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"Up to Fate (The Tarot Card Song)" came to fruition by channeling some soul-searching energy with friends through tarot card readings and allowing life to take its course. Sydney's new single pours the energy of hope, passion, and a future of love and fulfillment through big production, folky vocals, a catchy pop chorus, and lush guitars. Sydney Stevenson's "Up to the Fate (Tarot Card Song)" is an intimate indie-pop reflection on modern romance, vulnerability, and the tension

Australian Emo Band Bad Neighbour releases new album Burns from the X Rays Going through heartbreak is hell – but without it, so many of our favourite emo songs simply wouldn’t exist. And it was heart break and healing that inspired the story behind Australian self-proclaimed sad rockers Bad Neighbour’s debut album, Burns From The X Rays released this month. Guitarist, vocalist and lyricist Cooper Riley explains the album at its core is really “one big love song”, the song wr

Why classic albums from the emo, post-hardcore, and metalcore boom are drawing some of the biggest crowds in rock. For decades, anniversary tours were largely reserved for classic rock legends revisiting landmark records. Today, the format has become one of the most powerful forces in alternative music. Across the country, bands from the emo, post-hardcore, punk, and metalcore worlds are finding enormous success by celebrating beloved albums in their entirety. What began as a

By Arielle Johnson Festival bookings, viral exposure, and crossover appeal are reshaping one of underground music's most resilient communities. For decades, hardcore existed as one of music's most fiercely independent subcultures. Built on DIY ethics, intimate venues, and community-driven values, the genre rarely sought mainstream validation. Today, however, hardcore finds itself in an unfamiliar position: at the center of one of heavy music's most significant cultural shifts

By: Arielle Johnson Nostalgia remains one of the most powerful forces in live music, and few genres have embraced it more enthusiastically than metalcore. The latest example comes from Underoath, who recently announced a major anniversary tour celebrating one of the defining eras of their career. Joined by August Burns Red and Atreyu on select dates, the run promises to deliver a concentrated dose of early-2000s heavy music history. For fans who came of age during the height

By: Arielle Johnson From thriving independent venues to major festival draws, North Carolina's music ecosystem is attracting attention far beyond its borders. For years, North Carolina has occupied a unique space in American music culture. The state has long produced influential artists across folk, indie rock, bluegrass, punk, and hip-hop, yet it often existed just outside the national spotlight reserved for music hubs like Nashville, Austin, Los Angeles, and New York. That

If you are so stuck on your same emo playlist from 2008 that you can't shake out of it, here's some recommendations to bring new, and familiar, sounds to your ears. We're going by GENERAL GENRES here folks. There's so many words to describe the music that these artists make but around here, we're sticking to the basics (mostly because I can't keep up with all of the subgenres properly). If you are offended by how I categorized your favorite band, correction will be accepted i

Picture this: you're tying up your converse, loading your arms with bracelets, packing your backpack... don't forget sunscreen. Your youthful body is gearing up for several days of wear and tear. You show up, and it's all worth it. Consecutive days of sweat, tears, yelling at the top of your lungs, spending way too much money on merch, trying to catch sets that overlap. In the end you saw bands you've never heard of, those you have been listening to since the beginning, and

New releases just dropped and we can't wait for you to hear them! Here's a recap of what's new in the alternative music scene through April 11, 2026. Check out our playlist below and then tell us which one you've had on repeat!