Canadian emo/grunge band Locater (fka Louser) are following up two EPs and a split with Ceilings with their debut full-length album, Clandestine, on February 17 via No Sleep. “The record falls back to ...

Seattle/Portland man Ben Funkhouser — singer/guitarist in Hausu, all-around music appreciator — has made another mix, following his Matson on Music exclusive “206, 425, 253, 360.” This time he’s ...

What are most bands if not a group of “people who have been through the ups and downs of music and life together”? If that description is anything to go by, Sick Love seem not to subscribe to big ...

as I was tired of seeing men have better hair and wearing more make up than me Not to mention the horrible music that was attached to it, the pouting (BIG GAG, bbc, please get a gagging smiley). As ...

Ever since the inception of emotional hardcore in the ’80s, each decade had defining bands who updated the sound and meaning of emo to the musical landscape of the time. The ’90s were all about ...

Our friends Washed Up Emo launched this site IsThisBandEmo.com where you can type in a band’s name and get the “emo council”‘s verdict on whether or not said band is emo. It’s a fun/funny site with ...

When you hear the term “emo,” an image of some really pale kids in tight jeans and tons of eyeliner probably pops into your mind. To a certain extent, that’s pretty fair; by the time emo music made it ...

Four years ago in Austin, Texas, at a teenage punk show featuring the all-girl band, Cat Scratch, none of the members looked old enough to drive. A girl in the audience, maybe 13 or 14, wore choppy ...

Late last year, Paris Hilton gave us an insight into what life would be like had she taken the Wednesday aesthetic route. (Spoiler: for you and I, life would have been dramatically impacted... no, ...

In many ways, 2012 was a stop-gap year for emo. While there were several compelling releases from major artists and newcomers, perhaps fears of the looming Mayan Apocalypse or the potential election ...