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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.

Plus: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Fleetwood Mac, St. Vincent, Amanda Palmer, Vinnie Caruana/Brandon Reilly, Power of the Riff full lineup, and more tour and show news.

Plus: Openers added to Tribulation tour, Movielife members Vinnie Caruana & Brandon Reilly are hitting the road together, as well as Mac DeMarco, Angel Olsen, Horse Feathers, and more tour news.

In related news, Movielife guitarist Brandon Reilly (who also fronts Nightmare of You) has a debut solo EP on the way.

Last year, reunited melodic punk band The Movielife released “Future Feeling (Afraid of Drugs),” their first new song since 2003’s still-great Forty Hour Train Back to Penn. Now they’ve announced that they will release a new full length this fall…

by Mischa Pearlman As the guitarist of influential Long Island punks The Movielife and frontman of Nightmare Of You, Brandon Reilly has always had a musical trick or two up his sleeve, especially after both those bands recently reunited to play shows. Now, Reilly is adding another string to his bow with the release of […]

The Movielife have been reunited for a bit now, having released their first song since 2003 and played some more shows last month. The members aren’t only focusing on that band though. Frontman Vinnie Caruana is releasing his first solo album, Survivor’s Guilt. He’s also touring with a full band that includes The Movielife’s Brandon Reilly, who’s opening with an acoustic set of Nightmare of You songs.