a wonderful year for forgetting that it was 2014. With so many of this year’s releases wearing their nostalgia for musical eras past on their sleeves, it seemed easier than ever to pick up a record that immediately whisked you back to the decade of your choosing despite being less than twelve months old.
A Million Miles by Amy Fleisher Madden focuses on the world of late 90’s alternative music; the lifestyle of long drives, unwashed clothes, dirty vans, and at times being too close for comfort.
When you’re trapped in the hellish nightmare of a busy mall in December, it’s not unusual for the tinny sound of Christmas music to make you wish you would get trampled to death by a thousand frantic shoppers just to put an end to your suffering. Thankfully, hearing your favorite bands cover the same songs has the opposite effect.
Summer might be months away, but the Vans Warped Tour is already getting us stoked for sun on our skin and music in our ears. The annual concert festival has just announced the first five bands on the 2015 lineup, which are Neck Deep, Palisades, Front Porch Step, Handguns, and Kosha Dillz. More acts will be announced each Wednesday, leading up to another year of the world’s most punk rock tour.
Each day, we’re bringing you the top events to catch at the CMJ Music Marathon. Today’s cheat sheet includes previews of rad shows, sessions with industry professionals and legendary showcases.
While Lil Wayne has, to the best of my knowledge, spent around 70% of his career so far behind bars, you don’t need to share his level of passion for drugs and weapon possession to end up in an orange jumpsuit. In this week’s Tuesday Ten, we look at some of the other crimes that have landed musicians behind the ever-so-flattering lens of the mugshot camera.
The debate of the many subgenre distinctions of metal goes on, this time focusing on Japanese band Babymetal. In this editorial, Brad Lopez argues that metal fans are wasting effort attacking or defending Babymetal.
Each month For The Record is here to bring you the best places to find your next favorite band in different cities all over the world—right to your screen. This month we’re diving into Grand Rapids, MI.
While it does boast one of the most impressive festival lineups of the year, Riot Fest isn’t just about the music — it’s also home to the most punk rock carnival around. And as we prepare ourselves for the wild ride of this year’s fest, we asked ourselves a question that few have dared to ask before: what if the artists playing this year’s Riot Fest were carnival attractions?
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