After only 26 days into the new year, gamers have already been graced with one of the top nominees for Game of the Year. With stunning visual effects, nearly no load times, an epic space opera story,...

"Ghosts on the Boardwalk" is the album compilation of the Bouncing Souls' "20th Anniversery Series" from last year, where they put out a new single every month. I heard a few of the tracks last year,...

Adolescence is often the drive behind both music and change. We are all adolescents, but I don't see a whole lot of music being made at our school. I know a lot of you play instruments, and I know many...

"Poetry of the Deed" stands to be one of the few records I hear every year that will stay with me until I die. This record is the best British punk record since the Clash's "London Calling." It's the...

As the end of the year comes, "Best Of" and "Top 10" lists for the year are found in every magazine and every website. I wouldn't want to disappoint your expectations; however, I do plan on showing you...

Punk rock has spawned a new subgenre, an oddly disproportionate mix of noise rock and pop influences. Made known by bands like No Age, Japanther and Ex-Models, this clash of noise and melody is an odd...

Let me tell you a story. I don't plan on using names, because it can apply to any trendy teen musician. A boy (or girl, respectively) grows up in a musical household. This boy (or girl) learns the piano,...

In the year 1990, the term emo wasn't quite as commonplace as today. We've all seen the style these days: hair flip, neon designs on black t-shirts, tight jeans, and pretty much anything from the confines...

I don't know a lot about hip hop's roots, and I really could care less. It began 30 to 40 years ago, and it definitely meant something. I refuse to look up a text book or a history on hip hop to prove...

The Taxpayers are described by Quote Unquote records as "equally poppy as they are noisy, explosive as they are muted, fun as they are serious." This doesn't even begin to describe how bipolar this band...

Apparently, if you care about education, you're an evil socialist Nazi bent on taking over the world. Well, at least that's the basic idea. Scan the headlines recently, and Republicans are crying out...

Blink 182, the so-called "king" of pop punk, is coming to town soon. If you think Blink 182 mastered pop punk, or better yet, invented it, well, you're wrong. I mean, for starters, popular acts like...