Mclusky

“i've been plagued by various ear issues, tinnitus and apparent hyperacusis amongst them,“ Mclusky frontman Andy Falkous wrote, “and am totally unable to perform, barely able to exist in the world as we speak.“

Plus: Bonny Doon / Bnny, Special Interest / Soul Glo, Punk Rock Bowling, Sunny Day Real Estate, Vein.FM, and more tour and festival news.

We dive deeper into our recently-published list of the best emo & post-hardcore albums of 2002 with a podcast episode that dives into the making of the list, the albums on it, some albums that were left off, and more...

Plus: Peter Gabriel, Jason Isbell, Paramore, George Clinton & P-Funk, Drake and more tour and festival news.

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.

“It feels good to be in a safe space after yesterday,” Bully's Alicia Bognanno said at Nashville Pride. “We got to look out for each other because we're all we got. The Supreme Court sure as hell isn't.”

It's the band's first North American tour since their 2005 breakup, and they're playing their classic 'Mclusky Do Dallas' for its 20th anniversary.

plus Man on Man, Old 97's, Big Freedia, Dorian Electra, Girl in Red, Kristin Hersh, and more things to stream this week.

As mentioned, Record Store Day just held a press conference at Rough Trade in Brooklyn featuring St. Vincent, Fred and Kate from The B-52's, Todd Barry and Kozmo Vinyl...

DOWNLOAD: Future of the Left - The Hope That House Built (MP3) First up was Future of the Left a Welsh trio featuring two members of the late, great Mclusky...