During my senior year of high school the scene was in the middle of a shift. Gone were the days of bright colored shirts, straightened hair, and synth driven rock. It was replaced with flannels, traditional tattoos, and gritty, crunchy rock and roll or to everyone at the time, pop punk. Not the pop punk your older sibling jammed. No,
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In honor of Saves The Day currently writing their ninth studio album, I’ve created a small but sweet playlist of songs from In Reverie to their Self Titled. It’s truly amazing the places their sound goes while still sounding like themselves. Chris Conley is one of a kind. Hope you enjoy and end up checking out some of their latest
Read moreBully played at Cactus Club on Tuesday, Jan. 19, accompanied by tour mates Fake Limbs that served as the opener. Perhaps an unlikely pair, as Fake Limbs’ almost theatrically boisterous presence was countered by the paradoxical subdued aggression of Bully. If you’re unfamiliar with Bully, it is a punk-y, grungy alt-rock group formed by audio engineer, vocalist and guitar player
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Oh Attack Attack! What can be said about your music that hasn’t already been said. Your music videos however are a different story…let’s start with an easy one. Stick Stickly Well first off it opens with a lady whose face tells me she can’t wait to collect her check at the end of the day followed by a BRUTAL
Read moreHallelujah! Panic! At The Disco have released their (Well actually his) fifth studio album titled “Death Of A Bachelor”. Does this album hold up to their past wonderful albums (Yes, even Pretty. Odd. Fight me) or does it fall flat? Not only does it hold up but it is their best and most fun album since “A Fever You Can’t
Read moreAlbums with zero skippable tracks are a rarity these days but here’s comes Marianas Trench with something absolutely special. The band have always been known to add some theatrical flair to their albums and with Astoria, they take it to the next level. They’ve given 110% and it shows. From a Goonies inspired cover to having a full orchestra, this
Read moreRemember when everyone thought Bring Me The Horizon were going nowhere after Suicide Season? Not only did they prove the haters wrong but people started taking them seriously. Fast forward to 2015 and we have their most impressive album yet. It may not leave you moshing but it’ll rock the hell out of you. Oli Sykes vocals have gone through
Read more2015 was HUGE for Twenty One Pilots. If you haven’t heard of them before you sure do now. Blurryface is the band’s first album to hit number one on the billboard 200 and it’s well deserved. It’s crazy blend of indie, electronic, reggae, hip hop, and pop will have you finding it hard to put this album down. There’s something
Read moreThe Maine have managed to make the most Maine album yet. Seriously, everything you love about them have been fine tuned and mixed together to create ten killer tracks. John O’s bubblegum pop lyrics and rock and roll voice will leave you bobbing your head and even randomly dancing on certain songs. Kennedy and Jared’s catchy as hell guitars on
Read moreThere is just no stopping Fall Out Boy. The band continue to gain momentum by following up their massive comeback album, Save Rock And Roll, with American Beauty/American Psycho. An incredible pop album that took a lot of balls for these guys to make. Not only the first to not feature guest vocalists but the first to feature samples such
Read moreSigh….it’s really a bummer that hardly anyone gave this album a shot dispute loving Black Sun. Kintsugi is an album that’ll make you realize why you love Death Cab. The melancholy in Ben Gibbard’s voice and lyrics. The beautiful and sometimes loud instrumentals. Unlike Codes and Keys, this is 100% them, doing what they’re good at while evolving slightly in
Read moreThis is the album that made me love my local music scene. Raw, in your face, and catchy as hell. Mike, Charlie, and Matt provide wonderful aggressive and mellow vocals while killing it at each of their instruments. 2016 should hold bigger and better things for Milwaukee’s own Estates. I highly recommend giving this one a listen. I think you’ll
Read moreWhat happens when you combine Taking Back Sunday, All Time Low, and The Starting Line together? Why you get England’s very own As It Is of course. In a year where good pop punk is in short supply, Never Happy, Ever After brings back that spark of why we love this genre. High energy, super catchy, and relatable lyrics
Read moreSick of Christmas music everywhere that you go? (We get it, you don’t listen to the radio.) Maybe you aren’t into the whole “Punk Goes Christmas” spiel. Anyway, here is some pretty dang good music to get you pumped for the holidays, since the weather hasn’t sufficed here. I mean the first song is called “Skank For Christmas” who doesn’t
Read moreLike fine wine, Enter Shikari continue to get better and better and this album is no exception. With a sound that grabs the listeners by the ears with lyrics unlike anything else they’re listening to at the time. Unlike writing about personal and relatable things, Enter Shikari write about the world around them and warn listeners. While some people might
Read moreWhile some songs on this album should have stayed on the cutting room, 5SOS are starting to find their own identity and sound. I enjoyed this a hell of a lot better than the self titled. The lyrics are more relatable, tackling depression, family issues, and of course, relationships. The band once again teams up with producer John Feldmann for
Read moreIt’s been a long time since I’ve posted on here, but often times life gets in the way. Anyways, here’s a collection of stuff I’ve been listening to. A lot of this isn’t considered with the same genre, but I started with it and kept going. Hopefully this becomes a new thing on here. Thanks! -Emily.
Read moreOh, Best Coast. You are so dreamy. I can’t quite remember when I first heard their music, but I think my sister described the California-raised indie pop duo as “a girl who smokes weed all day and loves her cat.” Cue angels singing. Of course, she was referring to Bethany Cosentino, the singer, songwriter and vocalist of Best Coast, who
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Coming off their 8th studio album, Sonic Highways, Foo Fighters decided to give a little something back to the fans. The free five song EP features what we have all come to love and expect from Dave Grohl and the rest of the gang. Crunching hard rock riffs and melodic ballads, St. Cecilia feels like a real treat to those looking for their hard
Read moreThis year was pretty damn incredible for music. The top 40s had nothing but awesome number one songs. However, I managed to find plenty of black sheep from pop to hip hop to shoegaze. Here we go! Meghan Trainor – Dear Future Husband Oh boy…first off, I like Meghan Trainor. I think she’s a talented vocalist who made some
Read moreLast week Alex DeLeon announced a new project called Bohnes. Seeing as how he was the last remaining member it’s safe to say that The Cab is officially dead. How unfortunate cause The Cab were incredibly underrated. They found this happy mix between pop rock and straight pop. From DeLeon’s powerful voice to Ian Crawford’s shredding, I thought they were
Read more“Folk” is not a word I lovingly throw around. A genre that once symbolized American tradition and roots, it now leaves a bad Mumford-ized taste in my mouth, and seemingly, the mouths of many. The ebb and flow of trends, the social and cultural relevance behind the manifestation of them fascinates me. Folk music is no exception, as it has
Read moreAfter four long years we finally get a taste of Adele’s upcoming album, 25, and it’s…stale. First off, I don’t think it’s bad. Not at all but the internet seems to have lost it’s shit more than all the Hotline Bling vines. It could be the overhype that killed it for me but I can’t help but think that
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I had the pleasure to interview Hemispheres before their show at Yield bar. Enjoy Would you three introduce yourselves and state your position in the band? Tim: I’m Tim. I play the guitar and sing the vocals. Jessie: I’m Jessie and I play the drums. James: I’m James and I play bass. How did you three meet and eventually formed? Tim: We
Read moreThe fact that Neck Deep are as popular as they are now is fascinating. Only three years after forming they are currently signed to Hopeless Records and played the main stage at this year’s Warped Tour. Damn….personally I didn’t get it. Besides a handful of songs, I merely thought of them as The Story So Far wannabes who
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