In Defense of the Genre
'In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of September
The September roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.
10 hardcore albums you need from spring & summer 2023
From Drain to Pain of Truth to Initiate to Never Ending Game, 10 hardcore albums not to miss from 2023’s warmer months.
Rancid Albums Ranked Worst To Best
Rancid have long bridged the gaps between underground and mainstream, between punk and ska, and they’ve brought fans and musicians from all musical walks of life together. Their albums vary from good to all-time classic, and here they all are ranked from worst to best…
10 post-hardcore & emo albums you need from spring & summer 2023
From Angel Du$t to Hot Mulligan, Fiddlehead to Home Is Where, here are 10 post-hardcore and emo albums not to miss from spring/summer 2023.
'In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of August
The August roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.
10 emo bands you need to be following in 2023
Emo’s not dead, and it’s because of a new generation of bands putting fresh spins on the nearly-40-year-old genre. Here are 10 to be keeping an eye on this year.
Out of Step: 11 albums that pushed hardcore towards its current genre-defying moment
11 albums from 2008-2018 that kicked down the doors for the genre-transcending moment that hardcore is currently in.
'In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of July
The July roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.
10 Classic Ska & Ska-Punk Albums Turning 20 in 2023
2003 was a pivotal year for ska. The ska-punk boom caught a second wind (or maybe a last gasp) in the American mainstream, and the ska underground was thriving too…
'In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of June
The June roundup of our punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.
