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Let's give it up for the New Year

Let’s give it up for the New Year

I’m certain that I’m not the only one who gets awkwardly sentimental during this time of year. It probably doesn’t help that I’m already a pretty emotional person, but I’ve spent the majority of the day doing the typical reflecting-on-the-last-year thing and I figured the best way to break myself out of the funk was to write. So, in no particular order, here is a list of songs I’m listening to…

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New Music: Trampled by Turtles -- Alpenglow

New Music: Trampled by Turtles — Alpenglow

If you’re reading this review after seeing anything else on this blog, you’re probably wondering why I’m doing a review of a bluegrass-folk album amongst a sea of emo and alternative music. You’d probably also be surprised to know that this band is easily in my top five most listened to on a regular basis. The thing about Trampled by Turtles is that, despite being assuredly bluegrass-influenced,…

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Top 7 Taking Back Sunday songs I want to hear at WWWY Fest, but they probably won't play

Top 7 Taking Back Sunday songs I want to hear at WWWY Fest, but they probably won’t play

One of the biggest events in the pop-punk/emo music world is the upcoming When We Were Young Festival, taking place in a few short weeks in Las Vegas. I’m going to cover the festival when it happens, but wanted to spend the next couple weeks highlighting some of the (many) artists that will be performing. Today, I’m going to selfishly start with my favorite band on the lineup, Taking Back…

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New Music: Bush - The Art of Survival

New Music: Bush – The Art of Survival

For casual fans of Bush — those that maybe remember their few big radio hits from the 90s — The Art of Survival probably feels like an unexpected turn away from alternative music in favor of something heavier and darker musically. Frontman Gavin Rossdale acknowledged in an interview that he had intentionally taken the band in this direction for their 2020 release The Kingdom and enjoyed it so…

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New Music: The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes on Forever

New Music: The Wonder Years – The Hum Goes on Forever

There was a post on Twitter recently that said something like: there are two types of pop-punk music, 1) “Everything is ruined and it is all your fault” and 2) “Everything is ruined and it is all my fault” and that the new album by The Wonder Years is a solid showing of the latter. As I listened through The Hum Goes on Forever over the last few days, I can’t help but feel like it is a solid…

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Riot Fest 2022

After a day to recover, here's my recap of Riot Fest 2022

Last weekend, Riot Fest returned to Douglass Park, despite complaints from neighborhood residents, and featured artists from a variety of genres performing across 5 stages over 3 days. Day One Much of the hype for this year’s festival focused on the much-anticipated reunion of My Chemical Romance, who were slated to headline 2020’s cancelled fest, and then again in 2021, when the band opted to…