Record Store Day 2025 happens Saturday, April 18. Check out the list of this year’s exclusive titles.

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

Following our lists on ’90s metalcore and 2000s post-hardcore, this edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 15 classic albums from metalcore’s most popular era. Check out five songs we recommend ...

The term “dreampop” covers a lot of territory these days, from electronic music to acoustic guitars, but one thing’s for certain: the influence of the Cocteau Twins cannot be overstated. Robin Guthrie ...

The acoustic punk song is a time-honored tradition that has seen a rise — due to necessity — during this year of isolation. This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 30 songs from throughout ...

Another rollercoaster of a year, another slew of amazing albums to soundtrack it with. We collectively spent hours and hours listening to and loving hundreds of albums this year, and narrowing our ...

50. Modern Baseball – You’re Gonna Miss It All (Run For Cover, 2014) Screaming Females were one of the decade’s most consistently great and consistently underrated punk bands, and really every album ...

The 2025 CBGB Music Festival happens Saturday, September 27 at Under the K Bridge. Doors open at 3 PM and there 21 bands playing across three stages, and they’ve just announced set times. There are ...

This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 15 albums that defined the melodic style of post-hardcore that took off in the early 2000s thanks to bands like At the Drive-In, Thursday, and ...

Mercurial, effortlessly cool and able to reinvent himself endlessly, David Bowie is one of the most influential artists of the last 50 years. That’s especially true in the world of alternative and ...

Twenty-Twenty-Two is one of the best years in music we’ve had in a while, one where I thought I knew what was going to be my #1 of the year in January, and it was a position that held tight till July ...

What a year for music 2024 was! From Brat Summer to the Kendrick/Drake beef to the rise of Chappell Roan, pop culture was packed with alluring musical moments, and there were countless great things ...