Two of our favorite bands right now, Mannequin Pussy and Wednesday, are teaming up for a fall co-headlining tour. Nashville art punks SNÕÕPER will open most shows, making for a killer bill from top to ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk and its many offshoots, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously. This ...

photo by Nate “Igor” Smith Insane Clown Posse held the 23rd edition of their annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival on July 5-8 in Thornville, OH’s Legend Valley, featuring musical performances, ...

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 ...

Despite what Atreyu may think, the roots of metalcore go back to the late ’80s and it was a fully formed genre by the early-to-mid ’90s, way before the mainstream metalcore boom of the early 2000s ...

With songs by blink-182, Box Car Racer, New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio, The Starting Line, American Nightmare, Glassjaw, Rival Schools, and more, 'Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake' was a near-perfect ...

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 ...

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 ...

The emo floodgates opened in 2002. In honor of their 20th anniversaries, this edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at the best emo and post-hardcore albums from that year. Of course, when you ...

Following our recent lists on 2000s post-hardcore and ’90s metalcore, this edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ is about 25 albums that defined screamo in the ’90s and ’00s, and remain influential on ...