Alkaline Trio
Watch unearthed footage of '90s punk/emo Chicago shows: Braid, Alkaline Trio, Unwound, Mineral, more
Ben Geier has been digitizing and uploading footage shot at Chicago’s Fireside Bowl in the late ’90s, including full sets of The Promise Ring, Mineral, Rainer Maria, The Get Up Kids, Los Crudos, Joan of Arc, and more…
The Bombpops' Jen Pop discusses her top 10 albums of 2020
Jen Pop of The Bombpops (who also contributed to Liquid Death’s Greatest Hates, Vol. 2 album) spoke to us about her ten favorite albums of the year…
mems Lawrence Arms, Anti-Flag, Rise Against & more release album of hate comments for Liquid Death canned water
It also features members of Alkaline Trio, Skatune Network, Pinkshift, The Bombpops, and more, and includes song titles like “Rather Murder Myself,” “I Thought This Was Alcohol,” “Your Product is Dumb,” “Unnecessary and Unimpressive,” and more…
Q&A w/ Mike Henneberger on his "mixtape memoir" about emo, NYC, and mental health
Music industry veteran Mike Henneberger discusses his new book, ‘Rock Bottom at the Renaissance: An Emo Kid’s Journey Through Falling In and Out of Love In and With New York City,’ in this BV interview…
30 punk songs with great acoustic versions
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 punk history with great acoustic versions.
18 early 2000s melodic punk & hardcore albums that are still essential today
This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 18 early 2000s punk albums that were too gritty for the bubblegum pop punk TRL was playing but too tuneful for the depths of the hardcore underground, and still sound vital today.
The Lawrence Arms discuss every track on their great new album 'Skeleton Coast'
The Lawrence Arms’ first album in six years a graceful late-career album that stands tall next to their classics. Brendan and Chris talk to us about the writing and recording processes, meanings behind some of the songs, influences on the album, and more…
Bad Religion officially “will not be playing any shows in 2020”
Their 40th anniversary tour with Alkaline Trio was initially going to be rescheduled, but now is fully cancelled.
Riot Fest livestreams continue w/ Wonder Years, Straylight Run, Thrice, Saves The Day, more
Upcoming Riot Fest At Home streams include Dan Campbell (Wonder Years), John Nolan + other Straylight Run members, Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio), Dustin Kensrue (Thrice), Chris Conley (Saves The Day), and more…
20 great covers of classic punk songs by '90s/'00s punk bands
This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 20 bands from the mainstream pop punk era paying tribute to the comparatively underground legends who influenced them, through the lens of cover songs that still sound great today.
